NC GOP lawmakers want to require schools to post online what they're teaching [View all]

North Carolina Republican lawmakers who are concerned about what students are being taught in class could require schools to post online what materials their teachers are using.

The state House passed the “Academic Transparency” bill on Wednesday. It would require school districts and charter schools with 400 or more students to list online what instructional materials they used in the past school year.

Some GOP lawmakers say they feel the legislation is necessary because parents are concerned about what their children are learning.

“This will help the parents going to the next grade be able to look and see what that teacher taught the year before, and hopefully we’re just going to teach the kids,” Rep. Jeff McNeely, an Iredell County Republican, said at Tuesday’s House Education Committee meeting.

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(Raleigh News & Observer)

Do the legislators intend to raise the salaries of teachers? Posting lesson plans and the materials used will require the teachers to spend additional time each day. Using conservative estimates of the amount of time spent for at least 20 days a month adds up to around $200 per month.