January 31, 2024 2:49 pm
Governor Cooper Proclaims 2024 as “The Year of Public Schools,” Calls for Investments in North Carolina’s Teachers, Students and Families
Highlighting the work that public schools in Nash County and across the state do every day to promote academic and social growth as well as career preparedness, the Governor called for K-12 education and early childhood funding as well as meaningful investments in greater teacher pay in the upcoming legislative session. The Governor also called for a stop to state spending on vouchers for unaccountable and unregulated private schools until North Carolina’s public schools are fully funded.