Salvation Army offering free childcare to teachers planning to attend May 1 rally
The Salvation Army of Wake County is offering free childcare to teachers planning to march in the downtown Raleigh protest planned for May 1.
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The North Carolina Association of Educators has organized the “May 1 Day of Action” to demand more support from public schools from state lawmakers. A similar rally last year drew 19,000 educators from across the state and closed more than 40 school systems.
So far, 11 school districts and several charter schools have announced that they have canceled classes on May 1 because of the number of teachers expected to be absent.
Anybody interested in learning more can call 919-832-6918.
NCAE's president said the group has five priorities for this year's rally:
- Provide enough school librarians, psychologists, social workers, counselors, nurses, and other health professionals to meet national professional-to-student standards.
- Provide a $15 minimum wage for all school personnel, a 5 percent raise for all ESPs (non-certified staff), teachers, administrators, and a 5 percent cost-of-living adjustment for retirees.
- Expand Medicaid.
- Reinstate state retiree health benefits eliminated by the General Assembly in 2017.
- Restore advanced degree compensation stripped by the General Assembly in 2013.
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