Gov. Roy Cooper said the Senate’s proposal is a “historic disaster for public education” because “It fails to fund basic needs and will force school leaders to cut everything from bus routes to courses.”
The highly controversial program proposed in North Carolina has been met with pushback from educators, advocates, and parents, calling for further investments in public schools.
Earlier this month, the Nash County Board of Education passed a resolution by an 8-3 vote condemning a state Senate bill that would take away the voices of Black members of the board.
Advocates have argued that private school vouchers would divest hundreds of millions of dollars from public schools that better serve all of their students, and the vouchers wouldn’t cover the full cost of tuition at most private schools.
The book review committee decided to remove “Push” by Sapphire as well as “Sex is a Funny Word” by Cory Silverberg.
Judge James Ammons Jr. sided with low-income schools and state officials over state lawmakers, who have failed to fund its obligations for the long-running Leandro education lawsuit.
A group of North Carolina CEOs are once again advocating for an increase in funding for Pre-K, along with higher teacher pay.
“It’s sad. It’s disheartening,” Jordan Parker, a senior at Durham School of Arts, told WRAL. “I’d like to see a difference – more legislation on guns. We need change. We’re calling for it.
North Carolina’s very own GOP-led General Assembly is attempting to use its political power to influence content taught in local universities.
An anti-CRT Johnston County school board member and ex-Smithfield police detective is facing multiple charges for what the state has called “an act of personal retaliation.”