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A back-and-forth power struggle between state lawmakers and members of the North Carolina Board of Education came to a head in the new budget—and, at least for now, lawmakers won.
Published: Saturday, January 13th, 2024 @ 8:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In an end run around a new law that seeks to streamline the process for approving new charter schools, the Democrat-controlled North Carolina Board of Education OK’ed a new policy on Sept. 7 that allows the board to control funding for new charters.
Published: Sunday, December 10th, 2023 @ 10:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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"A third of kids in North Carolina are missing more than 10 days of school per year. This is, as compared to other states in the South, not a good number,” said NC DPI Superintendent Catherine Truitt
Published: Sunday, December 10th, 2023 @ 1:18 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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In 2010, when Democrat Charles Graham first ran for Robeson County’s state House District 47, he defeated Republican Brawleigh Graham by a more-than-comfortable 67% to 33% margin.
Published: Wednesday, May 10th, 2023 @ 2:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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Rep. Tricia Cotham, D-Mecklenburg, broke ranks with her party to support an amendment that could shift the balance of power on the N.C. State Board of Education.
Published: Tuesday, February 21st, 2023 @ 4:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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For parents and some school board candidates in North Carolina, the big question asked is, “Where do the state standards end and the district’s curricula begin?”
Published: Wednesday, September 14th, 2022 @ 2:52 am
By: Donald Shreve
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A review of North Carolina’s healthful living academic standards will highlight the best standards and content in the areas of sex, healthy living, and creating a healthy environment
Published: Wednesday, July 20th, 2022 @ 2:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 48 members of a new Parent Advisory Committee have been announced.
Published: Wednesday, June 29th, 2022 @ 9:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Departing member warns of board's trend away from education toward political activism
Published: Thursday, February 10th, 2022 @ 10:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Greenville will come together to read, celebrate ‘An American Sunrise’
Published: Monday, January 31st, 2022 @ 12:54 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The N.C. State Board of Education has OK’ed the final round of “unpacking documents” for new controversial social studies standards for K-12 public schools.
Published: Monday, July 19th, 2021 @ 5:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A damning report came out about North Carolina Standards. Who got it wrong? Who got it right?
Published: Thursday, July 8th, 2021 @ 2:23 pm
By: John Woodard
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The N.C. State Board of Education voted 7-3 on Thursday, June 17, to approve guiding documents for controversial new social studies standards that place greater emphasis on race and gender in teaching U.S. history.
Published: Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021 @ 9:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Earlier this month, the State Board of Education approved a new set of standards to guide the social-studies curriculum.
Published: Friday, February 12th, 2021 @ 1:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Now is a good time for lemonade. At least that’s true of metaphorical lemonade squeezed from life’s lemons.
Published: Friday, August 14th, 2020 @ 4:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s this week’s review
Published: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 @ 4:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper led a roundtable with Pitt Community College students, graduates, and administrators to highlight key successes in the Finish Line Grants program.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2020 @ 9:21 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Now that filing has closed for the 2020 North Carolina state House elections, four main questions surround who will control the chamber in 2021.
Published: Monday, January 13th, 2020 @ 7:32 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The timeline for identifying and selecting a school to be included in the Innovative School District is too short, the vice chair of the State Board of Education said Wednesday, Dec. 5
Published: Thursday, December 6th, 2018 @ 8:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Education in a 7-5 vote agreed Thursday, Nov. 1, to delay for another month a decision on whether to approve the recommendation of Carver Heights Elementary to the Innovative School District
Published: Thursday, November 8th, 2018 @ 11:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Classic literature has fallen from favor in English class. The movement away from the literary canon, begun decades ago, has accelerated rapidly following adoption of Common Core standards by most states eight years ago
Published: Saturday, September 1st, 2018 @ 7:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Southside Ashpole Elementary will have to wait before learning who will run the school as part of the Innovative School District
Published: Thursday, February 1st, 2018 @ 6:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Education voted unanimously to approve Southside Ashpole Elementary School as the first to join the Innovative School District in 2018-19
Published: Sunday, November 5th, 2017 @ 7:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement on the passing of Gervais Oxendine
Published: Monday, May 9th, 2016 @ 9:29 am
By: McCrory Communications
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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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Two months after the Academic Standards Review Commission issued its final report, the fate of Common Core in North Carolina is far from settled.
Published: Sunday, April 3rd, 2016 @ 12:13 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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On Friday, December 18th, the North Carolina Academic Standards Review Commission (ASRC) tasked with providing recommendations to replace Common Core standards held their last meeting. All indications over the prior fourteen months of meetings pointed to substantial changes being recommended.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 6:32 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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A community service learning center providing expert dental care to patients in and around Robeson County will soon open its doors - the fifth of its kind to open statewide - following a ribbon cutting ceremony Dec. 2.
Published: Friday, December 5th, 2014 @ 1:14 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The NC Department of Administration announced the 11 members of the Academic Standards Review Commission and provided notice of its inaugural meeting.
Published: Sunday, September 21st, 2014 @ 8:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Mrs. Viola Alligood Woolard, age 90, a resident of 917 East 6th Street, Washington, NC died Sunday morning June 29, 2014 at Ridgewood Manor.
Published: Tuesday, July 1st, 2014 @ 2:18 pm
By: Announcements
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The law enforcement official who led the New Jersey State Police efforts to improve community relations after a racial profiling scandal has been hired as the new police chief at East Carolina University.
Published: Thursday, November 21st, 2013 @ 1:00 pm
By: Announcements
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