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To rebound from remote learning, NC schools seek power to shorten summer vacation
A new bill is the latest development in the ongoing tug-of-war between NC schools and the tourism industry.
Brian Gordon
USA Today Network
It s been nearing a year of remote learning for many students in the Alamance-Burlington Schools System, and district superintendent Bruce Benson is concerned.
He sees more than 200 seniors in danger of not getting their diploma on-time, a significant drop from last spring. On recent end-of-course exams, he witnessed scores sink across the district.
“We’ve taken a huge step backwards in terms of outcomes for kids,” Benson said “We have a responsibility to get our kids back on track, he said.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all of our lives. But few in North Carolina can argue that they’ve taken as big a hit as owners and operators of private bars.
A court filing this month makes clear that these businesses have faced special damage at the hands of an unsympathetic governor.
The filing in
Waldron v. Cooper tells the clear story of more than 10 months of discrimination against one type of business.
“And while Governor [Roy] Cooper has called this a ‘dimmer switch’ approach, in reality, it threatens to turn the lights off on many private bars for good,” according to the Jan. 15 document authored by attorney Jessica Thompson.