On statewide tour, Mo Green weighs what looming end of the Department of Education could mean

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : " During his speech, Green argued the Department of Education has played a key role in supporting public schools across the nation, and making sure they are open and accessible to all.
59% : Green closed his remarks Saturday with a request from the crowd, asking everyone in attendance for their full support for public schools, teachers, and students, arguing it's the only way public education in North Carolina can thrive.
45% : " Green says that funding supports 14,000 positions at public schools around the state - plus grants for teacher training and recruitment - and it could be catastrophic to lose some, or all of it.
41% : Trump signed an executive order to begin dismantling the department on March 20, and had already slashed the department's staff earlier in the month.
37% : He also suggested that the Trump administration might not cut education funding to the state, but might instead direct that funding through the General Assembly, raising the possibility that the Republican-controlled body could redirect some or all of those funds away from public education.

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