Easley vetoes bill to ease out-of-state teacher rules
Friday, September 30th, 2005
By Chris Fitzsimon
RALEIGH - Gov. Mike Easley vetoed a teacher licensing bill Thursday that he said would lower professional standards in the classroom, creating a showdown with legislators who overwhelmingly approved the measure.
The bill, sought by school administrators and local education boards struggling to fill thousands of classroom vacancies annually, would have loosened the requirements out-of-state teachers must meet to get hired.
"This bill reduces North Carolina’s teaching standards to the lowest in the nation," Mr. Easley said during his first public veto during nearly five years in office.
Mr. Easley said a compromise with legislators and educators hadn’t been reached despite weeks of negotiations, setting up the possibility that lawmakers may try to override the veto. (more…)
The measure approved in the legislature last month would have designated out-of-state schoolteachers as"highly qualified" under the federal No Child Left Behind Act if they earned that distinction in their home states. (more…)
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