Charlotte-Mecklenburg Association of Educators: Proudly Serving Charlotte-Mecklenburg Educators

AR pick up days are Aug 9, 11, 16-18 please email us if you want to volunteer...Thanks for all you do!!!

Read Mary McCray's OpEd Article in the Charlotte Observer where she encourages the protection of the classroom against cuts

The Opportunity to address the Board of Education is given at the first regularly scheduled meeting of each month. Also citizens are given the opportunity for public comment regarding new policy or policy revision during Public Hearings. Three minutes will be given to each speaker. Please call the Board of Education Office at 980-343-5139 before noon of the meeting day to register.

Meeting Place will be held be at the Government Center 600 E 4^th street.

www.fundschoolsfirst.com This website was created by NCAE and NCPTA .  It has excellent information about what is at stake for educators during this legislative session.  Want to know what to say to your elected officials? View this website!

With over 5500 educators unemployed this school year & more slated for custs in 2010-11, NCAE is calling on Sen. Kay Hagan to co-sponsor the Keep Our Educator's Working Act.  The bill appropriates nearly $700 million to NC, and keeps educators employed in 2010-2011. 

Click here to let Sen. Hagan

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and of the Senate Appropriations panel that funds education initiatives, introduced the Keep Our Educators Working Act today.  The bill will create a $23 billion Education Jobs Fund to help keep teachers, principals, librarians and other school personnel on the job as states face crippling budget shortfalls. 

Cosponsors of the measure so far include: Senators Begich (D-AK), Bingaman (D-NM), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Burris (D-IL), Dodd (D-CT), Durbin (D-IL), Gillibrand (D-NY), Lautenberg (D-NJ), Merkley (D-OR), Mikulski (D-MD), Murray (D-WA), Schumer (D-NY) and Stabenow (D-MI).  

NCAE requests that Sen. Kay Hagan add her name to the list of above co-sponsors.  

"This country is about to face a massive wave of layoffs in our schools and institutions of higher learning that could weaken our economic recovery and cause serious damage to our education system," Senator Harkin said. "This bill is an investment in our kids, in our economy and in our future."  

To read then entire press release from Sen. Tom Harkin's office, click here.

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