EDUCATION
PHOTOS: NC Gov. Roy Cooper visits E.E. Smith to talk value of public schools
Andrew Craft
Gov. Roy Cooper listens in to a Spanish class while touring E.E. Smith High School on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
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Gov. Roy Cooper tours E.E. Smith High School on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
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Gov. Roy Cooper arrives for a tour of E.E. Smith High School on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
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Gov. Roy Cooper shakes hands with Spanish teacher Gina Saavedra while touring E.E. Smith High School on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
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Gov. Roy Cooper stops in on an Air Force JROTC Class while touring E.E. Smith High School on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
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Sen. Val Applewhite laughs, while standing next to Dr. Marvin Connelly, Jr., after Gov. Roy Cooper made a joke during a tour of E.E. Smith High School on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
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Principal Larry Parker Jr. leads Gov. Roy Cooper on a tour of E.E. Smith High School on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
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Gov. Roy Cooper meets with students in a drone class while touring E.E. Smith High School on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
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Gov. Roy Cooper checks out a drone during a visit to a drone class while touring E.E. Smith High School on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
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Student Jasmin Papaleo, left, leads Gov. Roy Cooper on a tour of the flight simulators at E.E. Smith High School on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
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Gov. Roy Cooper watches student Roman Jackson use a flight simulators at E.E. Smith High School on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
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Gov. Roy Cooper puts on a safety vest and glasses before flying a drone for the first time during a tour of E.E. Smith High School on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
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A student instructs Gov. Roy Cooper on how to fly a drone for the first time during a tour of E.E. Smith High School on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
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A student instructs Gov. Roy Cooper on how to fly a drone for the first time during a tour of E.E. Smith High School on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
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Gov. Roy Cooper tries his hand at the flight simulator while members of the media photograph him during a tour of E.E. Smith High School on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
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Gov. Roy Cooper tries his hand at the flight simulator while members of the media photograph him during a tour of E.E. Smith High School on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
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Gov. Roy Cooper tries his hand at a flight simulator during a tour of E.E. Smith High School on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
Andrew Craft, The Fayetteville Observer
Gov. Roy Cooper visits a drone class while touring E.E. Smith High School on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
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Gov. Roy Cooper tours E.E. Smith High School on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
Andrew Craft, The Fayetteville Observer
Gov. Roy Cooper tours E.E. Smith High School on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
Andrew Craft, The Fayetteville Observer
Gov. Roy Cooper speaks about the importance of public schools during a press conference after touring E.E. Smith High School on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
Andrew Craft, The Fayetteville Observer
Gov. Roy Cooper speaks about the importance of public schools during a press conference after touring E.E. Smith High School on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
Andrew Craft, The Fayetteville Observer
Gov. Roy Cooper tours E.E. Smith High School on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
Andrew Craft, The Fayetteville Observer