Today, at the North Carolina Education Cabinet meeting, Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order No. 249 to establish the North Carolina Longitudinal Data System (NCLDS) Governance Board.
Published: Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 @ 1:00 pm
By: Governor's Office
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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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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced a nomination and appointments to North Carolina boards and commissions.
Published: Friday, January 7th, 2022 @ 12:25 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Senate on Monday failed to override Governor Cooper’s veto of SB37, legislation that would have required districts to provide in-person learning.
Published: Thursday, March 4th, 2021 @ 11:33 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Approximately 18,000 Students to Participate in Career Awareness Programs Across North Carolina
Published: Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021 @ 2:14 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Yesterday State Auditor, Beth Wood, released results of an audit highly critical of how the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) allocated $180 million in federal Coronavirus Relief Funds.
Published: Friday, December 4th, 2020 @ 6:10 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced new appointments to boards and commissions across North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 @ 10:56 am
By: Governor's Office
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The State Board of Education has tapped the brakes on the revision of state social studies standards.
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2020 @ 8:53 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Over the past decade school choice has expanded across North Carolina.
Published: Monday, August 31st, 2020 @ 3:19 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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I am addressing these comments to the commissioners, the school board and the citizens of Beaufort County.
Published: Sunday, August 9th, 2020 @ 8:39 am
By: Ray Leary
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One-stop career resource for students, workers, businesses and educators now online
Published: Thursday, July 16th, 2020 @ 9:33 am
By: Governor's Office
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Yesterday the State Board of Education and members of Governor Cooper’s administration submitted an action plan to Superior Court Judge David Lee as part of the ongoing work to ensure the state is compliant with the constitutional requirements of the long-running Leandro case.
Published: Friday, June 19th, 2020 @ 2:36 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Teacher pay is always a lively topic in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, June 5th, 2020 @ 9:22 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Starting today, families impacted by school closings due to COVID-19 are beginning to receive additional food benefits as part of the new Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program announced by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the North Carolina Department of
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2020 @ 10:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In-person schooling has been canceled for the rest of the school year in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, May 10th, 2020 @ 8:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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SBE and DPI to Administer Funds to Address Expenses Related to School Closures
Published: Thursday, March 26th, 2020 @ 8:24 am
By: Governor's Office
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This week, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) released the 2018-19 Consolidated Data Report.
Published: Wednesday, March 18th, 2020 @ 1:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced North Carolina boards and commissions appointments.
Published: Monday, February 10th, 2020 @ 7:44 am
By: Governor's Office
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The school year may be halfway over — or more — before the contract dispute between competing reading diagnostic companies is resolved, leaving students at public schools in limbo.
Published: Friday, October 4th, 2019 @ 9:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Students attending the ECU Community School achieved growth during the 2018-19 school year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s annual report card.
Published: Wednesday, September 18th, 2019 @ 5:14 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced 40 new appointments to various North Carolina boards and commissions
Published: Saturday, December 22nd, 2018 @ 11:03 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced a free, first-of-its-kind online tool to lead the way in connecting education to career
Published: Wednesday, December 5th, 2018 @ 6:08 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper today directed $25 million from the North Carolina Education Lottery Fund to speed repairs to K-12 public schools damaged by Hurricane Florence
Published: Tuesday, October 9th, 2018 @ 11:31 am
By: Governor's Office
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The assessment in question was the 2017 version of the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) - commonly referred to as the nation's report card
Published: Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 @ 11:00 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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As North Carolina's tobacco-free schools law marks its 10th anniversary, the state has seen cigarette smoking reduce 50 percent among high schoolers since 2008
Published: Monday, August 27th, 2018 @ 6:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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To encourage middle school students to work with local employers to try out future careers, Governor Roy Cooper has declared March 19 - 28, 2018 as Students@Work℠ Week in North Carolina
Published: Monday, March 19th, 2018 @ 7:43 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper today named 38 North Carolinians to serve on boards and commissions on behalf of the state
Published: Monday, March 19th, 2018 @ 4:38 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Last week the News & Observer reported on how Durham Public Schools (DPS) is debating a proposal to build 24 one and two bedroom apartments and then rent them to teachers at below market rates
Published: Friday, October 20th, 2017 @ 3:54 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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In Part I of our two-part response to Keith Poston’s column, I showed how budget data does not support the claim that state government is disinvesting in the public schools and how some of the budget issues Poston references derive from local – not state – decisions or priorities
Published: Monday, October 2nd, 2017 @ 3:47 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced 40 additional appointments to the State Board of Community Colleges and the North Carolina Community College Board of Trustees
Published: Wednesday, August 23rd, 2017 @ 5:11 pm
By: Governor's Office
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