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The Center Square: As of Nov. 1, there were 163,175 North Carolina students identified as “English learners.”
Published: Wednesday, December 24th, 2025 @ 11:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Finally. The Republican conference budget proposal was finally released earlier today. I’m sure readers are aware of the infighting among Republican lawmakers regarding casino legislation and Medicaid expansion.
Published: Wednesday, December 20th, 2023 @ 12:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper could soon be uncapping his veto pen yet again after the North Carolina General Assembly gave final approval to a Parents’ Bill of Rights on June 29.
Published: Sunday, September 17th, 2023 @ 3:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Cooper’s decision to declare a “state of emergency” for public education lacks justification and widespread public support
Published: Tuesday, September 12th, 2023 @ 8:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A House bill requiring North Carolina public schools to teach students a unit on the Civil Rights Movement has found widespread bipartisan support among state legislators.
Published: Sunday, August 27th, 2023 @ 10:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Cooper recently declared a “state of emergency for public education,” claiming Republican policies aim to “choke the life out of public education” by cutting budgets, siphoning funds, and funneling tax dollars to unaccountable private schools
Published: Sunday, August 27th, 2023 @ 9:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Funding supports expansion of RISE Fellowship to retain teachers in underserved communities
Published: Sunday, August 6th, 2023 @ 8:12 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Refusing to look inward, opponents of school choice insist the only thing needed to improve public schools is more money
Published: Wednesday, May 31st, 2023 @ 5:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolinians Are Encouraged to Volunteer in Local Communities
Published: Friday, May 5th, 2023 @ 2:35 am
By: Governor's Office
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As federal funding to schools for covid relief is entering its last phase, a lot of people are beginning to ask the question: What difference has $172 billion made for students and our schools?
Published: Monday, April 17th, 2023 @ 11:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A consensus has been emerging that tutoring is the best way to remedy learning loss
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 12:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced the National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2022.
Published: Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 @ 9:24 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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Put God first
Published: Saturday, September 17th, 2022 @ 11:08 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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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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Test scores improved for 3rd through 8th grade across categories during the 2021-2022 school year.
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 @ 2:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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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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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To help recruit and retain teachers, more school districts are considering programs to provide affordable housing to teachers
Published: Sunday, July 3rd, 2022 @ 4:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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RINO State Superintendent Catherine Truitt nailed again
Published: Thursday, June 9th, 2022 @ 11:17 am
By: John Steed
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NC Education Corps members serve as tutors in elementary schools to support students and accelerate learning
Published: Thursday, May 26th, 2022 @ 11:46 am
By: Governor's Office
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NC Education Corps members serve as tutors in elementary schools to support students and accelerate learning
Published: Tuesday, May 10th, 2022 @ 10:01 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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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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Currently, North Carolina public schools are sitting on over $4 billion in federal coronavirus relief funding. And the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) wants school boards to begin spending it.
Published: Tuesday, March 15th, 2022 @ 9:42 am
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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Following the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services announcement that North Carolina won’t be ending the mask mandate for public school children, N.C. Speaker of the House, Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, stated that the House would be advancing legislation to give parents the ability to opt-out.
Published: Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 @ 1:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican House Speaker urges governor to end masks mandates for students
Published: Monday, February 14th, 2022 @ 3:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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