Education Action Team
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About UsFocus issues for 2018 include a study of NC PreK programs, advocacy for quality early childhood education, completion of a study on private school vouchers, advocating for equal opportunity for a quality education for all children as the NHC School District begins their planning on redistricting, and the monitoring of legislation affecting education at the State and National levels.
Contact Barbara Carbonaro or Anne Eitelman. |
Announcements
NC Private Schools Receiving Vouchers: A Study of the Curriculum
Bonnie Bechard, head of the Education Action Team, LWV-Lower Cape Fear has conducted a comprehensive study of the The NC “Opportunity Scholarship Program” was established in 2013 to provide government-funded vouchers for students to attend private schools. The study found that 76.7% of voucher funding is going to schools with a literal biblical worldview that affects all areas of the curriculum. This amounts to an estimated $997.1 M over 15 years. Expert educators have concluded that this biblical worldview curriculum does not prepare these students for 21st century colleges or careers.
Read the study here.
Read the study here.
Education Action Team Helps Children Affected by Hurricane Florence
Our schools were seriously impacted by Hurricane Florence -- not just the actual buildings but the staff and students and their families. In New Hanover County alone over 200 students were declared homeless as a direct result of the hurricane. The Education Action Team has teamed up to provide each child at Howe Pre-K Center with a teddy bear. Sponsoring a child for $4 will provide a teddy bear for that child. Download and print the donation form here.