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☕ In Today’s Edition
1. Durham Public Schools’ Meet and Confer Policy
2. The Environmental and Economic Impacts of Buc-ee’s
3. Answers About a Fatal Raleigh Crash
4. A Dance Recital for Grown-Ups
5. Our Picks of Upcoming Events
Good morning, readers.
Sure, the story of the Durham Public Schools meet and confer policy is a compelling tale of progressivism and union power in North Carolina’s bluest county. But there are still only so many times I can type “contentious school board meeting about meet and confer” without feeling like I’m losing my mind.
So after yet another contentious school board meeting about meet and confer last week, I was pretty pleased on Tuesday when DPS’s biggest power players got together for a press conference and celebrated a final policy that it seems everyone can finally be happy about (if you’re just joining us, meet and confer is meant to give employee representatives dedicated meetings with the superintendent without violating the state’s ban on public sector collective bargaining).
The celebration was a bit overdue—the board passed a version of the policy last month, but the DAE stormed out of that meeting over a few key pieces of it. At last week’s meeting, the board voted to edit the policy in line with the DAE’s requests.
Whether you’re a dedicated school board watcher or you’ve literally never heard of meet and confer before in your life, you can read all the latest below. And have a good Thursday.
—Chase
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STAGE
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