Republican budget writers behind the order said smaller classes would enhance instruction for the early grades. (ncpolicywatch.com)
During this year's legislative session lawmakers used teacher assistants as political footballs, lobbing them back and forth as either a group deserving of losing their jobs — Senate budget writers proposed ridding the state of half of its TAs to pay for teacher raises — or, as the House and Governor Pat McCrory preferred, saving them from the chopping block. (ncpolicywatch.com)
Republican Rep. Craig Horn, an influential budget writer from Union County, says he's «glad» educators and parents are descending on Raleigh next month, even if he thinks some of the criticism of the legislature has been unfair. (ncpolicywatch.com)