The state provides the lion's share of school money - more than double what the county provides. Lawmakers need to rethink those moves. Such disinvestment in education is shortsighted and foolish. Mecklenburg must not follow the state's example. This is a time to move forward, not backward, in tackling this community's education needs.
County commissioners hold the purse strings, but they are simply our agents.
If we value quality education for our kids, we must tell them what we're willing to do to get it.