NCCARE places faith in the value and power of people working together for common goal: a sound basic education for every child in NC. Here, the people lead because without them, there is nothing.
Research shows that wealth and higher education are the key factors in American political participation. The privileged are more politically active and are increasingly well organized to impose their demands on the government. As a result, public officials are more responsive to wealthy citizens than they are to average citizens. When people become involved in their communities they become a powerful force for dealing with local problems.
Through coordinated planning, research and action, you can accomplish what individuals working alone could not.
When people decide they are going to be part of the solution, local problems start getting solved. When they actually begin to work with other individuals, schools, associations, businesses, and government service providers, there is no limit to what they can accomplish. Public education continues to remain unequal, with 60% of black fourth graders failing the national reading test. According to some education experts, the lack of participation by working class families is a key reason why poorly performing schools in low-income communities rarely experience significant improvements.