February is National Children's Dental Health Month, and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is emphasizing the importance of children's dental hygiene to overall health and well-being.
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2024 @ 9:48 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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There are demons out there, y'all. An entire unseen world doing battle for everyone's souls, and we're just stuck here in the middle of it, eating our ramen noodles and watching reality TV. Just think, you may be possessed by a demon right now and you don't even know it!
Published: Friday, May 5th, 2023 @ 1:38 am
By: Babylon Bee
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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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Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis slammed Disney during an interview Tuesday night after the company’s CEO, Bob Iger, said that he was sorry that the company was “dragged” into a fight with the state of Florida.
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2022 @ 9:48 pm
By: Daily Wire
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This week, thousands of kindergartners across the U.S. are being dropped off at their local public school for their first day of grooming.
Published: Wednesday, August 24th, 2022 @ 8:53 am
By: Babylon Bee
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At an elementary school in Portland, Oregon, kindergartners were videotaped eating lunch outside and sitting on buckets socially distanced in 40-degree weather.
Published: Tuesday, June 14th, 2022 @ 6:14 pm
By: Daily Wire
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U.S.—A Twitter account called "ConservativesofTikTok" made its debut over the weekend, racking up thousands of followers and retweets.
Published: Friday, April 29th, 2022 @ 5:57 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Liberals Raise Concerns About Account That's Making Them Look Bad By Just Sharing Their Actual WordsU.S.—Liberals are worried that the popular Libs of TikTok account is making them look "bad, stupid, and completely out of touch with reality."
Published: Monday, April 25th, 2022 @ 2:08 am
By: Babylon Bee
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A Boston-area charter school assistant principal told a first-grade teacher who is a biological woman and identifies as a man to tell kindergarten, first-grade and second grade students on an “Identity Share” Zoom call, “I’m going to start by turning it over to you and having you share with us your
Published: Thursday, April 14th, 2022 @ 1:27 am
By: Daily Wire
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis slammed Disney during a Fox News interview on Tuesday night over their opposition to a bill that was signed into law that is intended to return power to parents to determine when and how their children should learn about sexual topics.
Published: Wednesday, March 30th, 2022 @ 9:52 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Multiple five-year old witnesses confirm that their teacher, Miss Whifflestrom, dropped the class gerbil in awe after hearing brilliant young kindergartener Timothy correctly describe boys as having a penis and girls, a vagina. Within hours, young Timothy had been granted a PhD in Biology.
Published: Monday, March 28th, 2022 @ 11:41 am
By: Babylon Bee
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A private school in Washington D.C. that pushes social activism and charges roughly $40,000 per year for children in their kindergarten program held a march where the kindergartners carried protest signs and chanted “Black Lives Matter.”
Published: Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 @ 7:53 pm
By: Daily Wire
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North Carolina’s state constitution, in Article IX, section 1 (“Education Encouraged”), reads: “Religion, morality, and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools, libraries, and the means of education shall forever be encouraged.”
Published: Thursday, February 10th, 2022 @ 10:24 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Christian Penister’s admiration for his childhood dentist and desire to provide care for the underserved led him to dentistry.
Published: Sunday, August 1st, 2021 @ 10:57 am
By: ECU News Services
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A bill to expand the Opportunity Scholarship Program passed the N.C. House, 69-49, on Tuesday, April 13, following a floor debate that focused on accountability.
Published: Sunday, April 18th, 2021 @ 7:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Republicans in the N.C. House are advancing a bill that would expand and strengthen the state’s three school-choice scholarship programs that help low-income children and those with special needs attend a private school.
Published: Tuesday, April 6th, 2021 @ 9:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Honors College builds ECU Community School partnership through art, service
Published: Sunday, February 21st, 2021 @ 8:04 am
By: ECU News Services
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North Carolina’s lawmakers are moving to advance school choice.
Published: Sunday, January 31st, 2021 @ 4:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Community-minded students give back during alternative spring break
Published: Monday, March 16th, 2020 @ 12:40 pm
By: ECU News Services
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ECU dental school brings school-based oral prevention program through Duke Endowment
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2020 @ 9:49 am
By: ECU News Services
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There’s no magic bullet. N.C. lawmakers admit as much when they discuss ways to boost student achievement in school districts labeled “predominantly disadvantaged.”
Published: Thursday, June 20th, 2019 @ 9:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State lawmakers who want to see more bang for North Carolina's education bucks ought to consider shifting more spending decisions to the local level
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 @ 9:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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"God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God?
Published: Sunday, October 18th, 2015 @ 5:56 am
By: Diane Rufino
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The recent decision by the State Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of school vouchers has turned supporters toward the future and critics toward raising the volume on public discussion.
Published: Sunday, August 30th, 2015 @ 5:20 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today Eric Guckian, his Senior Education Advisor, has accepted a leadership position with a national education advocacy group.
Published: Wednesday, July 15th, 2015 @ 9:59 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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North Carolina has a religious freedom protection bill in the legislative hopper. Apparently, our political "leaders" have been watching the fake news being generated from Indiana and have decided they want none of it.
Published: Tuesday, April 28th, 2015 @ 5:10 am
By: Brant Clifton
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In his article "Maintaining rigor and listening to teachers in the debate over academic standards," Keith Poston argues against revisions to the current Common Core standards and the importance of ensuring teachers have a voice in this discussion. In a two-part response, I argue, in part one...
Published: Friday, March 6th, 2015 @ 8:09 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Incoming kindergartners throughout eastern North Carolina will soon be better prepared for classroom learning thanks to a $1.3 million grant awarded to East Carolina University.
Published: Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 @ 11:22 pm
By: ECU News Services
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In the field of K-12 innovation, the digital device dominates. An increasing number of school districts nationwide are leveraging electronic...
Published: Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 @ 8:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's a truism in education that high standards fuel rigor. Expect more; get more -- or so the thinking goes. Such a view has spawned a years-long curricular "pushdown" requiring children to learn content and master skills once relegated to their older peers.
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2012 @ 9:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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Hundreds across county take first step in 13-year trek
Published: Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 @ 6:10 pm
By: BCN
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