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Congresswoman and House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC5) and Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) introduced legislation Tuesday that would repeal President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan that would cost taxpayers billions of dollars.
Published: Saturday, December 9th, 2023 @ 3:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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U.S. House Education Committee Chair Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-NC, is taking aim at the Biden Administration’s recently announced student loan forgiveness action, stating the executive branch is “trampling the rule of law.”
Published: Monday, October 16th, 2023 @ 3:03 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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After lying dormant for over four months, a Parents Bill of Rights is once again on the move in the North Carolina General Assembly.
Published: Thursday, August 17th, 2023 @ 10:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill to create a board for authorizing the creation of new charter schools could soon be up for a vote on the floor of the North Carolina Senate, after passing that chamber’s education committee June 14.
Published: Friday, August 4th, 2023 @ 9:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Major charter school legislation moved a step closer to reality on Wednesday as the Senate Education committee approved HB 618 by a party-line voice vote.
Published: Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 @ 8:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Prohibit Compelled Speech/Higher Ed Act, House Bill 607, sits in the Senate Rules Committee this week, after passing the House earlier this month.
Published: Tuesday, June 27th, 2023 @ 10:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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All families in North Carolina would be eligible for the Opportunity Scholarship Program under a bill that moved through the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday.
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2023 @ 11:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Bills to expand the Opportunity Scholarship Program in North Carolina are now on the move in both chambers of the General Assembly, after the House Education Committee approved a measure on Tuesday.
Published: Friday, May 12th, 2023 @ 11:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill passed through the North Carolina House Education Committee on March 28 would require public schools to offer character education in all grade levels in public schools. The intent of the program is to reduce bullying and harassment behavior.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 8:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Republicans moved a bill through the House Education Committee on March 14 that would prohibit the teaching of Critical Race Theory in North Carolina public school classrooms.
Published: Friday, April 7th, 2023 @ 11:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill that won approval by the House Education Committee on March 14 would give North Carolina public school districts more leeway in creating disciplinary policies in classrooms.
Published: Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 @ 11:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Public school employees who commit sexual offenses against students would face harsher penalties under a bill passed Feb. 21 by the North Carolina House K-12 Education Committee.
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 9:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A measure to require students to take a computer science course prior to graduating high school passed through the North Carolina House Education Committee Feb. 14.
Published: Tuesday, February 28th, 2023 @ 10:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina House K-12 Education Committee passed a bill Jan. 31 that directs federal COVID-19 relief dollars to fund a new software program for remedying learning loss.
Published: Monday, February 13th, 2023 @ 6:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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An N.C. House standing committee first met in January to discuss ways to improve K-12 public education. This week, the committee approved its final set of recommendations.
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 11:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A presentation to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on Nov. 29 revealed marginal improvements in reading proficiency for students in kindergarten through 3rd grade, although learning loss from pandemic school closures is having an impact, particularly for minority students.
Published: Saturday, December 24th, 2022 @ 7:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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An amendment to make Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt head up the State Board of Education passed two House committees on June 29.
Published: Friday, July 8th, 2022 @ 2:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A recent Civitas poll found that 66% of likely voters say K-12 public education is headed in the wrong direction.
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2022 @ 10:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Democratic members of the N.C. State Board of Education have their sights set on Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt, saying Truitt was putting too many parents from schools of choice on a new advisory committee.
Published: Thursday, March 17th, 2022 @ 1:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is calling for broad reforms to the K-12 education system in North Carolina. Robinson’s comments came during a standing committee meeting on Monday, Feb. 21, that touched on themes of accountability, discipline, and restoring common sense.
Published: Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022 @ 11:54 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, I spoke to the North Carolina Senate Committee on Education/Higher Education about Proposed Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill 324.
Published: Friday, July 30th, 2021 @ 7:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Tuesday, the N.C. Senate Education Committee presented a bill that would effectively end the High School Athletic Association’s role in supervising high school athletics, a role the organization has held since 1913.
Published: Friday, July 30th, 2021 @ 10:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The state Senate’s main education committee has endorsed a bill that would penalize N.C. school systems for late payments to charter schools.
Published: Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021 @ 11:39 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The teaching of critical race theory as the only explanation of America’s past would be outlawed in public schools under a bill approved by the N.C. House Education Committee on Tuesday, May 11.
Published: Tuesday, May 18th, 2021 @ 10:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislation to expand school choice in North Carolina is on the move in both chambers of the General Assembly, after both the N.C. Senate Education Committee and Rules Committee OK’ed a measure to increase the dollar value of Opportunity Scholarships and open them to more families.
Published: Sunday, May 2nd, 2021 @ 6:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Parents in 14 North Carolina public school districts would have the option of sending their children to full-time, in-person instruction under a local bill approved by the N.C. House K-12 Education Committee on Tuesday, March 9.
Published: Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 @ 5:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Andrea Harris Social, Economic, Environmental, and Health Equity Task Force’s Educational Opportunity Subcommittee will host a virtual public roundtable on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 from 6-8 p.m.
Published: Tuesday, October 20th, 2020 @ 3:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Money topped the list of needs from North Carolina’s institutions of higher education in a meeting Thursday, April 2, of the House Select Committee on COVID-19 Education Working Group.
Published: Monday, April 6th, 2020 @ 10:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Sen. Deanna Ballard, R-Watauga, wants the presiding judge in the Leandro case to share his perspective on education policy before the Senate Education Committee.
Published: Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 @ 12:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Congressman Greg Murphy, MD appointed to serve as a member of the House Education & Labor Committee.
Published: Tuesday, October 1st, 2019 @ 9:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Senate/Higher Education Committee on Wednesday, June 5, approved the bill, introduced in the Senate as S.B. 290. It passed the House, 88-24, April 16.
Published: Wednesday, June 5th, 2019 @ 9:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate Education Committee Backs Bills Regarding Read to Achieve, Retired Teachers, and Testing CutsWednesday was a busy day for the Senate Education Committee, which approved six bills during its April 17 meeting. Three of them directly affect K-12 education.
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2019 @ 1:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senate Education Committee took action Wednesday, April 10, on a number of bills, including a law easing rules on welding and manufacturing internships.
Published: Thursday, May 2nd, 2019 @ 11:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawmakers in the House are working to give the Senate some options for changing how school performance grades are calculated, including one change that would split the single performance grade into two separate grades for achievement and growth.
Published: Monday, April 1st, 2019 @ 8:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The House K-12 Education committee OK'd the statewide school construction bond bill, but questioned the formula used to decide how much each county would get for school construction
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2019 @ 12:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper and the North Carolina Business Committee for Education (NCBCE) announced the first recipients of the Governor's Educator Discovery Award
Published: Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 @ 6:35 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, State Board of Education Chairman Eric Davis announced that Lt. Governor Dan Forest will be chairing a newly created committee starting January 2019.
Published: Sunday, December 9th, 2018 @ 7:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A new program will help North Carolina public school teachers get the training and experience they need to provide more opportunities for their students to learn about promising careers
Published: Thursday, November 8th, 2018 @ 2:01 am
By: Governor's Office
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