Guest editorial: Transparency of operations is a constitutional issue
Lockwood Phillips, publisher/owner of Carteret County News-Times
N.C. Senate Bill 355, legislation that promotes and enhances public access to the performance records of public employees, is generating significant resistance from various state organizations that have several things in common - they are all union related and they are determined to continue operating without public scrutiny.
The Government Transparency Act of 2021, championed by Sen. Norman Sanderson, (R), representing the 2nd Senate district of Carteret, Craven and Pamlico counties, has generated a major letter writing and phone campaign to state senators demanding that they vote against the act when it is brought to floor this coming week, just days before the deadline closes for the consideration of all new legislation.
Senate Bill 355, legislation that promotes and enhances public access to the performance records of public employees, is generating significant resistance from various state organizations that have several things in common they are all union related and they are determined to continue operating without public scrutiny.
The Government Transparency Act of 2021, championed by Sen. Norman Sanderson, R-Craven, has generated a major letter writing and phone campaign to state senators demanding that they vote against the act when it is brought to floor this coming week, just days before the deadline closes for the consideration of all new legislation.
This aggressive opposition raises several questions. What is there to hide? And, why should the employers, N.C. taxpayers, be denied access to the performance records of their employees?
NC GOP lawmakers want to require schools to post online what they re teaching T. Keung Hui, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
May 6 North Carolina Republican lawmakers who are concerned about what students are being taught in class could require schools to post online what materials their teachers are using.
The state House passed the Academy Transparency bill on Wednesday. It would require school districts and charter schools with 400 or more students to list online what instructional materials they used in the past school year.
Some GOP lawmakers say they feel the legislation is necessary because parents are concerned about what their children are learning.
North Carolina GOP Wants Teachers to Post Materials Online
The state House has passed a bill that would require school districts to post teaching materials online, with critics raising concerns about the time commitment and parents meddling in curriculums.
May 06, 2021 •
The North Carolina Capitol (TNS) North Carolina Republican lawmakers who are concerned about what students are being taught in class could require schools to post online what materials their teachers are using.
The state House passed the Academic Transparency bill on Wednesday. It would require school districts and charter schools with 400 or more students to list online what instructional materials they used in the past school year.
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BILL WOULD FORCE NC SCHOOLS TO POST TEACHING MATERIALS ONLINE: The state House passed the “Academic Transparency” bill on Wednesday. It would require school districts and charter schools with 400 or more students to list online what instructional materials they used in the past school year. The bill now goes to the Senate. The North Carolina Association of Educators called the legislation “teacher abuse” and urged people to sign a letter asking the Senate not to pass the bill. “How does the NC General Assembly celebrate National Teacher Appreciation Week?” NCAE said in its action alert Wednesday. “They pass a bill that undermines academic freedom and punishes creative teaching, of course. Sounds about right to us.” The legislation comes at a time when conservatives have grown increasingly suspicious about what is being taught in public schools. Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson created a task force to collect complaint