Yesterday, the Senate Agriculture, Energy and Environment Committee rejected the confirmation of Dionne Delli-Gatti, Governor Cooper's pick to be Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
Press Releases
Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson on the Senate Agriculture, Energy and Environment Committee's Rejection of Dionne Delli-Gatti's Confirmation to the Department of Environmental Quality
Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson Releases Statement on Proposed State Board of Education Standards
"As a member of the State Board of Education, I have been a part of meetings concerning new standards for our public school system in North Carolina. These standards are the foundation for education in our state, and as such are incredibly important. They exist for every grade and every core subject within the state. Such standards should be drafted without an underlying agenda, and without political motivations.
As I have said many times, we need to teach our children how to think and not what to think.