Join NC Faith Leaders for Public Education today! Click on the button above to fill out a quick form and we will be in touch with you shortly. This link will also allow you to sign up for a local training.
The NC Council of Churches has long supported public education. This year, we commit anew to support public schools in our communities and to advocate on behalf of public education in our state. (See our statement by clicking here). Please join us for a two-hour session to learn how you might engage in both support and advocacy by joining NC Faith Leaders for Public Education, a network of faith leaders and community members committed to supporting public schools.
May 2018 – Teachers Demand Respect: This year, we join the North Carolina Association of Educators and other public school advocates in broadly advocating for five things from our elected leaders:
- Significant investment in per-pupil spending (just over $11,000/student) so our students have the resources to be successful.
- A multi-year professional pay plan for educators, education support professionals, administrators and all other school personnel. This plan must include restoration of compensation for advanced degrees and longevity. The plan must also stop the flat-lining of experienced educators’ pay.
- Investment in the health and well-being of our students with an education that focuses on the whole child, making each school a model that promotes resilience and improves the overall health of our communities.
- Passage of a Statewide School Construction Bond to fix our crumbling schools and large class sizes.
- Prioritize public education by aligning our tax code with our economic capacity.
In future years, the specifics of our advocacy may change, but members covenant together to support public education in North Carolina.
Training and Support: NCFLPE will offer trainings across the state beginning in the summer of 2018. Please sign up for a training near you! And please be in touch if you would like to suggest that we bring a training to your region! Additionally, NCFLPE leaders will always be available to brainstorm, answer questions, and help make connections in communities across the state!
PUBLIC EDUCATION SABBATH: We’re asking faith communities across North Carolina to plan and celebrate a Public Education Sabbath during August or September. We have put together a worship resource to help you in your planning, but please feel free to adapt it to fit your local context. Click here to access the Public Education Sabbath worship resources. If your faith community follows the lectionary, we also have a free public education resource for the assigned texts on Sunday, September 23 and holding your Public Education Sabbath then may work well for you. Click here to access our lectionary resource for that Sunday
Our partners:
North Carolina Association of Educators
Public Schools First NC
Church Women United of NC- Click here to sign their petition asking the North Carolina legislature to increase funding for public schools.
League of Women Voters of NC
ADVOCATE: CLICK HERE for advocacy resources.
From the Blog
- Council Calls for More Support for Public Education (6/22/2018)
- Voter ID Follows Budget Bulldozer (6/11/2018)
- Raleigh Report — May 30, 2018 (5/30/2018)
- No More Mottos (5/25/2018)
- And May We Be Changed (5/21/2018)
- Council announces Faith Leaders for NC Children Initiative (5/19/2018)
- Marching for Schools, and for Children (5/18/2018)
- Because of Jesus (5/15/2018)
- Building Up Our Schools (5/4/2018)
- Doing the School-money Shuffle (4/30/2018)
- School Districts: Keeping It Together (4/13/2018)
- Public Schools’ Call to Quality – For All (4/2/2018)
- Critical Issues Seminar: The Wisdom of Women (3/22/2018)
- It’s Only 40 Days (2/19/2018)
- Class Sizes and More: An Awkward Finale (2/15/2018)
- Protect Dreamers This Thanksgiving (11/22/2017)
- Supporting Young Immigrants’ Dreams (8/5/2017)
- Rights Advocacy At Risk (8/3/2017)
- Doomed Veto Spotlights Budget Flaws (6/30/2017)
- New Budget with Old Agenda Falls Short (6/22/2017)
Resources
- Journey to Lent, Journey to Learn (3/4/2011)
- Celebrating a Public Education Sabbath (7/11/2005)
Raleigh Report Legislative Updates
- Voter ID Follows Budget Bulldozer (6/11/2018)
- Raleigh Report — May 30, 2018 (5/30/2018)
- No More Mottos (5/25/2018)
- Marching for Schools, and for Children (5/18/2018)
- Doing the School-money Shuffle (4/30/2018)
- School Districts: Keeping It Together (4/13/2018)
- Public Schools’ Call to Quality – For All (4/2/2018)
- Class Sizes and More: An Awkward Finale (2/15/2018)
- Rights Advocacy At Risk (8/3/2017)
- Doomed Veto Spotlights Budget Flaws (6/30/2017)
- New Budget with Old Agenda Falls Short (6/22/2017)
- GA’s Budget Proposals — Harmful not Helpful (6/12/2017)
- Budget’s Big Picture: A Crumbling Core (5/19/2017)
- Raleigh Report — May 10, 2017 (5/11/2017)
- Raleigh Report — April 26, 2017 (4/27/2017)
- Tax-Cut Fever Threatens Services (4/22/2017)
- Raleigh Report — April 21, 2017 (4/21/2017)
- Raleigh Report — April 17, 2017 (4/17/2017)
- Raleigh Report — April 10, 2017 (4/10/2017)
- Raleigh Report — March 26, 2017 (3/26/2017)
Sermons
Issue Statements
- Policy Statement on the Public Schools (12/15/2017)
- A Statement on the Public Schools (9/5/2006)
- The Role of Religion in Public Education (5/7/1998)
