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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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On Sept. 7, the North Carolina State Board of Education approved a new policy entitled “Funding and Accountability for Charter Schools” in an effort to exert more authority over charter school funding.
Published: Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023 @ 1:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Public school teachers would receive “a substantial investment” of a minimum 10% pay bump under a resolution passed March 2 by the North Carolina State Board of Education.
Published: Monday, March 20th, 2023 @ 10:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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At yesterday’s monthly meeting of the North Carolina State Board of Education, board members heard an update about the review of academic standards in the areas of Science and Healthful Living.
Published: Monday, March 13th, 2023 @ 5:47 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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On January 21, Eric Davis, chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Education distributed a memo to selected organizations titled “Invitation to Submit Recommended Priorities in Response to WestEd Report (WER) in Leandro.”
Published: Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 @ 1:28 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced nominees to three state boards and commissions, the North Carolina Utilities Commission, the State Board of Education, and the North Carolina Employment Security Board of Review.
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2019 @ 12:53 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced nominations to five boards and commissions.
Published: Friday, March 29th, 2019 @ 5:36 pm
By: Daniel Bunting
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper shared the following statement after North Carolina State Board of Education Chairman Bill Cobey announced he would step down
Published: Friday, August 3rd, 2018 @ 2:04 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The fate of the state's public education system is now in the hands of the North Carolina Supreme Court after justices heard two cases regarding the constitutional authority of the State Board of Education
Published: Thursday, February 8th, 2018 @ 8:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina would have to spend $45 million annually to meet the State Board of Education's recommended ratio of one school nurse for every 750 students
Published: Friday, January 26th, 2018 @ 1:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest Releases Statement on North Carolina State Board of Education LawsuitLieutenant Governor Dan Forest releases the following statement regarding the North Carolina State Board of Education lawsuit
Published: Thursday, December 29th, 2016 @ 12:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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There is no shortage of activity in the North Carolina General Assembly. While most capitol watchers are focused on the short session's main responsibility, developing and passing a state budget.
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2016 @ 1:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina General Assembly confirmed Governor Pat McCrory's appointments to the State Board of Education today, Todd Chasteen and Amy Bannister White
Published: Monday, July 4th, 2016 @ 7:31 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The state Senate on Monday gave its initial approval to what Sen. Jerry Tillman called a "clean-up bill" for charter schools
Published: Tuesday, June 14th, 2016 @ 6:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two months after the Academic Standards Review Commission issued its final report, the fate of Common Core in North Carolina is far from settled. The State Board of Education will discuss the report’s findings next month.
Published: Thursday, April 28th, 2016 @ 12:38 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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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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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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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following nominations to the North Carolina State Board of Education, pending confirmation by the General Assembly.
Published: Thursday, April 16th, 2015 @ 4:31 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Governor McCrory issued the following statement after the release of the State Board of Education's 2013-2014 School Performance Grades for traditional public and charter schools.
Published: Thursday, February 5th, 2015 @ 7:04 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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It's now official: Beginning with the 2015-16 school year, all North Carolina public high schools will be on a 10-point grading scale. Last week the State Board of Education approved the plan to have schools throw out the standard A-B-C-D-F system in favor of a new scale that widens the grade...
Published: Tuesday, January 13th, 2015 @ 10:49 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Pat McCrory has appointed Eric Davis of Mecklenburg County to the State Board of Education.
Published: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 @ 2:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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In February, I published a column titled, "Data Do Not Reflect Claims of Teacher Dissatisfaction," which pointed out that state and national data disagree with those who claim that the teaching profession is increasingly constrained and unhappy.
Published: Tuesday, June 17th, 2014 @ 6:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Recently, I have encountered folks who blame the N.C. General Assembly for introducing the Common Core State Standards to North Carolina.
Published: Monday, March 10th, 2014 @ 4:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When the U.S. Supreme Court issued the Brown v. Board of Education decision, Umstead appointed a biracial committee to study the most effective way to accomplish integration in North Carolina schools.
Published: Sunday, March 9th, 2014 @ 11:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This week, the North Carolina State Board of Education will review school district alternatives to the third grade Read to Achieve assessments.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2014 @ 2:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last week the State Board of Education gave final approval to 26 new charter schools in North Carolina. The new schools are scheduled to open this fall.
Published: Thursday, January 16th, 2014 @ 1:24 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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On June 2, 2010 the North Carolina State Board of Education adopted the Common Core math and English Language Arts standards. Opinion regarding the quality of the English Language Arts (ELA) standards appears divided.
Published: Saturday, November 30th, 2013 @ 3:49 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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More teachers are moving to other public schools in the North Carolina system than in the past, and that is the No. 1 reason cited for teacher turnover in 2012-13, according to a state Department of Public Instruction report prepared for the State Board of Education that will be submitted to the...
Published: Tuesday, November 5th, 2013 @ 11:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today.
Published: Friday, July 12th, 2013 @ 1:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This afternoon Governor Pat McCrory offered remarks about student testing before the North Carolina State Board of Education.
Published: Sunday, June 9th, 2013 @ 10:04 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory convened the first North Carolina Education Cabinet meeting in nearly three years today. At the meeting, the group outlined several key goals and objectives to improve our education system.
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 12:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A Senate committee Wednesday approved a bill creating the North Carolina Public Charter Schools Board, shifting oversight of the state's expanding number of charter schools away from the State Board of Education.
Published: Monday, April 15th, 2013 @ 9:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In a previous article, I highlighted questionable assumptions underlying national Common Core Standards (CCS) in English and mathematics, which in 2010 were adopted by the North Carolina State Board of Education.
Published: Saturday, April 13th, 2013 @ 10:09 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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In 2010 the North Carolina State Board of Education unanimously adopted national Common Core Standards (CCS) in English and mathematics.
Published: Saturday, March 30th, 2013 @ 9:46 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Today, Governor McCrory announced the following appointments submitted to the General Assembly for confirmation.
Published: Friday, February 1st, 2013 @ 8:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Potential charter school operators, including two that would operate online, flooded the state with 154 letters of intent to open in fall 2014, punctuating a growing appetite for alternatives to traditional public education.
Published: Tuesday, January 15th, 2013 @ 11:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Board of Education Vision of Public Education in North Carolina: A Great Public Education System for a Great State is the title of a vision statement adopted by the State Board of Education earlier this month.
Published: Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 @ 12:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the traditional public school year in North Carolina is about to begin, Cabarrus County proponents of a statewide virtual charter school cling to longshot hopes that their unprecedented e-learning institution can open this year.
Published: Friday, August 24th, 2012 @ 6:57 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Beaufort County Schools' results for the 2011-2012 were released Thursday by the North Carolina State Board of Education. Included in the results was the welcomed news that 9 of 13 schools in the district earned recognition under North Carolina's ABCs of Public Education.
Published: Friday, August 3rd, 2012 @ 3:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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