Currently, state law mandates that school board elections be non-partisan contests, but there are exceptions to the rule. According to a guide (PDF) published by the N.C. State Board of Elections, 17 of the state's 115 school boards elect and/or appoint members by political party. They include...
Published: Wednesday, July 1st, 2015 @ 12:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 2013, the N.C. General Assembly established the North Carolina Educator Effectiveness and Compensation Task Force to "make recommendations on whether to create a statewide model of incentives to encourage the recruitment and retention of highly effective educators and to consider the transition t
Published: Friday, May 9th, 2014 @ 12:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Alarmed by what it perceived as a legislative agenda that was encroaching on local school boards' oversight of education, and unnerved by a lack of support from the business community, the North Carolina School Boards Association has created an advocacy organization to protect its interests and...
Published: Friday, August 30th, 2013 @ 7:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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