Advocacy
This page highlights the latest Advocacy activities. Check the PTA newsletter for updates. Email advocacy@connpta.org.
Upcoming EVENTS
Wednesday, Nobember 20, 2024, 8-9pm, monthly online Advocacy Committee meeting
Online only: Click here to join via Google Meet
All are welcome!
Tuesday, November 26, 2024, 5:30pm, WCPSS School Board Meeting, Cary
WCPSS Central Services building, Crossroads I, 5625 Dillard Dr., Cary.
Meeting agendas are published here.
Live streaming of meetings is available on WCPSS' YouTube channel. (Be sure to select 'live').
To speak at WCPSS BOE meetings, sign up here from 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting. See our WCPSS School Board Commenting Guide.
Current Advocacy Opportunities
Funding
STOP HB 10 and Voucher Expansion! Sign and share the Public Schools First NC petition to tell our legislators to UPHOLD Governor Cooper’s Veto And STOP Wasting Tax Dollars on School Vouchers! Explore the rest of the Private School Voucher Toolkit.
End tax breaks for corporations - Sign the Every Child NC petition to demand that corporations in NC pay taxes to fund education.
Awareness
Get an ADVOCATE shirt - join the PTA street team! All proceeds from the ADVOCATE campaign will be used to provide grants to struggling units in Wake County.
Advocacy 101
WCPSS School Board Commenting Guide
NC School Funding 101 - Guide from Save our Schools NC
North Carolina state government 101 - PDF from EdNC for advocates
Every Child NC Advocacy Toolkit - English and Spanish guides on the Leandro Plan, public education policy, and public education elections. Guías en inglés y español sobre el Plan Leandro, política de educación pública y elecciones de educación pública.
Private School Voucher Toolkit - Comprehensive resources from Public Schools First NC