The North Carolina Legislature has received a lot of criticism for its cuts to public education, adding pressure to the local government’s efforts to support its schools.
Public education leaders throughout Orange County are defending Common Core, as Republican lawmakers in Raleigh are moving to replace it during the upcoming short session of the General Assembly.
It’s that time of year when cash-strapped school systems send funding requests to the Orange County Board of Commissioners, which means there will almost certainly be some hard feelings when the response comes.
New state-mandated changes to teacher tenure met with confusion and dismay when the CHCCS board reviewed what those changes will mean for local teachers.
One local teacher says your schools’ classrooms are filling up with students, but state budget cuts are reducing teacher’s assistants and still aren’t giving raises.