Public education is the most important function of state government and we spend more tax dollars on education than any other budget item.
Published: Monday, June 19th, 2023 @ 11:19 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Local boards of education are becoming ever-frustrated with a North Carolina law that puts restrictions on the start and end dates for the school year.
Published: Monday, February 27th, 2023 @ 8:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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It’s a rite of every legislative session: the introduction of an ever-increasing number of bills calling for school calendar flexibility. The goal? Get out from under North Carolina’s rigid school calendar law.
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 @ 4:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Members of the General Assembly continued working at a fast pace this week, moving bills quickly through committee and floor votes, in an effort to meet their self-imposed July 1 adjournment deadline.
Published: Tuesday, June 14th, 2022 @ 6:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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NCACC Weekly Update — May 7
Published: Thursday, May 13th, 2021 @ 10:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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With the legislature’s crossover deadline a little more than one week away, the N.C. House is tackling multiple bills during the session that reconvened this afternoon.
Published: Tuesday, May 11th, 2021 @ 9:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina House has passed a bill that would give individual school districts more flexibility to set their own calendars.
Published: Tuesday, April 27th, 2021 @ 1:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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NCACC Weekly Update — April 23
Published: Monday, April 26th, 2021 @ 7:53 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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NCACC Weekly Update — April 16
Published: Wednesday, April 21st, 2021 @ 7:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Monday, May 4th, Governor Cooper signed two bills passed by the General Assembly, providing regulatory and financial relief in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 @ 12:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The House is wasting little time addressing the challenges COVID-19 has posed to North Carolina.
Published: Monday, May 4th, 2020 @ 2:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. General Assembly is in session, but it’s unclear how long it may take lawmakers to deal with economic fallout caused by COVID-19.
Published: Sunday, May 3rd, 2020 @ 11:02 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The House Select Committee on COVID-19 Education working group has approved an education omnibus bill providing regulatory relief and support for North Carolina’s K-12 and higher education systems.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2020 @ 12:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As North Carolina fights the coronavirus, the General Assembly should take a few simple, smart steps to keep public education on track and the economy afloat, experts say.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 11:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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With K-12 schools across the state closed until May 15, lawmakers and education officials are working to ensure students are still able to get an education and that school employees are paid.
Published: Monday, March 30th, 2020 @ 3:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Raleigh Charter High School is one of the top schools in the country, but it’s not what one would call a typical public school.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 3:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today ends the last "slow week" at the Legislature. Many of us attended services for Congressman Walter B. Jones, Jr. in Greenville, NC.
Published: Friday, February 22nd, 2019 @ 11:22 am
By: S. Henri McClees
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The NC General Assembly schedule will be accelerating next week. Chairmen are scheduling their Committee meetings. Legislators are working with the Bill Drafting Division to draft and file bills
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 @ 10:12 am
By: S. Henri McClees
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The North Carolina General Assembly passed the Disaster Recovery Act of 2016 by a unanimous vote of 49-0 in the Senate and a unanimous vote of 115-0 in the House.
Published: Monday, December 19th, 2016 @ 5:37 am
By: Bill Cook
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Governor Pat McCrory signed the Disaster Recovery Act of 2016 into law today, providing $201 million to help citizens and communities recover from Hurricane Matthew and wildfires
Published: Friday, December 16th, 2016 @ 4:43 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Gov. Pat McCrory has asked the General Assembly to write a $200 million check to help North Carolina residents and communities affected by Hurricane Matthew and the wildfires
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2016 @ 12:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory will request approximately $200 million in a Special Session of the General Assembly
Published: Tuesday, December 13th, 2016 @ 1:07 am
By: McCrory Communications
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The NC General Assembly was in session until 1:30 am hammering out Amendments to the budget, and it was passed 93-23, with 11 Republicans and 12 Democrats voting against and sent to the Senate.
Published: Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 @ 5:48 pm
By: Michael Speciale
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The NC General Assembly was shut down for about two weeks due to snow and other bad weather. The Bill submission deadline was not extended due to the weather, so we are jumping through hoops now to get our Bills into Bill Drafting before the submission deadline on March 18th.
Published: Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 @ 10:51 pm
By: Michael Speciale
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