On May 17, 1954 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education that state-sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th Amendment and was therefore unconstitutional. While the ruling did catalyze massive changes throughout the nation, including helping to propel the civil rights movement, the full potential […]
This week the NC House majority voted along party lines to override Governor Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 382. Although the bill’s title includes the words “disaster relief,” it contains no substantive relief for Western North Carolina. Only $2 million of the $227 million earmarked in the bill for disaster relief was allocated (for technical […]
Diane Ravitch’s closing remarks after her discussion with Josh Cowen about his new book, The Privateers: How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers, last Saturday contrasted what should be happening to what’s actually happening in North Carolina and across the nation. “We should have smaller class sizes, we should have better paid […]
The NC Senate kicked off the short session by highlighting a key spending priority for the leadership: expanding funding for private school vouchers. Senator Marcus posed the question, “Can you justify welfare for the wealthiest?” to Senator Lee during the Senate Appropriations Committee discussion of House Bill 823/S406 on Wednesday. Senator Lee, one of the […]
