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Students, parents and educators urge full funding for Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools
Summary
At a May 13 Orange County public hearing, multiple students, parents, teachers and PTA leaders urged the Board of Commissioners to fully fund the schools' continuation and expansion budgets, citing program cuts, teacher departures and impacts on classroom supports such as teacher assistants and language programs.
Dozens of students, parents, educators and PTA representatives addressed the Orange County Board of Commissioners during the May 13 public hearing to press for full funding of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools continuation and expansion budgets.
Brian Link, president of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Association of Educators, framed the speakers' request succinctly: "Can we please have money for schools?" Link said the county's recommended budget was nearly $2 million short of continuation and that past county practice had funded at least 49% of the local education share,…
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