John, the GOP legislature is planning to choke the life out of public education, and you need to know what’s happening in the next few weeks.

I’d like to tell you about their plans myself, so you can watch my speech here, or read my message below, then sign on to fight back against their attacks.

Republicans have introduced a private school voucher scheme that will pour your tax money into unaccountable private schools and cost public schools hundreds of millions of dollars.

And while they hand out private school vouchers to send millionaires’ kids to private schools on your dime, Republicans want to give the rich more large tax breaks, too.

This drops an atomic bomb on public education by shrinking the state’s budget by almost 20%, making it almost impossible for schools to get the funds they need or teachers to get the raises they deserve.

Not satisfied by starving public education, the Republicans in the legislature also want to bring their political culture wars into the classrooms

If they get their way, our State Board of Education will be replaced by political hacks who can dictate what is taught — and not taught — in our public schools. Politicians will police our children’s curriculum with book bans, elimination of science courses, and more.

Put together, these ideas spell disaster that requires emergency action.

I’m releasing a speech today outlining my plan to fight back. Please, watch it here, then add your name to show your commitment to fighting for our public education system >>>

Thank you for your attention to this critical issue,

Gov. Roy Cooper