We have amazing public schools in North Carolina that are doing great work. But they won’t be able to keep it up much longer unless we fully fund them.

Our great teachers are underpaid and underappreciated. Our strong public schools are woefully underfunded, and our Republican legislators refuse to act.

It's time for that to change. If we don’t act, our children and grandchildren, our businesses, and our communities will bear the consequences. We can’t rank near the bottom for public school funding and teacher pay and expect that our schools will remain competitive.

I’m proclaiming 2024 the Year of Public Schools in North Carolina.

We know parents support fully funding our schools, and they are doing their part. So are students and teachers. But the legislature — time and time again — says no. Instead, the legislature plans to waste more than FOUR BILLION dollars over the next decade on vouchers for unaccountable and unregulated private schools.

John, I need YOU to email your state legislators and demand they fully fund our public schools. Click here to take action NOW >>>

Our public schools educate all children, power our economy, and provide opportunity in every community in North Carolina.

It is time for us, all of us, to stand up and demand that our legislature stand up for public schools. Nothing will have a longer-lasting impact for North Carolina than to once again, honor — and support — our public schools.

We need as many North Carolinians as possible to make their voices heard in the next 24 hours. Email your legislators now to ensure they know you want them to fight FOR public education >>>

Thank you for stepping up,

Governor Roy Cooper