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At the December Board meeting, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $5,540,432 in funding for 50 projects through the Food Distribution Assistance Program.
Published: Friday, March 1st, 2024 @ 11:31 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Bipartisan Calls from Public Education Leaders in 40 School Districts Across the State Urge Legislators to Invest in Public Schools
Published: Monday, September 11th, 2023 @ 7:54 am
By: Governor's Office
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Bipartisan Calls from Public Education Leaders Across the State Urge Legislators to Invest in Public Schools, Stop Unaccountable Voucher Expansion
Published: Tuesday, August 15th, 2023 @ 11:48 am
By: Governor's Office
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper hosted a roundtable discussion at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College to highlight the extreme Republican plans to dismantle public education in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, August 9th, 2023 @ 1:33 am
By: Governor's Office
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Bipartisan Calls from 30+ School Boards and Public Education Leaders Across the State to Invest in Public Schools
Published: Friday, July 21st, 2023 @ 5:05 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Bipartisan Calls from School Boards and Public Education Leaders Across the State to Invest in Public Schools
Published: Wednesday, July 5th, 2023 @ 2:29 pm
By: Governor's Office
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To help recruit and retain teachers, more school districts are considering programs to provide affordable housing to teachers
Published: Sunday, July 3rd, 2022 @ 4:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mask wars have once again erupted in Buncombe County after the school board voted during a specially called meeting last week, without public comment, to require all students and staff to wear masks while inside, regardless of vaccination status.
Published: Tuesday, September 14th, 2021 @ 11:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has selected 17 school districts and 11 charter schools to participate in a pilot program to deploy COVID-19 rapid testing in K-12 public schools where any in-person instruction is happening.
Published: Sunday, December 20th, 2020 @ 4:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Enrollment Changes Have Consequences
Published: Friday, November 4th, 2016 @ 3:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today...
Published: Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 @ 8:16 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Niche.com, Inc. is a Pittsburgh, PA-based company that evaluates and ranks K-12 schools, colleges, cities, and neighborhoods. They recently released their 2015 ranking of public schools and school districts in each state, as well as a national ranking of private and public schools and districts.
Published: Thursday, January 29th, 2015 @ 8:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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With the Nov. 4 election looming, incumbent Republican state Rep. Nathan Ramsey is battling to hold his seat for a second term against a strong campaign by Democratic opponent John Ager, who has a double-digit lead in at least one poll.
Published: Tuesday, October 28th, 2014 @ 5:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory congratulated this year's recipients of the Education and Workforce grants. The program is aimed at strengthening successful, innovative education programs that combine academic rigor and skills development with the goal of graduating every student both college and career ready.
Published: Monday, March 17th, 2014 @ 11:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The state's largest teachers organization along with the left-of-center N.C. Justice Center have filed a lawsuit challenging the private school voucher program passed by the 2013 General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Pat McCrory.
Published: Saturday, December 14th, 2013 @ 10:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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School boards in Wake and Buncombe counties are pursuing disciplinary policies they say are necessary to prevent rogue board members from bringing their school systems into disrepute. Critics say they're pure intimidation tactics meant to silence critics and cover up problems.
Published: Friday, August 23rd, 2013 @ 8:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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After months of complaining about being bullied by her colleagues on the Buncombe County Board of Education, Lisa Baldwin has enlisted the assistance of a state lawmaker to determine whether a new board policy improperly restricts her access to public records.
Published: Thursday, July 26th, 2012 @ 2:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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