About NCAE’s Great Public Schools Fund
The NCAE Great Public Schools Fund is the official Political Action Committee or PAC of the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE). Our political engagement work is fueled by educators, community and voters coming together to elect pro-public education candidates and hold all decision-makers accountable to ensure North Carolina has great public schools. We are putting education on the ballot and building a community of Education Voters that care about the future of public education.
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The Great Public Schools Fund allows us to pool our dollars together to elect pro-public education candidates but more importantly, fund advocacy campaigns to hold decision-makers accountable. The Great Public Schools Fund allows us to make working and learning conditions better. NCAE wants public education at the forefront of the races across the state, make gains toward our strategic goal of $20,000 per student by 2030, and win school boards and county commission races.
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From staffing, to putting members on the doors to speak directly with voters, to digital ads and direct mail to voters, the Great Public Schools Fund is the fund that makes it possible to communicate directly with voters under the NCAE Great Public Schools Fund. Without PAC, we cannot communicate with voters under our name nor put public education at the forefront.
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Every election, public education is on the ballot. Well-funded special interests pour millions into races across North Carolina, and our endorsed candidates need resources to reach voters with a pro-public education message. Moving our political program onto a stable, recurring financial foundation is what lets us plan ahead: to know how many targeted races and accountability campaigns we can invest in, and to time early and late investments when they matter most. A recurring gift today, in any amount, multiplies your impact across every cycle to come. Help us by giving now, and by recruiting members and allies to become sustaining donors.
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Yes! One of our strategic priorities is to Restore the Promise of Public Schools and Democracy. This includes putting forth a vision for public education, putting education on the ballot, and identifying public education voters, to hold decision-makers accountable to policies and investments that make public education work. That starts with raising money for the Great Public Schools Fund:
To send mail to voters with a public education message from NCAE on behalf of public school personnel and students
To purchase digital ads targeting voters with a public education message from NCAE on behalf of public school personnel and students
To stipend members to knock on voter doors with a public education message from NCAE on behalf of public school personnel and students. NCAE wants public education at the forefront of the races, to hold decision-makers accountable, make gains across the state for increased per-pupil spending policies, and continue to win school boards and county commission races. Great Public Schools Fund donations help make winning possible.
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Yes. An individual may only give up to $6,800 per election. Therefore, an individual can give $6,800 through the day of the primary and then $6,800 from the day of the primary to the end of the year. We know that amount of money isn’t a feasible gift for most of our members and allies, but a recurring donation of $8, $10 or even $20 each month can make an enormous impact on the future of our political program and ability to communicate with voters about what’s important to us.
Invest in North Carolina’s future
Consider making a donation to the NCAE Fund today.