State House penalizing Wake for dropping diversity policy?

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you can not tell me that one's vote is not political and made solely on the intention to hurt the other party.

This is pervasive throughout politics these days.  Look at the politics of the BoE members, a supposedly nonpartisan office.  If politicians and those spouting their rhetoric like gospel stopped trying for political gain for their party and instead put that effort into collaborative progress for the good of all, everyone would be better off, 

This is not about the students.  It's about power and control both among the politcians and Wake County Administration.  Students are just a pawn in their game.

Hadn't seen that (and I'm a subscriber).  

To those who want a preview, it's about the fight in New York City about charter schools.

The section on "disadvantaged student supplemental funding" is one of many sections in a 149 page $19 billion Budget Bill. The section was NOT in the Senate version. It is incorrect to say that any Senator voted for or against it as they have not had an opportunity to do so.

The section was part of the House Committee substitute, apparently in the Finance committee after the Bill came over from the Senate.  It was not added as an amendment.  There was no separate floor vote on it.  There is a similar provision for "At-Risk/Alternative Schools allotment and the Improving Student Accountability allotment". There are several similar supplemental allotments totalling about $1.5 billion of which about $77 million is for "disadvantaged student supplemental funding".

Wake receives little of the money relative to other districts. It is in the order of $3 million out of about $77 million statewide.

No Republican voted for the Budget bill or would have been expected to.  No-one from either side of the aisle offered an amendment to remove the section.  Republicans apparently had no problem with it.  It is really not clear that it is targeted at Wake, especially when looked at in the context of the entire Bill and distribution of "disadvantaged student supplemental funding".

The Budget Bill also includes the following section which was added at the same time as the section on "disadvantaged student supplemental funding".

Legislative Commission on Diversity in the Public Schools.

SECTION 7.18.(d) The Commission shall study the effects of student diversity in public school enrollment. As part of this study, the Commission shall:
(1) Consider whether schools in which students of various racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic characteristics are balanced improve the quality of the learning experience and the academic achievement of all students as compared to schools with more homogeneous student enrollments.
(2) Examine whether diverse public schools are successful in closing the achievement gap.
(3) Explore the level of parental involvement in schools with a diverse student population.
(4) Examine best practices for creating and maintaining student diversity in schools and school systems in other states.
(5) Consider whether diverse public schools improve student discipline.
(6) Consider the fiscal impact and efficiency of State funding streams given the data accumulated in items (1) through (5).
(7) Study any other issue the Commission considers relevant.

Thanks for that. Identifying the enemy is step one.

Thanks for putting the voting records up there.  It's helpful to know one component of my rep's and senator's records.  

Having said that, I'm not voting on the basis of any one vote or one topic but rather on their comprehensive record.  Unlike the WCPSS BoE, this group had better be focusing on more than just education in WCPSS.