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NEWS BULLETIN October
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NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORS
Volume 45, No. 3
Official Election Issue
“It’s On” November 4: NCAE Votes! Election Day (November 4) is right around the corner. NCAE is coordinating election activities to “Get Out the Vote (GOTV).” The Association wants to do everything it can, with the help of members, to make sure that propublic education candidates are elected. In order for public education to be victorious, we must ensure that ALL members are registered to vote, that they know who our recommended candidates are, and that they vote during Early Voting or on Election Day. Know the issues and be prepared! Everything you need to know about the election can be found on the new Web site portal, www.NCAEVotes.org. Here, you can enter your address and receive a personalized list of endorsed candidates (state and local), you can ask questions or share any concerns you have, and view online video commercials that you can share with your friends, family and colleagues. Throughout the campaign, you will receive e-mails from NCAE President Rodney Ellis about ways to get involved and events happening around the state. You will also receive updates on Early Voting and polling information. Social media will play a large role in this year’s election campaign. If you are a Facebook user, “like” the NCAE Votes Facebook page, www.facebook.com/NCAEvotes. You can also upload photos from activities in
to Early Vote. Members should wear their “We Heart Public Schools” shirts or the color red and upload any photos to the NCAE Votes Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ NCAEvotes. your locals here. Twitter followers will be able to find tweets about the importance of voting and what’s at stake in this election at twitter.com/ncaevotes. Use the Hashtags #NCAEvotes and #ItsOnNov4. Over the next couple of weeks, NCAE is coordinating several events and activities. Here is how you can get involved: October 10 – Deadline for Voter Registration. Locals are encouraged to coordinate a voter registration initiative prior to this date. October 23 – First Day of Early Voting. NCAE President Rodney Ellis and Vice President Mark Jewell will vote at the Wake County Board of Elections site. NCAE staff will be invited to join them. October 23-November 1 – Early Voting Days. Every county will have a polling place open during these 10 days. Days and times may vary. Visit www.NCAEVotes.org for more information. October 25 – Statewide March to the Polls Event. Locals are asked to coordinate a “March to the Polls” activity
November 1 – Statewide Canvassing Event. Coordinate members in your local to visit neighborhoods and pass out NCAE Apple Ballot cards. October 27-November 2 – Phone Banking Activities. Set up a local phone bank to call members and explain how important it is to vote. Scripts are available from your UniServ director. October 28 – Last Day to Request an Absentee Ballot. If you or someone you know needs an absentee ballot, visit www.NCAEvotes.org for more info. November 3-4 – Targeted Phone Banks. If there are tight races in your area, coordinate a phone bank to reach those last-minute voters. November 4 – ELECTION DAY! Remember to vote.
See Pages 4 - 8 for ALL NCAE-Endorsed Candidates
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2014 Law Conference Centers on Local Action and State Trends The November election was a focal point of the 2014 NCAE Law Conference, which served as a platform for members to meet and talk with judicial candidates and several current North Carolina Court of Appeals Judges and Supreme Court Justices who have been endorsed by the Association. Members also received strategies from campaign experts on how they can become more involved in supporting pro-public education candidates during the election cycle. “We must continue to get the message out about voting and holding those on Jones Street accountable,” said NCAE Executive Director Rachelle Johnson. “Our actions will be the change that impacts not only our lives, but the lives of our students.” In addition to information on the upcoming election, members learned more about NCAE’s lawsuits, using school improvement team laws to bring change, using changes in state employment rights to create better local contracts and local board policies, and the current realities of assessments and accountability. The Law Conference was hosted by NCAE Legal. Click here to see more photos from the day’s event.
Above: More than 150 members participated in the Law Conference, filling the auditorium to capacity. Right: NC Supreme Court Justice Mark Martin talks with NCAE members.
NCAE Attorney Carrie Bumgardner leads a discussion on how to use state employment rights to create better local contracts and board policies.
Members had an opportunity to strategize ways they can help support NCAEendorsed candidates in their locals.
NCAE President Rodney Ellis
“It’s On” Nov. 4
Why Voting is So Important
Are you ready to make a difference for yourself and your students? You can when you vote on November 4. Voting is one of the most important rights you have. I encourage you to take advantage of it and support NCAE’s slate of propublic education candidates. Click here to read other ways you can get involved in ensuring that public education is victorious on Election Day!
Whether on TV, the radio or in your mailbox, there seems to be no end to the political ads. Although they may seem a bit overwhelming, it’s important that you know who the candidates are and what the issues are. As educators, everything related to our profession is influenced by politics. On November 4, exercise your right to vote. Click here to see why it’s so important.
Executive Director Rachelle Johnson
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Member Opinions:
It’s Time Educators Made a Statement at the Polls Politics have a huge impact on public education in North Carolina. Whether it’s the buses that provide transportation for students, the meals that are served in cafeterias, or the number of available textbooks, everything needed to ensure students receive a quality education is affected by the decisions of lawmakers. Drastic cuts over the past few years have severely harmed the state’s public education system. As we move toward the November 4 General Election, the pressure is on to elect candidates who understand and support the needs of students and educators. Members were polled about the importance of voting and shared their thoughts about the one thing that is going to effectively help right the wrongs that have taken place in and out of the classroom.
“So many times we complain that policies are passed without considering us. We feel like we can’t change the policy or effect change. But we can. We have voting power. You may have one vote but when you add your vote to all members in this association with those of parents and activists, we can change the face of legislation. We need to vote to elect pro-education candidates. Most importantly, we need to hold them accountable.” – Val Young, Forsyth County
“It is critical that educators vote in the upcoming election because the general public sees false advertisements on TV that feature candidates who are providing misleading information. Many people in my community congratulate me on my 7 percent raise, but they can’t believe it when I tell them that as a 20-year veteran teacher, I did not receive a raise of this amount. They are shocked when I explain that the state took my longevity and rolled it into my monthly check. They also can’t believe it when I tell them that my school cannot afford to hire teacher assistants beyond the kindergarten grade and that classrooms are overflowing. Educators need to vote and let the public know what is really happening to students, teachers and families in our state!” – Dawn Ward, Wake County
“As educators, we have to follow the rules of the schools in which we work. We often gripe about the amount of useless paperwork that we have to complete or the ridiculous procedures we need to follow. We complain that politicians don’t know anything about education so they shouldn’t tell us how to do our jobs. In reality, only we can change the tide of education. When we elect pro-education leaders into office, we have a better chance of having laws that will benefit our students. Like the old saying goes, ‘if you’re not part of the solution you’re part of the problem.’ Researching and listening to pro-public education candidates, and then voting for them, is the best solution.” – Trish Mellott, New Hanover County
“Every education decision is a political decision. Everything that happens in a public school is the direct result of decisions made by elected officials at the local, state or national level. Public school educators who are passionate about public schools must be equally passionate about the political process. It’s time for educators to wake up and shake up the General Assembly.” – Dwight Willis (retired educator), Brunswick County
“Voting is important because just my ability to go into the classroom and teach is being affected politically. What materials we choose to use is being dictated to us by politicians. I can barely get salt from our cafeteria because politicians are dictating even that aspect of public schooling. We have got to become an even stronger voice in politics. We must vote for pro-public education candidates. It’s our duty as educators!” – Robin Mitchell, Cumberland County To read more comments from members about the importance of voting, click here.
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because people were getting sick and some died due to a contaminated water supply. The process took me to Washington, D.C. repeatedly over a sixyear period to seek help from elected officials, especially members of Congress. Over and over we were met with apathy and inaction. A legal case developed that made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, but unfortunately Buncombe Co. Member Sets we lost. His Sights on Representing “The reality of it all is that we didn’t get the help Western NC in Washington we thought we would from our representatives,” MacQueen said. “As a For far too long, Tate MacQueen has result, I felt something more needed to seen the consequences of failed policies that are impacting students and educators occur. After trying to work with our in North Carolina and across the country. current congressman, Patrick Henry, and never receiving his help, I had no choice A history teacher at Clyde A. Erwin but to enter the race. With the support of High School in Buncombe County, MacQueen has decided to step up to help my family and the community, I’m safeguard public education by running as running to make a difference for my neighbors and all of the residents of the District 10 candidate for the U.S. District 10.” House of Representatives. An educator for more than 16 years on “So many of our problems could be the secondary and post-secondary levels, alleviated and solved if we had a MacQueen is one of several NCAE reliable, strong education system in members (active and retired) and conjunction with more inclusive associate members seeking office this economic opportunities,” said year. MacQueen. “It seems as if we have lost “It’s great to be part of a team of our way in this country when it comes to the moral imperative of safeguarding our educators and public education supporters who are stepping up to run for most basic human rights – access to public education, living wage jobs, equal office,” said MacQueen, who refers to himself as a “Jeffersonian guy” because pay, healthcare, voting rights, etc.” he believes there is inherent and real MacQueen said his interest in politics power in changing a broken political and his role as an advocate began when system through education. “I am so glad he attended an Apartheid rally in the that I’m able to take one more step 80’s. “I began to see how important it toward advocating for students, teachers, was to be involved,” said MacQueen, a parents, administrators, public school native of Wilmington whose family was employees, and everyone else involved very involved in politics when he was in working to keep our public education growing up. “I knew it was my civic system strong.” duty to be active and volunteer, to be “I tell people that there comes a time in aware and knowledgeable of local, a teacher’s life where you have an national and international issues, and to opportunity to live what you teach. And vote.” there’s no greater honor than to do that. I Years later, a major groundwater am not going to sit on the sidelines and contamination disaster in his Asheville neighborhood would serve as an impetus complain. I try to set an example. You can get involved and you can try your for seeking the District 10 seat. “I began best; that’s what I’m doing!” serving as an advocate for my neighbors
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NCAE/NEA Recommended Slate of Pro-Public Education Candidates Each candidate was evaluated on his/ her voting record and level of support for public schools, public school employees and children. NCAE recommends these candidates as a step toward preserving public education as the cornerstone of democracy in our state. The Association’s slate of judicial candidates and those for the N.C. General Assembly appear on pages 5-8. Click here to see a congressional map.
United States Senate
Senator Kay Hagan-D
United States House of Representatives
Rep. G.K. Butterfield-D District 1
Laura Fjeld-D District 6
Clay Aiken-D District 2
Jonathan Barfield-D District 7
Rep. David Price-D District 4
Alma Adams-D District 12
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Judicial Candidates: Why These Races Are So Important As you prepare to vote in the upcoming November election, NCAE would like to remind you of the importance of supporting the Association’s recommended slate of judicial candidates. NCAE always endorses judicial candidates because the Association knows the vital role the courts play in our government. This year, NCAE recommends four candidates for the Supreme Court and four candidates for the Court of Appeals based on their experience, their candidate questionnaires, their judicial records, and their in-person interviews. A thorough review of each candidate was conducted by a panel of NCAE attorneys and recommendations were made to the NCAE GRC for approval. “More than ever, it’s critical that we elect pro-public education candidates to the NC Court of Appeals and the NC Supreme Court who are fair and who will uphold the state and federal constitutions,” said NCAE President Rodney Ellis. “These judges and justices hear cases that are pertinent to public education, such as our litigation on vouchers and career status, as well as civil and criminal cases.”
The Court of Appeals is North Carolina's intermediate appellate court. Fifteen judges hear cases in panels of three. The Court of Appeals reviews the proceedings that occurred in the trial courts for errors of law or legal procedure; it decides only questions of law - not questions of fact. The Supreme Court of North Carolina is the state's highest court, and there is no further appeal in the state from its decisions. This court has a chief justice and six associate justices who sit together as a panel in Raleigh. The Supreme Court has no jury, and it also only considers error in legal procedures or in judicial interpretation of the law. NCAE encourages you to talk with your family, friends, colleagues and neighbors about these judicial candidates and the influence they have on issues affecting public education. “We still have a lot of work to do to get North Carolina’s public education system back on track,” Ellis added. “In order to do that, we are going to need the help of people who believe in equality, fairness and the right of every child in this state to receive a quality education.”
Candidates for North Carolina Supreme Court
Justice Robin Hudson
Justice Cheri Beasley
Justice Mark Martin
Judge Sam Ervin IV
Candidates for North Carolina Court of Appeals
Judge John Arrowood
Judge Mark Davis
Judge Lucy Inman
Judge Donna Stroud
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Recommendations for the NC General Assembly Senate 36: Fletcher Hartsell (R)* Alamance House 63: Ian Baltutis (D)
Caldwell Senate 45: Jim Sponenberg (D)
Alexander Senate 42: Pat Hensley (I)
Camden House 1: Garry Meiggs (D) Senate 1: Stan White (D)
Alleghany Senate 45: Jim Sponenberg (D)
Carteret Senate 2: Carr Ipock (D)
Anson House 55: Kim Hargett (D) Senate 25: Gene McLaurin (D)*
Caswell Senate 22: Mike Woodard (D)*
Ashe House 93: Sue Counts (D) Senate 45: Jim Sponenberg (D)
Catawba House 89: Mitchell Setzer (R)* House 96: Cliff Moone (D) Senate 42: Pat Hensley (I)
Avery House 85: Josh Dobson (R)* Senate 45: Jim Sponenberg (D) Beaufort House 3: Whit Whitley (D) House 6: Paul Tine (D)* Senate 1: Stan White (D) Bertie House 5: Howard Hunter III (D) Senate 3: Erica Smith-Ingram (D) Bladen House 46: Ken Waddell (D)* Senate 8: Dr. Ernie Ward (D) Brunswick House 17: Charles Warren (D) House 18: Susi Hamilton (D)* Senate 8: Ernie Ward (D) Buncombe House 114: Susan Fisher (D)* House 116: Brian Turner (D) Senate 48: Rick Wood (D) Senate 49: Terry Van Duyn (D)* Burke House 86: Hugh Blackwell (R)* House 112: Lisa Harris Bralley (D) Senate 46: Emily Church (D) Cabarrus House 83: Linda Johnson (R)*
Chatham House 54: Robert Reives (D)* Senate 23: Valerie Foushee (D)* Cherokee Senate 50: Jane Hipps (D) Chowan House 1: Garry Meiggs (D) Senate 3: Erica Smith-Ingram (D) Clay Senate 50: Jane Hipps (D) Cleveland Senate 46: Emily Church (D) Columbus House 46: Ken Waddell (D)* Senate 13: Jane Smith (D) Craven House 3: Whit Whitley (D) Senate 2: Carr Ipock (D) Cumberland House 42: Marvin Lucas Jr. (D)* House 43: Elmer Floyd (D)* House 44: Rick Glazier (D)* Senate 19: Billy Richardson (D) Currituck House 1: Garry Meiggs (D) Senate 1: Stan White (D)
Dare House 6: Paul Tine (D)* Senate 1: Stan White (D) Davidson (NO ENDORSEMENT) Davie Senate 34: Connie Johnson (D) Duplin House 21: Larry Bell (D)* Senate 10: Donald Rains (D) Durham House 29: House 30: House 31: House 50: Senate 20: Senate 22:
Larry Hall (D)* Paul Luebke (D)* Henry Michaux Jr. (D)* Graig Meyer (D)* Floyd McKissick (D)* Mike Woodard (D)*
Edgecombe House 23: Shelley Willingham (D) Senate 3: Erica Smith-Ingram (D) Forsyth House 71: House 74: Senate 31: Senate 32:
Evelyn Terry (D)* Mary Dickinson (D) John Motsinger (D) Earline Parmon (D)*
Franklin House 7: Bobbie Richardson (D)* Senate 18: Sarah Crawford (D) Gaston (NO ENDORSEMENT) Gates House 5: Howard Hunter III (D) Senate 1: Stan White (D) Graham Senate 50: Jane Hipps (D) Granville House 2: Ray Jeffers (D) House 32: Nathan Baskerville (D)* Senate 20: Floyd McKissick (D)*
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Recommendations for the NC General Assembly (Continued from page 6)
Greene Senate 5: Don Davis (D)* Guilford House 57: House 58: House 60: Senate 26: Senate 28:
Pricey Harrison (D)* Richard Johnson (D) Cecil Brockman (D) William Osborne (D) Gladys Robinson (D)*
Halifax Senate 4: Angela Bryant (D)* Harnett House 51: Brad Salmon (D) House 53: Susan Byerly (D) Senate 12: Joe Langley (D) Haywood House 118: Dean Hicks (D) House 119: Joe Sam Queen (D)* Senate 50: Jane Hipps (D) Henderson House 113: Norm Bossert (D) Senate 48: Rick Wood (D) Hertford House 5: Howard Hunter III (D) Senate 3: Erica Smith-Ingram (D) Hoke House 48: Garland Pierce (D)* House 66: Ken Goodman (D)* Hyde House 6: Paul Tine (D)* Senate 1: Stan White (D) Iredell Senate 34: Connie Johnson (D) Jackson House 119: Joe Sam Queen (D)* Senate 50: Jane Hipps (D) Johnston Senate 10: Donald Rains (D) Senate 12: Joe Langley (D) Jones (NO ENDORSEMENT)
Lee House 51: Brad Salmon (D) House 54: Robert Reives (D)* Senate 12: Joe Langley (D) Lenoir Senate 5: Don Davis (D)* Lincoln (NO ENDORSEMENT) Macon Senate 50: Jane Hipps (D)
New Hanover House 18: Susi Hamilton (D)* House 20: Betsy Jordan (D) Senate 8: Ernie Ward (D) Senate 9: Elizabeth Redenbaugh (D) Northampton Senate 3: Erica Smith-Ingram (D) Onslow House 16: Steve Unger (D)
Madison House 118: Dean Hicks (D)
Orange House 50: Graig Meyer (D)* House 56: Verla Insko (D)* Senate 23: Valerie Foushee (D)*
Martin House 23: Shelley Willingham (D) Senate 3: Erica Smith-Ingram (D)
Pamlico House 3: Whit Whitley (D) Senate 2: Carr Ipock (D)
McDowell House 85: Josh Dobson (R)*
Pasquotank House 1: Garry Meiggs (D) House 5: Howard Hunter III (D) Senate 1: Stan White (D)
Mecklenburg House 88: Margie Storch (D) House 92: Robin Bradford (D) House 98: John Bradford (R) House 98: Natasha Marcus (D) House 99: Rodney Moore (D)* House 100: Tricia Cotham (D)* House 101: Beverly M. Earle (D)* House 102: Becky Carney (D)* House 104: Eric Cable (L) House 106: Carla Cunningham (D)* House 107: Kelly M. Alexander Jr. (D)* Senate 37: Jeff Jackson (D)* Senate 38: Joel Ford (D)* Senate 40: Joyce Waddell (D) Senate 41: Latrice McRae (D) Senate 41: Jeff Tarte (R)* Mitchell House 85: Josh Dobson (R)* Montgomery House 66: Ken Goodman (D)* House 67: Nalin Mehta (D) Moore Senate 29: Tommy Davis (D) Nash House 7: Bobbie Richardson (D)* Senate 4: Angela Bryant (D)*
Pender House 16: Steve Unger (D) Senate 8: Ernie Ward (D) Perquimans House 1: Garry Meiggs (D) Senate 1: Stan White (D) Person House 2: Ray Jeffers (D) Senate 22: Mike Woodard (D)* Pitt House 8: Bobi Gregory (D) House 9: Uriah Ward (D) House 24: Jean Farmer-Butterfield (D)* Senate 5: Don Davis (D)* Polk House 113: Norm Bossert (D) Randolph Senate 29: Tommy Davis (D) Richmond House 48: Garland Pierce (D)*
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Recommendations for the NC General Assembly (Continued from page 7)
House 66: Ken Goodman (D)* Senate 25: Gene McLaurin (D)* Robeson House 46: House 47: House 48: House 66: Senate 13:
Ken Waddell (D)* Charles Graham (D)* Garland Pierce (D)* Ken Goodman (D)* Jane Smith (D)
Rockingham House 91: Bryan Holloway (R)* Senate 26: William Osborne (D) Rowan Senate 25: Gene McLaurin (D)* Senate 34: Connie Johnson (D) Rutherford
House 112: Lisa Harris Bralley (D) Sampson
House 21: Larry Bell (D)* Senate 10: Donald Rains (D) Scotland
Senate 36: Fletcher Hartsell (R)* Vance House 32: Nathan Baskerville (D)* Senate 4: Angela Bryant (D)* Wake House 11: House 33: House 34: House 35: House 36: House 38: House 39: House 41: House 49: Senate 14: Senate 15: Senate 16: Senate 17: Senate 18:
Duane Hall (D)* Rosa Gill (D)* Grier Martin (D)* Brian Mountcastle (D) Lisa Baker (D) Yvonne Lewis Holley (D)* Darren Jackson (D)* Gale Adcock (D) Kim Hanchcette (D) Dan Blue (D)* Tom Bradshaw (D) Josh Stein (D)* Tamara Barringer (R) Sarah Crawford (D)
Warren House 32: Nathan Baskerville (D)* Senate 4: Angela Bryant (D)*
House 48: Garland Pierce (D)* House 66: Ken Goodman (D)* Senate 25: Gene McLaurin (D)*
Washington House 6: Paul Tine (D)* Senate 3: Erica Smith-Ingram (D) Watauga House 93: Sue Counts (D) Senate 45: Jim Sponenberg (D) Wayne House 21: Larry Bell (D)* Senate 5: Don Davis (D)* Wilkes (NO ENDORSEMENT) Wilson House 8: Bobi Gregory (D) House 24: Jean Farmer-Butterfield (D)* Senate 4: Angela Bryant (D)* Yadkin Senate 31: John Motsinger (D) Yancey House 118: Dean Hicks (D)
*Incumbent
Stanly House 67: Nalin Mehta (D) Senate 25: Gene McLaurin (D)* Stokes House 91: Bryan Holloway (R)*
Click here to see a larger version of the NC House District map.
Surry (NO ENDORSEMENT) Swain House 119: Joe Sam Queen (D)* Senate 50: Jane Hipps (D) Transylvania House 113: Norm Bossert (D) Senate 48: Rick Wood (D) Tyrrell House 1: Garry Meiggs (D) Senate 3: Erica Smith-Ingram (D) Union House 55: Kim Hargett (D) House 68: Craig Horn (R)*
Click here to see a larger version of the NC Senate District map.
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Teacher Evaluation Update: Specialty Subject Area Teachers and Standard VI North Carolina continues to move forward to ensure all teachers have subject-specific student data to populate Standard VI. Teachers responsible for grades 3-8 reading and math, as well as high school subjects in math I, English II, biology and ACT, have used standardized tests for decades. The standardized test results for growth are now being used to populate Standard VI to provide data for an overall teacher effective rating that takes place at the end of a threeyear data period. This year, after pilot runs in 2012-14, the following specialty subject area teachers will have an assessment process to provide data for Standard VI: Advanced Placement, Arts Education, Healthful Living and PE, International
Mark Your Calendars
Baccalaureate, and World Languages. The State Board of Education and NC DPI have created a process similar to National Board Certification components, where teachers collect and provide evidence of student work for specified subjects they teach that do not have standardized tests. Analysis of Student Work (ASW) information can be found at http:// ncasw.ncdpi.wikispaces.net, a NC DPI Wikispace containing training materials, online modules and other resources to help teachers familiarize themselves with the details of the process. NCAE has compiled a list of frequently asked questions about the Analysis of Student Work. To view the answers to these questions, click here.
The 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Event is scheduled for Friday, January 16, at the NCAE Center. It is being hosted by the North Carolina Foundation for Public School Children and the NCAE Human and Civil Rights Commission. The theme of the event is “There’s Nothing Wrong with Dreaming: Believe in the Power of Your Voice.” Information about tickets and other details will be available soon.
States like North Carolina are making it more difficult for young people and people of color to vote in the United States. The exclusion of eligible citizens from the political process is one of the most serious and dangerous problems facing our democracy right now. Rock the Vote, the largest non-profit and nonpartisan organization in the US driving the youth vote to the polls, works to mobilize the millennial voting block and the youth vote, protect voting rights, and advocate for an electoral process and voting system that works for the 21st century electorate. You can help draw attention to these issues and put a stop to these efforts by signing up to volunteer, attend or host an event registering people to vote, and by taking a stand on social media to bring attention to the voting decision passed by the General Assembly. Visit the Rock the Vote site at www.rockthevote.com for information on elections and voter registration deadlines, to sign a petition protecting voting rights, and much more.
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Dates to Remember 3rd 11th 13th-17th 17th 25th
National Diversity Day National Board Certification Fall Seminars. Click here to register. National School Lunch Week International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Make a Difference Day
Breast Cancer Awareness Month National Arts and Humanities Month National Book Month National Bullying Awareness Month
Did You Know? • You don’t need to have identification to vote in 2014. • Straight-party voting is no longer available, you must vote in each race. • You may use your own private time to work for a candidate or issue. • You must take personal leave if you volunteer to work the polls on Election Day. • You cannot put campaign literature in the mailboxes at school. • You cannot use school e-mail for any political purpose or for any purpose not related to your job duties. Contact the NCAE Legal Advocacy Center if you have questions about what you can and cannot do during this election season -- www.askncae.org or 1-855-AskNCAE.
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