Education officials and advocacy groups are pondering ways to better use those swollen waiting rolls for practical and policy applications.
Published: Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 @ 9:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Twenty-six states and the District of Columbia have requested waivers from the Federal government for No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation.
Published: Saturday, March 10th, 2012 @ 11:46 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina Rep. Bryan Holloway, the Republican co-chairman of the state legislature's education oversight committee and a schoolteacher himself, now says that there won't be enough time this year to work out the details of a performance-pay plan for public school teachers.
Published: Friday, March 9th, 2012 @ 4:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The teacher involved in "supplementing" a preschooler's lunch with chicken nuggets in Hoke County has been suspended indefinitely.
Published: Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 @ 4:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Education approved creation of nine charter schools Thursday despite opposition to some of the schools from the NAACP, some elected leaders, and backers of traditional public schools.
Published: Sunday, March 4th, 2012 @ 8:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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School lunch inspections, such as the one at West Hoke Elementary School that garnered national attention, could be avoided in the future if the NC Child Care Commission doesn't ignore a recommendation from the General Assembly and its own attorney.
Published: Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 @ 11:46 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Hoke County Schools Assistant Superintendent Bob Barnes is telling the media the pre-K student who was forced to supplement her homemade lunch with chicken nuggets must have been confused when she went through the school lunch line.
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 @ 4:28 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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A mother in Hoke County complains her daughter was forced to eat a school lunch because a government inspector determined her home-made lunch did not meet nutrition requirements.
Published: Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 @ 4:50 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The data stands in stark contrast to Gov. Beverly Perdue's claims Republican state budget cuts have resulted in larger class sizes, and the loss of thousands of teacher and teacher assistant positions.
Published: Saturday, January 14th, 2012 @ 3:04 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Here we go again with Judge Manning weighing in on the legislature's deliberations as if it was any of his business as a judge. As a taxpayer, yes; but as a judge, no
Published: Monday, August 15th, 2011 @ 10:13 am
By: Jim Bispo
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