Did Your Representative Defund Public Schools By A Half A Billion Dollars?

/ caffeinatedrage

If you want to see how much this North Carolina General Assembly does NOT truly represent the citizens of this state, then this is a prime example.

Deliberately staying in “recess” and not meeting with members of the other political party while crafting legislation assured of passing because of gerrymandering should tell you everything about the intent of this action.

Providing a half a billion dollars to a system that is more than likely to give wealthier families a tax break should be a red flag.

Fully funding an opaque voucher system for mostly religious schools while ignoring the LEANDRO decision should infuriate you.

Look at the entire report – Sound Basic Education for All – An Action Plan for North Carolina.

These are the 12 basic findings listed below.

  • Finding #1: Funding in North Carolina has declined over the last decade.
  • Finding #2: The current distribution of education funding is inequitable.
  • Finding #3: Specific student populations need higher levels of funding.
  • Finding #4: Greater concentrations of higher-needs students increases funding needs.
  • Finding #5: Regional variations in costs impact funding needs.
  • Finding #6: The scale of district operations impacts costs.
  • Finding #7: Local funding and the Classroom Teacher allotments create additional funding inequities.
  • Finding #8: New constraints on local flexibility hinder district ability to align resources with student needs.
  • Finding #9: Restrictions on Classroom Teacher allotments reduce flexibility and funding levels.
  • Finding #10: Frequent changes in funding regulations hamper budget planning.
  • Finding #11: The state budget timeline and adjustments create instability.
  • Finding #12: There is inadequate funding to meet student needs.

And here is the last report done by Duke University’s Children’s Law Center called SCHOOL VOUCHERS IN NORTH CAROLINA : THE FIRST THREE YEARS. That report can be found here: https://law.duke.edu/childedlaw/School_Vouchers_NC.pdf.

Duke study

And when “dozens” of people have more of an effect on NC legislation as far as funding schools is concerned…

…than tens of thousands who marched for public schools in 2018, then you might need to really examine whom you vote for this fall.

And you people in rural counties (which is about 3/4 of the state) are about to see significant repercussions to your local school systems really quickly.

Very quickly.