Tuesday, January 21, 2025
First Presbyterian Mullin Life Center
706 N. Greene St., Greensboro
Hosted by the Public Education
Round Table
The Public Education Roundtable will host Jeanne Smith and Lucy Bond, co-chairs of the LWVNC Public Education Legislative Action Team to discuss the challenges facing public education in North Carolina and explore actionable steps to support our public schools.
The program is held at the First Presbyterian Mullin Family Life Center, 706 N. Greene St., Greensboro, NC 27401. Doors open at 11:30 and the program starts at 12:10.
Topics to be addressed include funding and key decision-makers for public education; ongoing issues such as vouchers, chronic underfunding, and parents’ rights; and near future issues such as NC tax policy, the future of the federal department of education, long-term effects of expansion of the voucher program, and lack of NCGA leadership support. Actionable steps to be discussed include how to stay informed and combat misinformation; engage in local efforts; and collaborate with education support groups.
Deadline to register for this program is Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 5 p.m.
Lunch with the League
Doors open at 11:30 a.m. A catered lunch will be served at noon.
(Or you may bring your own lunch.)
Registration is required.
A catered lunch will be available for $15.00. The deadline for registering with lunch is no later than 5 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the Tuesday event.
Register without catered lunch, contact Vicki White-Lawrence at [email protected].
The Public Education Roundtable will be collecting items for the Guilford County Schools Teacher Supply Warehouse. The Warehouse accepts a wide range of items so please consider donating.
To register and pay for lunch online:
The deadline for registering with lunch is the Wednesday prior to the lunch.