North Carolina lawmakers still have not reached agreement on a state budget, now almost five months into the fiscal year. The state government can operate on last year’s budget, but that is still leaving many agencies underfunded, including public schools, and state employees like teachers going without a raise.
In that context, it is not easy to imagine North Carolina implementing an ambitious plan for school improvement — but state superintendent Mo Green has been touring the state this fall to push for exactly that.
“By 2030, North Carolina will have the very best public education system in the entire nation,” Green said in October at Chapel Hill High School, where he wrapped up a statewide tour to promote a plan called “Achieving Educational Excellence.”…