NC-ED: NC superintendent debate: Michele Morrow (R), Mo Green (D) clash over 'biggest problem we have'

North Carolina superintendent of public instruction candidates Maurice “Mo” Green and Michele Morrow differ on the issue many say is central to the future of public education in the state: school funding and teacher pay.

The two faced off in a debate Monday night hosted by the Public School Forum of North Carolina at Pinecrest High School in Southern Pines. Green emphasized the need for the state’s General Assembly to fully fund public education, while Morrow said the state’s public education system is not using money it has effectively.

Green is the former superintendent of Guilford County Schools, the third-largest public school system in the state and previously served as deputy superintendent for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Morrow is a nurse, home school teacher and vocal critic of public schools in North Carolina. She’s previously called public schools “the indoctrination army of socialist Dems.”

The state superintendent is responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations of the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. That includes advocating and informing the state on issues in education, making recommendations for policy changes to the legislature and governor and working with the State Board of Education to organize, establish and administer funds. Each term is four years.





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