Video: North Carolina teacher says students want educators to fight for them

By Staff Reports

April 15, 2025

President Trump wants to dismantle the federal Department of Education. At a “Hands Off” protest recently in Charlotte, North Carolina teacher Rae LeGrone joined thousands of demonstrators to explain what impact that would have on North Carolina students.

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