NCAE Launches Ad Campaign Opposing Voucher Expansion

RALEIGH – The North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) today launched a digital ad campaign calling on state lawmakers to oppose a massive expansion of taxpayer-funded private school vouchers. The ads begin today and will run through planned voting sessions next week in more than a dozen state legislative districts statewide.

“While the majority of North Carolinians believe in the value of our public schools, state lawmakers are planning to undermine those schools with a massive expansion of taxpayer-funded private school vouchers,” said Tamika Walker Kelly, NCAE President. “Their plan is dangerously irresponsible for the financial health of our state government and threatens the future of local school budgets statewide.”

“If this plan goes through, North Carolina schools will continue to be outpaced by states like Virginia and South Carolina, and we risk our students falling further behind,” said Walker Kelly. “Our students deserve better. They deserve an excellent teacher in every classroom and high-quality schools that will continue to prepare them for the future."

NCAE is North Carolina’s leading voice for educational excellence, for children and their families, and for the public schools they count on. As North Carolina’s public school employee union and the largest association of professional educators in North Carolina, our membership extends to all 100 counties and includes teachers, non-classified school staff, administrators, students, retirees, and community allies. NCAE believes that every child has a right to a high-quality education, an excellent teacher, and a well-funded school.