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The N.C. Task Force for Safer Schools is finalizing a statement chiding parents for strongly voicing their views and at times disrupting recent school board meetings.
The N.C. Task Force for Safer Schools is finalizing a statement chiding parents for strongly voicing their views and at times disrupting recent school board meetings.
 
The N.C. Task Force for Safer Schools is finalizing a statement chiding parents for strongly voicing their views and at times disrupting recent school board meetings.
The N.C. Task Force for Safer Schools is finalizing a statement chiding parents for strongly voicing their views and at times disrupting recent school board meetings.
 
We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
 
The state Senate’s main education committee has endorsed a bill that would penalize N.C. school systems for late payments to charter schools.
The state Senate’s main education committee has endorsed a bill that would penalize N.C. school systems for late payments to charter schools.
 
A growing number of senators are signing on to a bill that would make more information available to the public on government employee performance.
A growing number of senators are signing on to a bill that would make more information available to the public on government employee performance.
 
Lawmakers, union representatives, and government officials are calling for repeal of North Carolina’s prohibition on public-sector employee collective bargaining.
Lawmakers, union representatives, and government officials are calling for repeal of North Carolina’s prohibition on public-sector employee collective bargaining.
 
The devastation of two hurricanes in two years has very much been in the news in North Carolina
The devastation of two hurricanes in two years has very much been in the news in North Carolina
 
State Treasurer Dale Folwell said he is awaiting guidance from lawyers before deciding whether to challenge an N.C. Court of Appeals ruling that allows four former school superintendents to collect an additional $1.7 million in retirement benefits from alleged pension spiking
State Treasurer Dale Folwell said he is awaiting guidance from lawyers before deciding whether to challenge an N.C. Court of Appeals ruling that allows four former school superintendents to collect an additional $1.7 million in retirement benefits from alleged pension spiking
 
We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
 
Flexibility was the word of the day in a meeting of the Joint Legislative Task Force on Education Finance Reform
Flexibility was the word of the day in a meeting of the Joint Legislative Task Force on Education Finance Reform
 
North Carolina's still-young Opportunity Scholarship Program would get a major boost if a provision in the proposed Senate budget becomes law
North Carolina's still-young Opportunity Scholarship Program would get a major boost if a provision in the proposed Senate budget becomes law
 
Additional funding allocated in the state's two-year budget for the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Program could more than double the number of students taking advantage of vouchers to attend private schools by the 2016-17 school year.
Additional funding allocated in the state's two-year budget for the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Program could more than double the number of students taking advantage of vouchers to attend private schools by the 2016-17 school year.
 
Public school superintendents have been in the news lately, and it's not been flattering. Desperate to move on from the contentious tenure of Superintendent Katie McGee, the Brunswick County Board of Education hired Edward Pruden in 2010 at a salary of $159,400 a year. Late last year, the school...
Public school superintendents have been in the news lately, and it's not been flattering. Desperate to move on from the contentious tenure of Superintendent Katie McGee, the Brunswick County Board of Education hired Edward Pruden in 2010 at a salary of $159,400 a year. Late last year, the school...
 
Attorneys on both sides of the voucher issue made their case on Tuesday to the state's highest court, with Supreme Court justices considering a challenge to a Superior Court decision stating that the Opportunity Scholarship Program, offering tuition vouchers to low-income parents who removed...
Attorneys on both sides of the voucher issue made their case on Tuesday to the state's highest court, with Supreme Court justices considering a challenge to a Superior Court decision stating that the Opportunity Scholarship Program, offering tuition vouchers to low-income parents who removed...
 
Public schools work for Delicia Hare's 14-year-old son, but not so well for her 8-year-old son Christian Houston. Hare uses the $4,200 voucher she gets from the state's Opportunity Scholarship Program to offset some of the costs of sending Christian to Raleigh Christian Academy. She homeschooled...
Public schools work for Delicia Hare's 14-year-old son, but not so well for her 8-year-old son Christian Houston. Hare uses the $4,200 voucher she gets from the state's Opportunity Scholarship Program to offset some of the costs of sending Christian to Raleigh Christian Academy. She homeschooled...
 
The N.C. Supreme Court says the state can commence administrative preparations for the Opportunity Scholarship Program while it considers an appeal from a lower court's order that ruled the program unconstitutional.
The N.C. Supreme Court says the state can commence administrative preparations for the Opportunity Scholarship Program while it considers an appeal from a lower court's order that ruled the program unconstitutional.
 
The N.C. Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of the state's fledgling Opportunity Scholarship Program, bypassing the Court of Appeals.
The N.C. Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of the state's fledgling Opportunity Scholarship Program, bypassing the Court of Appeals.
 
The N.C. Court of Appeals will allow nearly 1,900 students to get vouchers for the current school year while a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the fledgling Opportunity Scholarships is on appeal.
The N.C. Court of Appeals will allow nearly 1,900 students to get vouchers for the current school year while a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the fledgling Opportunity Scholarships is on appeal.
 
Parents of nearly 1,900 students who had been awarded Opportunity Scholarships that were ruled unconstitutional last month by Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood are sending their children to private schools anyway.
Parents of nearly 1,900 students who had been awarded Opportunity Scholarships that were ruled unconstitutional last month by Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood are sending their children to private schools anyway.
 
For many years, state education and political leaders promised increasing our "investment" in public schools was the key to raising student achievement for disadvantaged students.
For many years, state education and political leaders promised increasing our "investment" in public schools was the key to raising student achievement for disadvantaged students.
 
The move Thursday by a Wake County Superior Court judge to strike down the state's fledgling Opportunity Scholarships program is seen as a short-term setback by supporters of the private tuition vouchers.
The move Thursday by a Wake County Superior Court judge to strike down the state's fledgling Opportunity Scholarships program is seen as a short-term setback by supporters of the private tuition vouchers.
 
About 2,400 children taking part in the state's fledgling Opportunity Scholarships program know they will receive money to help pay tuition, letting them attend private schools this fall.
About 2,400 children taking part in the state's fledgling Opportunity Scholarships program know they will receive money to help pay tuition, letting them attend private schools this fall.
 
Commissioners spent the afternoon walking the halls of the Legislature to meet with their Senators and Representatives and discuss county issues.
Commissioners spent the afternoon walking the halls of the Legislature to meet with their Senators and Representatives and discuss county issues.
 
A group advocating for low-income families to benefit from a tuition voucher program that's tied up in court is using the Internet and social media to tell the stories of parents who want to take advantage of the options offered by the Opportunity Scholarships.
A group advocating for low-income families to benefit from a tuition voucher program that's tied up in court is using the Internet and social media to tell the stories of parents who want to take advantage of the options offered by the Opportunity Scholarships.
 
Some members of local school boards are questioning the decision by the state school boards association to join a legal battle over vouchers for students from lower-income families. They also question whether the organization should be using membership dues, which come from local tax dollars, to...
Some members of local school boards are questioning the decision by the state school boards association to join a legal battle over vouchers for students from lower-income families. They also question whether the organization should be using membership dues, which come from local tax dollars, to...
 
Parents of students seeking to benefit from the state's Opportunity Scholarships program must wait for the N.C. Court of Appeals to consider a lawsuit filed on their behalf. Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood denied motions made by defendants to delay his preliminary injunction preventing the schol
Parents of students seeking to benefit from the state's Opportunity Scholarships program must wait for the N.C. Court of Appeals to consider a lawsuit filed on their behalf. Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood denied motions made by defendants to delay his preliminary injunction preventing the schol
 
Supporters of North Carolina's fledgling Opportunity Scholarships program see the motion granted Friday by a Superior Court judge placing the plan on hold as little more than a temporary setback. Advocates of the 2013 measure, which would have provided up to 2,400 low-income public school...
Supporters of North Carolina's fledgling Opportunity Scholarships program see the motion granted Friday by a Superior Court judge placing the plan on hold as little more than a temporary setback. Advocates of the 2013 measure, which would have provided up to 2,400 low-income public school...
 
A Wake County Superior Court judge Monday refused to dismiss legal challenges to the state's Opportunity Scholarships, aka vouchers, meaning that the lawsuit is likely to go to trial. Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood issued Monday's ruling after allowing the Institute for Justice, an Arlington...
A Wake County Superior Court judge Monday refused to dismiss legal challenges to the state's Opportunity Scholarships, aka vouchers, meaning that the lawsuit is likely to go to trial. Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood issued Monday's ruling after allowing the Institute for Justice, an Arlington...
 
The Guilford County Board of Education voted unanimously to take legal action so that it would not have to comply with state law eliminating tenure, or "career status," for K-12 public school teachers.
The Guilford County Board of Education voted unanimously to take legal action so that it would not have to comply with state law eliminating tenure, or "career status," for K-12 public school teachers.
 
The Institute for Justice has joined the school choice fight in North Carolina. The Arlington, Va.-based libertarian legal defense group is representing parents of North Carolina children seeking to defend the state's recently enacted Opportunity Scholarship Program, often referred to as vouchers.
The Institute for Justice has joined the school choice fight in North Carolina. The Arlington, Va.-based libertarian legal defense group is representing parents of North Carolina children seeking to defend the state's recently enacted Opportunity Scholarship Program, often referred to as vouchers.
 
When you've spent 40 years inside the state bureaucracy, it's understandable that your world-view might be a little disjointed.
When you've spent 40 years inside the state bureaucracy, it's understandable that your world-view might be a little disjointed.
 
The N.C. Supreme Court has thrown out a lawsuit challenging changes the General Assembly made to the state's pre-kindergarten program in 2011, ruling that subsequent changes made that lawsuit "moot."
The N.C. Supreme Court has thrown out a lawsuit challenging changes the General Assembly made to the state's pre-kindergarten program in 2011, ruling that subsequent changes made that lawsuit "moot."
 
North Carolina's highest court is about to weigh in - again - on state government's constitutional role in making sure children considered at risk of failure in school begin kindergarten with the proper tools to succeed.
North Carolina's highest court is about to weigh in - again - on state government's constitutional role in making sure children considered at risk of failure in school begin kindergarten with the proper tools to succeed.
 
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