RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A Wake County judge has temporarily put the brakes on a new law that transfers from the State Board of Education to the state superintendent of public instruction.
Multiple media outlets report Judge Donald Stephens issued a ruling Thursday that prevents the law from becoming effective until a hearing on Jan. 6.
The State Board of Education sued the state, claiming the law is unconstitutional. The new law gives incoming state schools Superintendent Mark Johnson more control over the state’s education budget, oversight of charter schools and authority to hire senior-level aides.
Like Johnson, school board Chairman Bill Cobey also is a Republican. But many board members likely will be replaced by Democratic Gov.-elect Roy Cooper, who takes office Sunday.
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Information from: The News & Observer, https://www.newsobserver.com
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