Cooper declares public education 'emergency'

Gov. Roy Cooper on Monday criticized the Senate's low salary increases for teachers and a measure the House and Senate have advanced to provide all K-12 student a subsidized private schooling option.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks with reporters at a Jan. 19, 2023, event in Raleigh.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Monday declared a state of emergency for public education, using the megaphone of his office to blast a proposed Republican budget that stands to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars from public schools to private schools and p…