FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
COOPER'S ULTIMATUM ENDANGERS
EDUCATION
Raleigh, NC — Today should be like any other
day as children and teachers return to school: reunite with friends,
new classes and new challenges, and another teacher pay raise. What's
different about today is that Governor Cooper has decided to hold
teacher pay raises and increased education funding hostage over an
ultimatum: expand Medicaid or
else. "Education is the top priority
in the bipartisan budget passed by the House and Senate. Unfortunately
Governor Cooper has decided to play political games with education
funding by vetoing this important legislation," stated North Carolina
Republican Party Chairman Michael Whatley. "It is very disappointing
that the Governor has decided that impressing his out-of-state
campaign donors is more important than getting much needed funding
into North Carolina’s
classrooms." The budget contains
nearly $4.4 billion for school construction and addresses classroom
supplies, school safety, and funding for free lunches. Further
demonstrating his disdain for school choice, Cooper admitted on
Education Matters that he wanted to eliminate the Opportunity
Scholarship program. This past week, nearly 50 days since Cooper
decided to hold the budget hostage, he vetoed the "Read To Achieve"
legislation that was written in part and supported by his handpicked
nominee for the State Board of Education. Oddly enough, the
"ineffective" program remains in place because of his veto.
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