North
Carolina lawmakers recently passed a new state budget that includes education
reforms that would improve teacher quality and expand school choice options for
families. Republican leaders in the state House
and Senate recently announced they’ve reached agreement on a $20.6 billion
budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year that includes a $23.6 million provision
“that scraps the longstanding teacher tenure system in favor of employing
educators on contracts that are renewed based on performance reviews,” the Associated Press reports……. It’s the first
time in over a century Republicans have gained full control over state
government, and it appears they’re using their time to make long-overdue
changes in education that Democrats and the state’s teachers organizations
strongly oppose.
That
means they are putting students and their interests first. That’s the way it
should be....To Read More....
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