North Carolina Advocacy Conference
About NCAC
NCAC is an organization created to spread STEM and the mission of FIRST in North Carolina through advocacy. We bring students involved in FIRST together to advocate for government support of STEM on both a state and local level, meeting at a yearly summit at the North Carolina capital.
About FIRST
FIRST Robotics is a student-led program for bright kids of all ages, created to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders. FIRST builds science, engineering, and technology skills that inspire innovation and foster well-rounded life skills, including such as self-confidence, communication, and leadership.
Find Your Representatives
Use this tool to learn more about who represents you in our state government. This includes researching their voting history, their interests, and any connection you can make with them. All of this could be essential to a great meeting with them.
- Click on the “Learn More” button
- Type in your address
- Click on the candidates that come up
- View information on your local representatives
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Resources
Perkins Act
Click the icon above for more information on the Perkins Act
Importance of Advocacy
Click the icon above for more information on the importance of advocacy
ESSA
Click the icon above for more information about ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act)
Advocacy Video Guides
Click the icon above to watch a video series explaining how you can help advocate for FIRST in NC