Mike Hoekstra: Give surplus to education
When we moved to North Carolina over 20 years ago, I remember hearing people say, “first in roads, last in education.” I certainly still hear the last part.
Gov. Pat McCrory has a chance to make a change. How about putting a lion share of the budget surplus toward education and teacher pay?
I don’t think too many people will object to doing so.
Mike Hoekstra
Durham
This story was originally published May 12, 2015 at 4:35 PM with the headline "Mike Hoekstra: Give surplus to education."