1/13/2025
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Meet Destin Hall, the new Speaker of the House
North Carolina’s 121st Speaker of the House Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, is committed to lower taxes, limited government, and conservative values and principles, according to his campaign website. He represents the 87th district, which includes Caldwell and Watauga counties. This is...
State Board discusses potential priorities for the new legislative session
The State Board of Education spent part of their first meeting of the year brainstorming their priorities for the upcoming 2025 legislative session. North Carolina lawmakers kicked off their long legislative session on Wednesday, which also means it’s the beginning...
Perspective | How the world’s happiest country supports its teachers
Finland is widely known for having a stellar education system, a reputation that drew me to spend the past school year studying abroad at the University of Jyväskylä in Central Finland. Trying to uncover what education policies and cultural factors...
The Editor’s Notes
In keeping with EdNC’s practice of asking “who are you?” over and over to better know someone:
“Hall is from Caldwell County. He was raised by his grandparents. He is a Christian. He attended public schools. He is a first-generation college graduate. He is a Mountaineer. He is a lawyer. He is a school board attorney. He is married. He is expecting his first child. He is a conservative, Republican politician. He is the Speaker of the N.C. House.”
Two things were clear from our research. Hall is respected for his willingness to listen. And the superintendent and president of the community college in Caldwell County think the world of him as both a member of their community and as a leader.
Hall encourages people to get to know their legislators. He has a relationship with Caldwell County Schools and CCC&TI, and that makes a difference for him. He encourages people to get to know their legislator’s staff too. “The first step is building relationships,” he says.
Shout out to Mary Ann Wolf at the Public School Forum of NC for co-authoring this article with me.
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