Like Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker, Gov. Bev. Perdue used today's Capitol Broadcasting MLK Interfaith Prayer Breakfast to take some shots at the Wake County school board.
Perdue's criticism of the school board and the elimination of the diversity policy was a bit more veiled than the remarks made by Meeker. But she clearly conveyed to the audience that she wasn't happy with what was happening in the Wake school system.
"I have never heard a tribute to Martin Luther King on any day anywhere in North Carolina or America where somebody didn't say during their talk, 'His work is not done,'" Perdue said. "And if you live in Wake County, his work is not done."
Much of her talk was on the importance of education in America.
“Education is the thing that America promises for all of us, even in Wake County," Perdue said as she emphasized the word even. "Education is synonymous with equality. Education was what Dr. King understood would be the fundamental promise of opportunity."
Like Meeker, Perdue has criticized the changes going on in Wake County since the board majority took office in December 2009.
Comments
Pander Bev Pander
Mon, 01/17/2011 - 22:58 — AgentPierceWhy bother Dumplin'? That voter faction HAS to vote for you regardless. It's some kind of natural law.
Well, I see
Mon, 01/17/2011 - 19:27 — nancyncthat all our expected politicians, including Price, the mayor and Perdue are using MLK to boost their standings with minorities.
Realists, they are not.
Is that anything like the BoE
Mon, 01/17/2011 - 22:33 — Dove314Is that anything like our BoE and their complete lack of focus on the reality of the budget shortfall in WCPSS and how to address it while they appear on Fox News, the WCTA, and other republican forums touting their fiscal responsibility?
“Education is the
Mon, 01/17/2011 - 19:09 — CaryCurmudgeon“Education is the thing that America promises for all of us, even in Wake County," Perdue said.
Sounds great, Bev. I agree. So don't cut our school funding again this year, find some other way to close the budget gap.
Perdue says "Education is synonymous with equality." Sorry, that sounds like so many empty words considering that NC is ranked 33rd in the country academically?
In other words, Bev, you and your cohorts have done a crappy job funding our schools. I agree with you on this one too.
Don't forget to give credit
Tue, 01/18/2011 - 00:35 — ncellagatorDon't forget to give credit to the fabulous funding our County Commissioners have done as well.
Oh, plenty of "credit" to go
Tue, 01/18/2011 - 08:29 — CaryCurmudgeonOh, plenty of "credit" to go around.
Who controls the legislature
Mon, 01/17/2011 - 19:23 — user12345Who controls the legislature and the purse strings? Republicans? Let's see if they makes you proud and pour money into education.
Yes,
Mon, 01/17/2011 - 19:37 — nancyncLet's see what they can do with a huge deficit and their first time at the controls in a hundred years.
Yes, the do start the year
Mon, 01/17/2011 - 20:40 — CaryCurmudgeonYes, the do start the year with the deck stacked against them, and it will be difficult to reverse 100 years of under-funding our schools.. For now, I'd be happy with flat funding from last year, then look to start getting our investment in education on par with the rest of the country starting in 2012.
I don't think we need to
Mon, 01/17/2011 - 21:53 — user12345I don't think we need to worry about the accumulation of under funding in education like we would for building maintenance ... all those underfunded kids have moved on now and left with their defective education ...it seems like your Republican friends will want to take their time at the wheel to cut education expenses to the far left, pinko, communist education establishment ... time will tell ... I am going to enjoy this a lot ...either they will be worthless bums who don't care about education or we will get more money which will kill them to do..
Perdue is already about as
Mon, 01/17/2011 - 18:13 — woodstockPerdue is already about as unpopular as an elected official can get, so her comments seems like a really, really pathetic attempt to appeal to someone... anyone, even if it is a miniscule group of folks who align with the charlatans who enjoy using race as a weapon.
Perdue's state -- our state -- has one of the highest unemployment rates in the entire country, a dismal record in education -- ranked in the bottom half nationally -- and is in a horrific budget crises... I think she needs to attend to her own responsibilities and challenges before critiquing something she obviously has very little understanding of.
Perdue says "Education is synonymous with equality." Sorry, that sounds like so many empty words considering that NC is ranked 33rd in the country academically?