Republicans back $400 in supply money for school teachers
RALEIGH — North Carolina Republicans want to provide $400 to each public school teacher to purchase construction paper, glue sticks and other classroom supplies through a new streamlined process that sidesteps local districts.Superintendent of Public instruction Mark Johnson and GOP education budget-writers unveiled legislation on Wednesday that would direct the money to more than 93,000 classroom teachers. They’ll be debited for their purchases or reimbursed through an […]