- Republicans in the General Assembly continue to fight for North Carolina students and families. After leading the school re-opening effort, their recent bills to offer summer courses just became law!
- Republicans in the General Assembly are fighting tirelessly for kids and families by sponsoring the "Excellent Public Schools Act" and "The Summer Learning Choice for N.C. Families."
- Parents' choice in their kids' education is a Republican value. Republicans in the General Assembly just extended families the option to send their children to school over the summer to make up for the lost time.
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The Excellent Public Schools Act of 2021
- This legislation focuses on K-12 literacy, teaching spelling, fluency, vocabulary, oral language, and comprehension in a way that can meet each student's specific needs.
- Cooper originally vetoed this bill in 2019, but his recent signature indicates that there is a need for its enactment post-COVID-19.
- "After extensive learning loss for hundreds of thousands of children during the last year of school closures, it is critical we put our politics aside so we can finally enact improvements to early childhood literacy," said Senator Phil Berger.
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The Summer Learning Choice for North Carolina families
- This will allow families the option to send their kids to school over the summer to foster academic growth after a year of learning loss.
- Students in Kindergarten through eighth grade will be assessed at the beginning and end of the program so "a single competency-based assessment per grade and subject" can be established for those students.
- "This legislation is crucial for us to combat the learning deficit that has occurred due to the pandemic," said Representative John Torbett.
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