'A slap in the face': Gov. Cooper declares a state of emergency for public education
By Arwen Helms | May. 25Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency for public education in a special address on May 22. In his speech, he said legislation introduced — including the budget passed by the Senate — by the Republican supermajority in the NCGA would cripple public education. The budget passed by the Senate on May 18 allocated $23.2 billion over the next two years towards K-12 education. Gov. Cooper’s proposed budget allocated $27.7 billion.
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