My daughter, Lindsey Prather, is a public servant, an elected government official. At 37 she is the youngest female in the North Carolina legislature. I could not be more proud of her. I could not be more afraid for her…
Additional teacher raises and millions more in funding for the Opportunity Scholarship are on hold as the North Carolina House and Senate navigate a difference of opinions on the short session’s budget updates.
ASHEVILLE – With one week before Asheville and Buncombe County teachers go back to work and two weeks before students are back in the classroom, the state still hasn’t passed a budget, holding school funding in the wings. That and…
ASHEVILLE – Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper led a roundtable discussion with local educational leaders at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College June 30 to discuss how education bills will impact local school districts and touting his state budget proposal that includes funding…
ASHEVILLE – In a meeting a month away from the election, Republicans and Democrats vying for Buncombe County’s three state House seats disagreed on whether government officials should have shut down businesses during the pandemic, whether homelessness is primarily about…
ASHEVILLE – Facing a statewide teacher shortage, historically low national test scores and a call for a public school strike, the majority of Buncombe County’s General Assembly candidates said they supported raising instructor salaries. Democrats and Republicans who responded to…
