Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is embarking on a campaign to try to beat back education and tax legislation from the Republican-controlled General Assembly that he says if enacted would crush North Carolina's public schools and wobble the state's economic...
is embarking on a campaign to try to beat back education and tax legislation from the Republican-controlled General Assembly that he says if enacted would crush North Carolina’s public schools and wobble the state’s economic future.
Cooper says public school teacher pay proposals by Republicans fall way short and will fail to address a classroom teacher shortage. And he argues deeper income tax cuts in the competing House and Senate budget proposals that also would benefit the highest wage earners will ultimately empty state coffers.
“They’ve clearly given up on the public schools and have decided to fund private schools instead,” Cooper told AP. “This is an intentional slap in the face of teachers.”
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