Between 2019 and 2022, female students generally recorded larger drops in proficiency rates than their male counterparts
Published: Tuesday, October 4th, 2022 @ 8:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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While newly released data show four-year graduation rates for North Carolina public schools are comparable to pre-pandemic rates, there are deeper concerns about what knowledge and skills students have when they graduate and also about the persistence of racial achievement gaps
Published: Friday, September 23rd, 2022 @ 8:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, state education officials released 2021-22 testing results and graduation rates for all North Carolina public schools.
Published: Friday, September 9th, 2022 @ 11:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, the U.S. Department of Education released the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Long-Term Trend results.
Published: Thursday, September 8th, 2022 @ 2:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Both options have enrollment that compares with some of the state's largest districts.
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 @ 9:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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LGBTQ+ activists claim schools should affirm gender identity, create welcoming school cultures, and facilitate the transition process
Published: Monday, August 29th, 2022 @ 9:58 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Stories about educator employment too often rely on anecdotal evidence, hearsay, and politically motivated testimonials
Published: Tuesday, August 16th, 2022 @ 9:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Over the last week, the News & Observer and EdNC published articles about a modification to the principal compensation system included in this year’s state budget.
Published: Friday, August 12th, 2022 @ 6:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Staff errors led to a series of financial missteps at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, according to the results of a new audit from the office of N.C. State Auditor Beth Wood.
Published: Wednesday, August 10th, 2022 @ 1:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Northampton County is the only majority-choice county in North Carolina, with 57% enrolled in private, home, and public charter schools
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 9:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina schools received over $6 billion in funding to remedy the impacts of the covid-19 pandemic on students and schools.
Published: Wednesday, July 27th, 2022 @ 2:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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How do schools remedy learning loss?
Published: Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 @ 9:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Currently, North Carolina’s middle school health standards require educators to address various environmental problems
Published: Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 @ 12:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction will begin revising state health and science standards this year.
Published: Wednesday, July 20th, 2022 @ 6:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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One of the biggest casualties of the pandemic has been the opportunity for our children to learn. Closed schools, the difficulty of pivoting to new learning platforms and upended schedules all contributed to a general sense that kids were falling behind academically.
Published: Tuesday, July 19th, 2022 @ 8:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I am proud to announce the release of American Birthright, model social studies developed by some of the nation’s top historians and scholars to teach America’s foundational history of liberty.
Published: Friday, July 15th, 2022 @ 12:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has begun the process of revising state science and health standards
Published: Monday, July 11th, 2022 @ 3:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State lawmakers have approved over $500 million in school safety funding since 2013, and Gov. Pat McCrory created the North Carolina Center for Safer Schools that year
Published: Friday, July 8th, 2022 @ 8:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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What is happening to all that money Wake County Schools (WCPSS) is getting for covid relief?
Published: Thursday, July 7th, 2022 @ 11:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the Academic Development Institute released the 2022 North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey this week
Published: Friday, June 17th, 2022 @ 6:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Controversies surrounding the drafting and adoption of social studies standards offer valuable lessons to those concerned about the process of revising state science and health standards
Published: Monday, June 13th, 2022 @ 9:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In March, the Office of Learning Recovery and Acceleration at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction published the first analysis of public school learning loss in the state.
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2022 @ 11:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week, the North Carolina State Board of Education approved a request to begin drafting new science and healthful living standards for public schools.
Published: Sunday, May 22nd, 2022 @ 10:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The National Education Association’s 2022 “Rankings and Estimates” report included an average teacher salary figure that was significantly lower than the $55,905 average reported by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Published: Friday, May 13th, 2022 @ 4:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NC DPI) declared the average teacher in North Carolina earned about $55,905 in 2021-22.
Published: Friday, May 13th, 2022 @ 8:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Highlights of the North Carolina Public School Budget was released last week.
Published: Monday, May 9th, 2022 @ 2:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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That nod to the famous line from Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist may be what some Wake County commissioners are thinking after learning that Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) Superintendent Cathy Moore is asking Wake County Commissioners for approximately $600 million
Published: Monday, April 25th, 2022 @ 2:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced nominations and appointments to North Carolina boards and commissions.
Published: Friday, April 8th, 2022 @ 8:15 am
By: Governor's Office
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During his oversight of the Leandro case, Judge David Lee failed to scrutinize the comprehensive remedial plan that bears his signature
Published: Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 @ 2:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Since 2020, North Carolina has received -almost $6.1 billion in federal covid relief funds.
Published: Tuesday, April 5th, 2022 @ 7:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Now that personnel data for local public schools has been posted by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, we have data on how the pandemic may have impacted staffing levels in local school districts.
Published: Sunday, March 27th, 2022 @ 8:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Learning loss in huge problem in the United States. A July 2021 analysis by McKinsey & Company consulting found that by the end of the school year, students were on average five months behind in mathematics and four months behind in reading.
Published: Friday, March 11th, 2022 @ 5:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In an op-ed published in major newspapers across the state in December, North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) President Tamika Walker Kelly urged teachers to initiate local protests and disruptions to address the so-called “educator exodus” and “staff vacancy crisis” in NC schools.
Published: Friday, March 11th, 2022 @ 11:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Students to Participate in Career Awareness Programs Across North Carolina
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 @ 5:45 pm
By: Governor's Office
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