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Don’t Defund Our Futures

Don’t Defund Our Futures. North Carolina Student Power Union. Landscape of Education. In the last 10 years, tuition at UNC system schools has doubled Student Loan debt over one trillion dollars

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Don’t Defund Our Futures

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  1. Don’t Defund Our Futures North Carolina Student Power Union

  2. Landscape of Education • In the last 10 years, tuition at UNC system schools has doubled • Student Loan debt over one trillion dollars • University system cut by $347 million (12%) in FY 11-12. Over two years, universities cut by $682 million • UNC Need-Based Financial Aid program cut by 22% in FY 11-12.

  3. Art Pope Takeover • Art Pope CEO of Variety Wholesalers, discount chain store that he inherited from his father – Maxway, Roses, Super Dollar, and more • Has spent upwards of $40 million buying candidates and influence in NC politics in the past 10 years. • Provides 85% of the funding for a network of far right groups that push agenda to privatize education, slash the budget, and dismantle the public sector

  4. What Pope’s $40 million buys Super Majorities in NC House and Senate Appointment as Budget Director Pat McCory as Governor Bankrolled groups pushing for Amendment One Legislation passed which his “think tanks” propose

  5. Current Legislation Voter Suppression bill Attacks on Unemployment Insurance Refusing federal Medicaid $$ Gutting regulation boards Eliminating environmental regulation Closing Latino affairs office Hanging confederate flag in the capitol State religion bill Nominating all republicans 16 to board of governors

  6. The Budget Two-year plan that allocates resoursesto education and public services in NC Art Pope Budget Director Pat McCory put out initial proposal NC House and Senate will pass a budget then they will reconcile in May-June

  7. What is in McCory’s Budget: • The UNC System will be cut by nearly $200 million • Tuition increases 12.3% out of state • Over 8,000 students will lose financial aid • 3,000 K-12 teachers assistants across the state will lose their jobs • Hundreds of University workers will be laid off

  8. Who Benefits • Super Wealthy • Estate Tax Eliminated • Only applies to the 23 wealthiest estates in NC • Going to cost the state $50 million a year

  9. Who Gets Hurt Students and families have to pay more Decreases in Financial Aid Increase class size Less university staff and faculty Turn to your neighbor! How have these cuts impacted you?

  10. What the powers are saying: Senator Brunstetter Co-Chair Senate appropriations committee “I think our members definitely envision that there could be some consolidation between campuses, and we might need to go from 16 down to 15, 14, something like that” Pat McCorry“If you want to take gender studies that's fine. Go to a private school, and take it But I don't want to subsidize that”

  11. Statements Tom Ross President of UNC System “I worry about the impact additional reductions will have on our ability to provide high-quality educational opportunities to our residents and to assist in North Carolina’s economic recovery” Rep. Mickey Michaux, Durham "That's going to hurt the quality of education, the quality of teaching, the quality of research, the quality of everything that's in these institutions,"

  12. WE DEMAND A PEOPLES BUDGET The NC Student Power Union demands a budget that reflects the needs of the people of North Carolina, not the whims of corporations and the ultra-rich. We reject any austerity measures that disproportionately hurt people of color, youth, women, and poor and working families.

  13. What will you say/do?

  14. Get organized, Take Action! Share your Story: Make sure McCory, Pope, and Brunstetter know how their budget will affect you. April 15– Coordinated actions across the State May 1 – Students, Workers, & Immigrants will gather in Raleigh to march to the Legislature

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