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A pro-charter schools group in North Carolina is calling out Gov. Roy Cooper for factual errors in his veto message of a new charter schools bill.
Published: Thursday, October 19th, 2023 @ 10:53 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper continues to give his veto pen a workout for the 14th time this year, this time vetoing a bill involving the expansion of charter schools, including being able to request money from counties for funding capital projects.
Published: Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 @ 6:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law:
Published: Wednesday, September 20th, 2023 @ 9:16 am
By: Governor's Office
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Trustees approve site for medical education building
Published: Monday, November 14th, 2022 @ 2:31 am
By: ECU News Services
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Elon Musk is in charge at Twitter – let that sink in for a moment! Unfortunately for many workers, he has already announced plans for mass layoffs of positions due to redundancies, inefficiencies, and unnecessary perks.
Published: Friday, November 11th, 2022 @ 9:04 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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If all goes as planned, Wake County voters will be asked to approve a nearly $900 million bond referendum this November.
Published: Wednesday, May 4th, 2022 @ 1:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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ECU looks to expand services to more non-traditional students
Published: Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 @ 6:49 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Describing a culture of silencing conservative voices at UNCW, one trustee was driven to quit last week with an openly critical post of Seahawk nation on Facebook. Former UNCW Board of Trustees member Woody White revealed what he sees as a troubling trend in treatment of conservative faculty and stu
Published: Friday, November 5th, 2021 @ 7:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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ECU Chancellor Dr. Philip Rogers plans to listen, connect with stakeholders
Published: Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 @ 2:27 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The N.C. Community College System elected Thomas Stith III to lead it through the coronavirus pandemic and steep enrollment losses.
Published: Tuesday, December 15th, 2020 @ 11:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following 24 bills into law: House Bill 1023 & 23 others
Published: Friday, July 3rd, 2020 @ 10:06 am
By: Governor's Office
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed.
Published: Saturday, June 6th, 2020 @ 12:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s community colleges are struggling to avoid revenue shortfalls and payroll problems.
Published: Friday, April 24th, 2020 @ 2:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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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College entrance exams are canceled or postponed nationwide due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Published: Wednesday, April 1st, 2020 @ 8:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s this week’s review
Published: Monday, March 9th, 2020 @ 6:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors is taking concerns over North Carolina’s budget impasse straight to the General Assembly — in the form of a resolution asking lawmakers to quit stalling and pass an updated spending plan.
Published: Thursday, January 23rd, 2020 @ 2:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The General Assembly met yesterday for a one-day session on the state budget.
Published: Saturday, January 18th, 2020 @ 2:34 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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On Dec. 14, 2018, Karrie Dixon was named chancellor of Elizabeth City State University after serving eight months in the interim role.
Published: Wednesday, January 8th, 2020 @ 1:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Dr. Ron Mitchelson, provost and senior vice chancellor of academic affairs at East Carolina University, has been appointed as interim chancellor by UNC System President Bill Roper.
Published: Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 @ 7:35 am
By: ECU News Services
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Views on initiatives or implementation may differ, but conceptually, school choice garners broad bipartisan support. It’s time to push past political polarization in rhetoric and debate. Ideas, not ideology, are winning the day.
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2019 @ 8:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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I'm not surprised that the editors of the News & Observer blame the N.C. General Assembly for the migration of students from districts to charter, home, and private schools.
Published: Tuesday, July 30th, 2019 @ 9:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina’s state government entered its 2019-20 fiscal year on July 1 without a new state budget in place. Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and the Republican-led legislature haven’t agreed to one, yet.
Published: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019 @ 9:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Despite low performance, NC Virtual Academy may get to raise its enrollment by 20% after the House approved legislation granting the enrollment growth.
Published: Sunday, July 21st, 2019 @ 10:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina continues to see growth in homeschooling, charter schools, and private schools, a recent report from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction says.
Published: Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 @ 10:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The average salary of a public schoolteacher in North Carolina was about $54,000 last year, up 20 percent since 2014. That was one of the largest increases in the nation.
Published: Thursday, July 11th, 2019 @ 6:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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While initial rulings in the Leandro case had nothing directly to do with charter schools, recent discussions are bringing the traditional public school alternative into the conversation.
Published: Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019 @ 11:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate on Wednesday, May 8, sparred over a pair of school choice bills that would expand eligibility for private school vouchers and lift the enrollment cap on virtual charter schools.
Published: Monday, May 27th, 2019 @ 7:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Under the House General Fund budget for the University of North Carolina, the system would get a spending increase of $57 million over last year, bringing the budget up to $3.1 billion for the 17 campus system in 2019-20.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 12:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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