Our mission

Our Piedmont Education Foundation is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) public charity. We exist to help citizens across Guilford County and the wider Piedmont Triad understand the decisions that shape daily life, from local budgets and public safety to education and the cost of living.

We do not endorse or oppose candidates or parties. We gather information from official records and verifiable sources, then present it in plain language so you can reach your own conclusions. Republican, Democrat, independent, or simply a concerned neighbor, our work is for you.

Public Safety Responsible Budgets Education Accountability Economic Opportunity

What we publish

  • Trackers that follow key legislation and its status.
  • Issue briefs that explain local choices and trade-offs.
  • Candidate scorecards drawn from the public record.
  • Myth vs. fact checks against primary sources.

2025-26 legislative trackers

How measures that affect the Piedmont are moving, and where they stand.

Our Piedmont Affordability Tracker 2025-26

Affordability

Watching measures on property tax revaluation, the local grocery tax, and power-bill costs for Guilford households.

Our Piedmont Education Performance Tracker 2025-26

Education Performance

Tracking school-choice tax incentives and teacher pay provisions, including the Educational Choice for Children Act.

Our Piedmont Public Safety Tracker 2025-26

Public Safety

Following the 2025 Public Safety Act and updates to criminal law, sentencing, and victims' rights.

Help keep the facts flowing

Your tax-deductible gift funds nonpartisan research, trackers, and voter education across the Piedmont Triad. There is no dollar limit on what you may contribute.