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Michele Morrow won 73 of North Carolina's 100 counties in race for superintendent of public instruction. But Mo Green won the election after getting the urban areas, incl. 83% of the vote in Durham, 60% in Forsyth, 65% in Guilford, 68% in Mecklenburg & 66% in Wake. #nced#ncpol
NC House votes 72-44 to override Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of HB10. Now goes to Senate. Once overridden, it would become law requiring sheriffs to cooperate w/ ICE & provides $463 million for private school voucher expansion. #nced#ncpol#ncga
GOP-backed Wake County school board candidate drops out. He’s now supporting the Democrat. Robert Morales Vergara says he withdrew “after much reflection and a deep disappointment with the leadership of the Wake GOP.” #wcpss#nced#ncpol#wakepol
NC Gov. Roy Cooper calls for raising teacher pay to nat'l avg, restoring extra pay for master's degrees & longevity pay, raising school funding & expanding Teaching Fellows Program, saying it's "appalling" no HBCUs are in program. #nced#ncpol
.@WCPSS school board unanimously votes to rename Daniels Middle School in Raleigh as Oberlin Middle School in honor of the Oberlin community founded by former slaves. Board cites Josephus Daniels' role in 1898 Wilmington Massacre for rescinding school name. #nced#ncpol#wakepol
North Carolina’s first Black-owned children’s bookstore opens with Juneteenth celebration. Every book is written by a Black author and read by the owners & their 2 children before it is put in the downtown Raleigh store. (Via @batkinson2501) #ncednewsobserver.com/news/business/…
Elena Ashburn, speaking for NC Principal of the Year & Teacher of the Year winners, asks General Assembly to raise starting teacher salary to $40,000, increase each teacher salary step by 7% & increase min. salary for school support staff to $15 an hour. #nced#ncpol#ncga#wcpss
NC Senate votes 30-19 to override Gov. Cooper's veto to make HB10 law. It requires sheriffs to cooperate w/ ICE & provides an additional $463 million in private school vouchers to clear 54,000 student Opportunity Scholarship wait list. #nced#ncpol#ncga
#BREAKINGNEWS Elena Ashburn of @NBroughtonHS has been named the 2021 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year. She’s the 1st Wake County principal to win since the award started being given in the early 1980s. #wcpss#nced
NC Gov. Roy Cooper asks for 8.5% raise and $1,500 retention bonus for teachers this year. He also wants to restore master's degree pay for teachers. Lawmakers have also talked about increasing teacher raises. (Via @dawnbvaughan) #nced#ncpol#ncga
Federal judge sends Republican challenge of 60,000 ballots back to NC Supreme Court. The decision is a win for Jefferson Griffin. The Court’s GOP majority could now throw out the ballots to give Griffin win over Allison Riggs. (Via @kyle_ingram11) #ncpol
NC Gov. Roy Cooper calls for $2K bonus in May for educators, over next 2 years avg. 10% pay increase for teachers & principals & 7.5% increase for non-certified school employees, $1K bonus in Oct 21 & Oct 22 for educators, raise non-certified staff to $15 an hour. #nced#ncpol