Why the Last Day of School in NC Feels Different This Year

It feels like a make-or-break moment for public education in North Carolina. Senior Editor Billy Ball on what’s at stake.

Staff Reports

June 9, 2023

Teachers dance during a protest outside the state capitol in Raleigh, North Carolina on May, 16 2018. Education funding has been a major concern in North Carolina in the last decade after the GOP-controlled legislature handed down steep cuts. (Photo by Logan Cyrus / AFP)

It feels like a make-or-break moment for public education in North Carolina. Senior Editor Billy Ball on what’s at stake.

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