Western Carolina University Chancellor David O. Belcher will host an educational forum beginning at 12:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 29, to address the regional importance of the Connect NC bond proposal. The event will be held in the theater of WCU’s A.K. Hinds University Center. On Tuesday, March 15, North Carolina voters will decide on the […]
McCrory pushes for $3 billion in bonds
April 27, 2015 by
Gov. Pat McCrory is pitching a $3 billion bond proposal that will go toward road infrastructure ($1.5 billion) and renovation, or replacement of state government buildings. In the second $1.5 billion he is including a large chunk ($500 millions) to go to the UNC system for various projects, like the $115 million for a science/STEM building at […]
WNC teachers voice their concerns about education reform in the state
April 9, 2014 by
In June 2013, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory shifted his attention to the state’s education system, hoping to create a new, refreshing method of increasing teacher pay while catering those who perform at a high level. Thus far, it has not gone as planned. Less a year later, North Carolina remains 46th in the United […]
