Education Matters – Newsmakers & Newsbreakers

Topic: Newsmakers & Newsbreakers

Education has been a mainstay in the headlines in recent years here in North Carolina. This week we talk to one of the education newsmakers, Judge Bob Orr. He’s a former NC Supreme Court Justice who recently represented the State Board of Education in its lawsuit over a law passed by the General Assembly shifting much of the Board’s powers to State Superintendent Mark Johnson. We also talk to two journalists who work hard every week covering the rapidly changing news in policy and education.

Guests:

Bob Orr, Former NC Supreme Court Justice

Colin Campbell, Editor, NC Insider

Liz Schlemmer, Education Reporter, WUNC Radio

RESOURCES

EdLines

General Assembly pushes Constitutional amendments
https://www.wral.com/corporate-personal-income-tax-cap-amendment-moves/17641433/
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/rob-christensen/article213513569.html

Student mental health bills stall
https://wunc.org/post/nc-needs-school-psychologists-legislation-help-hire-more-stalled#stream/0

Teachers taking second jobs
https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/06/19/to-make-ends-meet-1-in-5.html?cmp=soc-twitter-shr

Trump proposes merging Education and Labor Departments
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/21/politics/education-labor-departments-trump-government-restructure/index.html

Interview Segments

Superintendent, state board both claim victory in court case over who runs NC schools
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article212814249.html

NC Insider
https://www.ncinsider.com/ 

Liz Schlemmer, WUNC Radio
https://wunc.org/people/liz-schlemmer#stream/0

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