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In a Tuesday evening press conference at the N.C. General Assembly, Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, announced an agreement to abandon, for now, efforts to legalize casinos through the state budget.
Published: Friday, December 29th, 2023 @ 8:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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At long last, the North Carolina House and Senate are set to vote on a conference budget this week after months of delays.
Published: Thursday, December 21st, 2023 @ 9:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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New grants will help public schools provide nutritious school breakfast to more children to support their health, development and learning
Published: Monday, December 4th, 2023 @ 2:41 am
By: Governor's Office
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Democrats Rejected Marshall's Resolution.
Published: Saturday, November 11th, 2023 @ 1:01 pm
By: Daily Wire
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North Carolina’s budget for the new biennium would expand school choice across the state to an unprecedented level.
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 9:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Republican lawmakers recently introduced legislation ( HB 823, SB 406) to significantly expand the Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP). The House approved HB 823 while similar legislation in the Senate is still under consideration.
Published: Sunday, July 2nd, 2023 @ 11:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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School choice advocates in North Carolina had two reasons to smile this week.
Published: Friday, May 19th, 2023 @ 7:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Several recent legislative proposals aim to expand North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program to serve more students and families
Published: Monday, May 15th, 2023 @ 12:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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Policy choices in response to the pandemic increased parental demand for more educational options
Published: Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 @ 2:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate Republicans have proposed an ambitious expansion of the Opportunity Scholarship Program, opening the private school scholarships to all North Carolina families in a tiered system based on household income.
Published: Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 @ 4:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: North Carolina will get $500,000 to help more low-income households afford monthly high-speed internet service, Governor Roy Cooper announced.
Published: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 @ 12:47 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced it has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to operate the Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) program during the 2022-23 school year.
Published: Saturday, March 4th, 2023 @ 11:19 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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In the 2021 state budget, lawmakers combined the state's two school-choice grants for special needs students into one program.
Published: Tuesday, October 18th, 2022 @ 11:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has begun issuing Pandemic-EBT benefits for summer 2022.
Published: Monday, July 25th, 2022 @ 12:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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So you want the skinny on the state budget and K-12 education? Here’s a quick take:. The budget proposes. $11.2 billion for K-12 public education, an increase of $352 million over last year and the twelfth consecutive budget increase since 2011.
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 7:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Eligible North Carolina children will receive additional benefits over the summer to ensure they have access to nutritious food.
Published: Monday, June 27th, 2022 @ 4:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced it will issue the first round of Student Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer benefits next week for students eligible between the months of September and November 2021.
Published: Friday, January 7th, 2022 @ 9:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Will the Department of Justice/FBI be looking into this episode? Writing at the federalist.com, M.D. Kittle reports that a Wisconsin school board staff member called 9-1-1 to request a police officer be dispatched to the board meeting so that a board member would “feel better.”
Published: Wednesday, January 5th, 2022 @ 7:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced it has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to continue the Student Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) food assistance program
Published: Sunday, December 19th, 2021 @ 8:45 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The N.C. Senate rolled out a budget proposal this week that would expand school choice across the state while raising teacher pay and seeking to remedy student learning losses due to closed classrooms because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: Thursday, July 1st, 2021 @ 7:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced North Carolina has been approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to continue the Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) food assistance program through Summer 2021.
Published: Monday, June 7th, 2021 @ 4:35 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Urges N.C. Families to Sign Up Starting May 12 for Discounts on Internet, Computers
Published: Friday, May 7th, 2021 @ 2:46 pm
By: Governor's Office
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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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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services in partnership with NC Department of Public Instruction today announced it will begin issuing additional benefits on Feb. 19, 2021 through the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program.
Published: Friday, February 19th, 2021 @ 11:12 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A company that participated in a federal school lunch program has been accused by the Food and Drug Administration of selling juice with high levels of arsenic and made from rotted fruit.
Published: Saturday, November 14th, 2020 @ 5:30 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Census deadline is September 30 and NC stands to lose $70 billion due to undercounts.
Published: Thursday, September 17th, 2020 @ 5:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law requested records from Durham Public Schools in connection with DPS’s plan to operate expensive learning centers at public schools.
Published: Wednesday, August 19th, 2020 @ 12:04 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Durham Public Schools won’t let your children attend class at their buildings for a while.
Published: Tuesday, August 18th, 2020 @ 11:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Recent news coverage skews the facts on charter funding and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
Published: Tuesday, August 18th, 2020 @ 2:31 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Donald J. Trump and his Administration are working to support the safe reopening of schools for the fall.
Published: Thursday, July 9th, 2020 @ 2:39 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last week Gov. Roy Cooper extended the closure of all public schools in North Carolina through May 15 via executive order. Among other things, Cooper said the extension is necessary to promote public health and safety in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 9:59 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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