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Governor Visits College Road Early Childhood Center and Greene Central High School to Highlight Need to Protect Public Education
Published: Saturday, June 24th, 2023 @ 12:07 am
By: Governor's Office
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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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Much is written about polarization in American life today. Examples of things that separate us – like the urban/rural divide and the college educated/ high school education divide.
Published: Saturday, February 11th, 2023 @ 9:39 pm
By: Lib Campbell
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A teacher at a Pennsylvania high school who was a member of the Board of Directors of the National Education Association (NEA), the nation’s largest labor union which represents almost three million employees, mostly teachers
Published: Friday, June 24th, 2022 @ 12:33 am
By: Daily Wire
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The recent Civitas School Choice Poll highlights the growing popularity of school choice in North Carolina and the public’s desire for expanded educational options.
Published: Saturday, February 19th, 2022 @ 12:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Youth Awardees are selected for their leadership in the classroom and community and will receive grants for their education, or to fund an idea or community project
Published: Thursday, February 25th, 2021 @ 1:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The unemployment rate among those with a high school education is 3.9 percent.
Published: Sunday, November 25th, 2018 @ 9:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Tuesday, October 9, 2018 a conversation overheard by 2 students on a school bus lead to an 18 yr. old Northside High School Student being charged with making a False Threat of Mass Violence on Educational Property.
Published: Sunday, October 14th, 2018 @ 3:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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High school tests the mettle of many teens. Surveys, both informal and scientific, reveal pervasive stress
Published: Friday, September 28th, 2018 @ 4:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new school year is weeks away, leaving ambitious high schoolers to anticipate schedules packed with Advanced Placement classes
Published: Tuesday, August 21st, 2018 @ 11:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Additional Oversight Of Charter High Schools Unnecessary (For Now)
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 @ 9:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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One-Third Of Recent High School Graduates Need Remediation
Published: Friday, November 4th, 2016 @ 8:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Standing alongside some of North Carolina's most influential black elected officials at Hillside High School, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton promised Thursday to shred barriers to minority achievement, protect voting rights, and partner with schools to improve education.
Published: Sunday, March 13th, 2016 @ 10:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last year, 42 percent of recent high school graduates enrolled in one or more remedial or "developmental" math and/or English courses at a North Carolina community college.
Published: Saturday, October 24th, 2015 @ 6:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Listen to mainstream education advocates, and you'll come away thinking that not enough people are going to college. But if you listen to higher education reformers, particularly political conservatives, you'll hear that too many are going to college.
Published: Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 @ 9:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Dozens of Triangle-area middle- and high-schoolers and their parents could be looking for another school next year if the State Board of Education closes the Dynamic Community Charter School — a school intended to fill a void for disabled children who have not fit in at traditional public...
Published: Monday, March 30th, 2015 @ 5:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Accomplishments: High School graduation rates are at an all-time high. North Carolina's 2014 graduation rate of 83.9 percent is the highest recorded in the state's history...
Published: Sunday, February 15th, 2015 @ 1:14 pm
By: Chris Downey
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It's now official: Beginning with the 2015-16 school year, all North Carolina public high schools will be on a 10-point grading scale. Last week the State Board of Education approved the plan to have schools throw out the standard A-B-C-D-F system in favor of a new scale that widens the grade...
Published: Tuesday, January 13th, 2015 @ 10:49 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Civitas recently published findings on the cost of a high school diploma in North Carolina and academic performance - and the results undercut the myth that money alone can buy good education.
Published: Tuesday, January 6th, 2015 @ 7:04 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Division of Continuing Education at Beaufort County Community College will hold its annual Assessment Day Wednesday, Aug. 20, to encourage area residents to complete their high school equivalency degrees.
Published: Monday, August 11th, 2014 @ 1:03 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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East Carolina University’s first STEM to STEAM summer camp challenged 25 elementary to high school students to make connections between technology and art.
Published: Tuesday, August 5th, 2014 @ 4:47 pm
By: ECU News Services
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What high school curriculum best prepares a student for college? Which majors yield the highest-paying jobs? Does being held back in kindergarten ultimately help or hurt lifelong educational performance?
Published: Wednesday, February 12th, 2014 @ 2:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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What high school curriculum best prepares a student for college? Which majors yield the highest-paying jobs? Does being held back in kindergarten ultimately help or hurt lifelong educational performance? A new data collection program may provide the necessary long-term information to...
Published: Sunday, December 29th, 2013 @ 11:37 am
By: John William Pope Center
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When Watauga High School opened in 2010, Governor Bev Perdue declared that the school was "what education is all about."
Published: Thursday, August 29th, 2013 @ 7:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Dale Cole, current principal of Chocowinity Middle School, was approved as the new principal of Southside High School during the July 16 meeting of the Beaufort County Board of Education.
Published: Wednesday, July 17th, 2013 @ 6:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The University of North Carolina's Board of Governors gives high priority to preparation of elementary and high school teachers, and for good reason. The education schools in the state university system produce one-third of the new teachers in North Carolina each year.
Published: Saturday, July 6th, 2013 @ 11:02 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Southside High School would like to welcome its interns who are completing their educational requirements at Southside this semester.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2013 @ 12:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Kathryn Shepard was honored as Southside High School’s nominee to the Beaufort County Board of Education for the character trait of perseverance.
Published: Saturday, February 9th, 2013 @ 11:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Newly created Bear Grass Charter School planned to open its doors this August in an abandoned high school building, but the Martin County Board of Education said the building is not for sale or rent.
Published: Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 @ 9:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Alexis Jenkins was honored as Southside High School's nominee to the Beaufort County Board of Education for the character traits of kindness and gratitude.
Published: Monday, January 2nd, 2012 @ 10:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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