The school board of Durham, North Carolina, is planning to join Guilford, NC, in opposing a state law intended to remove any due process rights from teachers.
“The board was unanimous in its decision authorizing Chairwoman Heidi Carter to work with the attorney for the N.C. Association of Educators and to provide an affidavit supporting the association’s lawsuit to maintain the tenure rights of teachers.
“It also authorized the school board’s attorney to ask the attorney for the Guildford County Board of Education if it would be “helpful or practical” for Durham to join any lawsuit it might file against state legislation requiring school districts to offer contracts to 25 percent of their teachers.
“It’s our way of showing our strongest support for our teachers who work so hard for us,” Carter said.”
Diane Ravitch's blog 
This good Durham outcome is the result of long term community work to elect a good board and the Decline 2 Sign Campaign launched by a new caucus of the NCAE, Organize 2020, whose rank and file teachers designed all the materials and spread the word. A dozen boards have signed resolutions so far. http://www.organize2020.com
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Another point for Durham.. People love their Durham!
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“It’s our way of showing our strongest support for our teachers who work so hard for us,” Carter said.”
Love this! Finally somebody gets it.
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Looks like Wake county will follow suit:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/03/03/3670837/wake-and-durham-school-leaders.html
Howard
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