Education
The citizens of North Carolina agree that our teachers should be paid more. A recent study from High Point University found that 85% of North Carolinians polled agree that teachers are paid too little. With teacher shortages in schools across the state, it’s clear that something must be done. It’s time for our lawmakers to prioritize…
Read MoreEnraged high school students in Greensboro walked out of classes to demand reasonable gun regulations. They want to feel safe in their school and have made it clear having more guns isn’t going to make their school safer. Meanwhile, our lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow people with no training and no background checks…
Read MorePoliticians controlling NC’s state legislature are turning our children into political hostages by making school funding dependent on a number of unrelated “poison pill” provisions designed to get Democrats to oppose the legislation. The State Board of Elections and the Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline have nothing to do with school funding. Republican leaders simply…
Read MoreLongtime public school veteran Tom Benton is right to be worried about North Carolina’s public schools. With constant cuts to supply budgets, a serious teacher shortage, and an erosion of the commitment to diversity schools in North Carolina are certainly in trouble. Lawmakers in Raleigh aren’t prioritizing education and instead are giving tax cuts to the…
Read MoreRepublicans in Raleigh are once again playing political games. This time they are using our students as a political football. They created an unfunded mandate to reduce class sizes for grades K-3 in public schools statewide. By not allocating funds to enable schools to employ more teachers and add classrooms schools across the state are…
Read MoreThe NC GOP thinks smaller class sizes for grades K-3 are a good idea and it is a good idea. However, the unfunded mandate they have placed on schools will force them to either increase the class sizes of grades 4 and 5 or cut essential classes like computer science. Smaller class sizes are better…
Read MoreSmaller class sizes are good for students. Each student receives more individual attention and a better learning experience. Lawmakers in Raleigh have created a small class size mandate, but, have not provided any resources to be able to comply. This is a veiled attack on our public schools. Requiring more teachers and classroom space for every public…
Read MoreThe tax reform bill currently being considered by the Senate is going to hit graduate students hard. By removing student loan interest deductions, and by making waived tuitions taxable income many students face having to quit their studies all together as the tax burden is so high it would make it impossible for them continue. …
Read MoreMore than half of North Carolina public school teachers work second jobs to make ends meet. North Carolina lawmakers refuse to prioritize public education and it is putting stress on our very important educators. Teachers are spending on average $500 on essential school supplies for their classrooms because of funding cuts over the last decade. …
Read MoreThe parents and teachers of Glenn Elementary did not want to see their school taken over by a charter operator. The community came together and made a difference for the students of the school. The saving of Glenn Elementary is proof positive that community activism really works. From The Herald Sun Over the past several…
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