This week NCASA is honored to speak with the NEW State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Maurice "Mo" Green. He talks about his first month in office and his vision and goals for K-12 education in North Carolina.

This week the NCASA Advocacy Team talks about the latest legislative activity affecting K-12 public schools in North Carolina and provides listeners with an overview of NCASA’s recently-approved legislative and policy priorities for 2025.

To see NCASA's 2025 Legislative Priorities, click HERE.

This week, the NCASA Advocacy Team goes over highlights of the 2024 election results and discusses what impact those results could have on the future of K-12 education in North Carolina.

Resources:

• 2024 General Election Results (NC State Board of Elections)
• Handout: 2025 North Carolina Leadership (NCASA)
• Handout: Changes In State Education Leadership Overview (Education Commission of the States)

This week, the NCASA Advocacy Team provides an update on NC’s Opportunity Scholarship Program, or “private school vouchers.” For more on this important issue, NCASA members can visit the NCASA Advocacy Center that provides a wealth of information and news about this issue and may others affecting K-12 education in our state.

Reference these resources mentioned in this week's podcast:

• Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM): Opportunity Scholarship Impact Analysis (2024)
• NC Governor: Fact Sheet on Private School Vouchers

This week, the NCASA Advocacy Team speaks about the upcoming general election and what the results could mean for education in North Carolina. Join us in a few weeks for our episode covering key election results too! For more in-depth analysis from our NCASA Team, see the links below:

• NCASA Governor Candidate Voter Guide
• NCASA State Superintendent Candidate Voter Guide

This week, the NCASA Advocacy Team discusses highlights from the final weeks of legislative activity at the North Carolina General Assembly.

It’s the end of the 2024 short session! Or is it?

Bills discussed in this podcast:
NC Senate Bill 332 - 2023 Appropriations Act Changes
NC Senate Bill 357 - Adjustments to 2023 Appropriations Act
NC House Bill 1032 - Academic Transparency

This week, the NCASA Advocacy Team speaks with Dr. Rhonda Schuhler, Superintendent of Franklin County Schools and President of NCASA Board of Directors, and Dr. Tony Jackson, Superintendent of Chatham County School System and President of NCSSA Board of Directors, about what issues and challenges “keep them up at night.”

This week, the NCASA Advocacy Team takes a deeper dive into the principal pay plan proposal with Donna Bledsoe, the 2023 NC Principal of the Year, and Patrick Greene, the 2022 NC Principal of the Year.