Tensions flared between members of the North Carolina State Board of Education on Thursday over the approval of a new charter school.
Published: Saturday, March 16th, 2024 @ 3:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The final of three debates on challenges facing North Carolina’s education system is slated for Wednesday evening, November 1, in Benson at the W. J. Barefoot Auditorium. This time experts will focus on education funding in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2024 @ 2:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina leaders are projecting shortages in direct care workers, nurses and other caregiving positions in the coming decade. At the same time, demand for these services is rising.
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 2:59 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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After several weeks of stable COVID-19 trends and continued low virus spread in school settings, Governor Roy Cooper today announced that beginning on October 5, North Carolina public school districts and charter schools can choose to implement Plan A for elementary schools (grades K-5).
Published: Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 @ 2:16 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper directed $95.6 million in new funding to help support K-12 and postsecondary students most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic who can benefit from support during the upcoming school year.
Published: Thursday, August 13th, 2020 @ 9:54 am
By: Governor's Office
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Republican Governor Pat McCrory and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Roy Cooper are both opponents of excessive and duplicative standardized testing. Surveys suggest that parents, teachers, and administrators believe that "over-testing" is a problem
Published: Saturday, August 6th, 2016 @ 6:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Next week, the NC State Board of Education will discuss and likely approve the draft Consolidated Data Report for the 2014-15 school year. The report includes data on school crime and violence, suspensions, expulsions, corporal punishment, reassignments for disciplinary reasons, alternative...
Published: Thursday, April 14th, 2016 @ 4:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Academic Standards Review Commission published their draft Report of Findings and Recommendations (PDF). The commission will vote on the report later today and deliver it to the NC State Board of Education for their consideration.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 5:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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No report is more controversial, misunderstood, and misread than the Annual Report on Teachers Leaving the Profession.
Published: Tuesday, October 6th, 2015 @ 2:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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There have been some significant recent developments in two lawsuits involving the separation of powers, both of which were filed in Wake County Superior Court last November.
Published: Monday, August 10th, 2015 @ 3:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Earlier this month, Dr. Alisa Chapman, Vice President for Academic and University Programs for the University of North Carolina System, briefed members of the NC State Board of Education on the background, demographics, and qualifications of the state's teaching profession.
Published: Sunday, May 31st, 2015 @ 6:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In November, the NC Office of the State Auditor released a critical audit of the North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS).
Published: Sunday, January 26th, 2014 @ 4:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Tuesday, December 17th, the NC General Assembly Common Core Study Committee held its first public hearing to address Common Core. I attended, as well as other activists and Tea Party leaders all across the state.
Published: Thursday, January 9th, 2014 @ 10:34 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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It has been nearly three years since the left-leaning Center for American Progress published a superb report, Return on Educational Investment: A District-by-District Evaluation of U.S. Educational Productivity.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 3:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A week before each monthly NC State Board of Education (SBE) meeting, state board staff post an agenda and meeting materials on the board's meeting website.
Published: Friday, December 6th, 2013 @ 11:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When we are children, our parents and relatives urge us to "play by the rules." Typically, violating the rules triggers consequences that correspond to the severity...
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 12:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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