State legislators got a list of work Oct. 30 from the Chatham County School Board: Third grade literacy levels, lowering the mandatory school age and raising wages for prekindergarten teachers.
“When a child is beginning to learn, don’t you want the best teachers?” said board president Roger Moss. “You have to pay them accordingly.”
Literacy levels, mental health concerns, loan forgiveness programs, and employee safety brought together Chatham County’s Board of Education and local legislators at A.B. Williams Elementary School for the annual Board Breakfast. The meeting was held earlier than usual in hopes of cultivating active conversations and giving legislators time to think through items Congress will be voting on in the next couple of months. The General Assembly resumes in January…