Research on the pandemic’s effect on student enrichment shows that just forty-five percent of North Carolina’s K-12 students passed state reading, math, and science exams.
Published: Monday, October 23rd, 2023 @ 10:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A felon convicted in North Carolina for scamming the federal government out of $143,000 in COVID-19 relief will get a new prison sentence.
Published: Tuesday, July 18th, 2023 @ 5:26 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The most recovery they've seen is in middle and high school math, with the least recovery in middle school reading.
Published: Monday, May 1st, 2023 @ 6:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Teacher pay; in North Carolina, it’s the topic that never goes away.
Published: Sunday, March 19th, 2023 @ 2:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt has released an update on Operation Polaris, a four-year plan for strengthening student outcomes across the state.
Published: Monday, January 30th, 2023 @ 6:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Nationwide, a movement to restore and protect parents’ rights has arisen in response to school closures, politicized curricula, and a loss of authority
Published: Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 @ 8:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Remember these numbers. $442 million and $306.7 million. Those figures represent how much money Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) has received in federal covid relief funds and how much money the district has actually spent.
Published: Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 @ 12:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The governor also called on the legislature to go further.
Published: Monday, November 7th, 2022 @ 12:57 am
By: Daily Wire
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The pandemic has impacted Wake County Public Schools (WCPSS) in a variety of ways. Achievement gaps have hardened and learning loss has caused many at-risk groups to fall even farther behind.
Published: Thursday, October 6th, 2022 @ 8:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In a YouTube video two candidates for Johnston County School Board call for a state audit of the system's finances.
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 @ 3:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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What is happening to all that money Wake County Schools (WCPSS) is getting for covid relief?
Published: Thursday, July 7th, 2022 @ 11:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Six billion dollars — remember that number. The North Carolina Pandemic Recovery Office says that’s how much money our state has received for K-12 Covid-19 relief via the Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief Act (ESSER).
Published: Thursday, April 7th, 2022 @ 5:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Since 2020, North Carolina has received -almost $6.1 billion in federal covid relief funds.
Published: Tuesday, April 5th, 2022 @ 7:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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“Set some money aside for a rainy day.” That’s financial advice anyone discussing finances worth their salt would include.
Published: Monday, January 17th, 2022 @ 9:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Tucked into the new state budget are billions of dollars from Washington for Covid relief. The American Rescue Plan Act, for example, sent $5.4 billion to the state.
Published: Thursday, January 13th, 2022 @ 1:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Overall spending growth will be below GOP's self-imposed spending limitation of population plus inflation increases
Published: Tuesday, June 8th, 2021 @ 8:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Governor’s emergency education funds invest deeply in college student success and completion
Published: Monday, May 31st, 2021 @ 4:55 pm
By: Governor's Office
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If you follow state politics, you have no doubt heard of crossover day on the legislative calendar.
Published: Thursday, May 13th, 2021 @ 9:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Berger said funds should be used for infrastructure, tax relief, state worker salaries, and expansion of school choice not massive, new government expenses.
Published: Friday, April 23rd, 2021 @ 2:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. General Assembly is considering a new COVID relief bill that would spend more than $600 million, primarily on North Carolina’s colleges and universities, and K-12 schools.
Published: Friday, March 5th, 2021 @ 8:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Redistricting could prove contentious in next year’s legislative session.
Published: Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 @ 2:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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While public schools wait for Gov. Roy Cooper to decide how classes will look this year, private schools are finalizing plans for reopening.
Published: Tuesday, July 14th, 2020 @ 11:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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