‘Do your jobs!’: Teachers, allies flood into Raleigh with message for state leaders

By: Brandon Kingdollar, Clayton Henkel, Laura Leslie

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: May 1, 2026

Words: 2,549

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Scroll to the end of this story for a photo gallery of the May Day rally.

Thousands of educators, advocates and allies converged on Raleigh Friday, demanding higher pay for teachers, more state support per student, more childcare funding, and more funding for special education.

The May Day rally crowd, dressed in red, nearly filled Halifax Mall, the open area behind the state legislative building, before setting out on a march around the capitol two …

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