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School-board candidates debate partisan elections, remote learning and teacher pay at Caldwell forum
Summary
School-board hopefuls and commissioners debated whether school-board races should be partisan, whether remote learning should substitute for in-person makeup days and how to address teacher pay and declining enrollment.
School-board candidates at the Caldwell County retired-teacher forum focused on curriculum oversight, staffing and how to maintain in-class instruction after weather-related closures.
Several speakers voiced strong objections to remote-learning days as a substitute for in-person instruction. Incumbent BJ Fore said, "There's no substitute for being in that classroom" and argued for making up instructional days in person. Teresa Branch and Lisa Bollock Widener described extensive classroom experience and said they favor…
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