“North Carolina residents are concerned about the direction of education in North Carolina,” says Dr. Don Martin, professor in educational leadership at HPU. “When 73 percent would be willing to pay more taxes to see that teacher pay reaches the national average in five years, decision makers in Raleigh should listen. While higher pay does not solve all of North Carolina’s educational problems, it does help attract and retain quality teachers – the very people who make the most difference in student achievement.”
Indeed! The results of a recent poll conducted by High Point University shows the public's opinion of the direction our current GOP legislature is taking our school systems. It's not a good one.
Giving the overall quality of our public schools a C grade, the answer is not one of privatization either.
"North Carolinians were critical of a proposal to require the bottom five percent of the lowest performing schools to be taken over by out of state, for-profit companies. Seventy-four percent of state residents said they would oppose such a policy."
Takeaway from this survey is that our citizens of the state know what need to be done. We need to pay our teachers what they deserve for the work they need to do,...to pay at a level to attract top talent and keep them, and to put resources into our public schools - not privatize them.
Indeed! The results of a recent poll conducted by High Point University shows the public's opinion of the direction our current GOP legislature is taking our school systems. It's not a good one.
Giving the overall quality of our public schools a C grade, the answer is not one of privatization either.
"North Carolinians were critical of a proposal to require the bottom five percent of the lowest performing schools to be taken over by out of state, for-profit companies. Seventy-four percent of state residents said they would oppose such a policy."
Takeaway from this survey is that our citizens of the state know what need to be done. We need to pay our teachers what they deserve for the work they need to do,...to pay at a level to attract top talent and keep them, and to put resources into our public schools - not privatize them.
This is exactly what Larry Pendry, candidate for Wilkes Board of Education believes as well. He understands that the current path we've placed our state's schools on isn't sustainable, and it's hurting our biggest County employer - Wilkes County Schools, and it's hurting our kids. When you vote for a BOE candidate, vote Pendry.
To view more about this survey - and believe me, there's a LOT of good stuff here - visit the source material at:
http://www.highpoint.edu/blog/2016/03/hpu-poll-north-carolinians-see-education-headed-in-wrong-direction/_
To view more about this survey - and believe me, there's a LOT of good stuff here - visit the source material at:
http://www.highpoint.edu/blog/2016/03/hpu-poll-north-carolinians-see-education-headed-in-wrong-direction/_