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After a series of social media posts highlighting controversial books distributed in the Chapel Hill‒Carrboro City Schools libraries, state House Majority Leader Brenden Jones and House Republicans called a hearing for the House Select Committee on Oversight and Reform
Published: Thursday, December 11th, 2025 @ 10:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Controversy surrounds a healthcare provider’s decision to block parents from having access to their children’s prescription records.
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 @ 8:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A group of prominent North Carolina business leaders, and some big Republican donors, sent a letter Tuesday morning to all House Republicans urging them to abandon plans to muddy the budget process with legalized casinos
Published: Tuesday, December 26th, 2023 @ 10:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In a narrow decision, the New Hanover County Board of Education voted 4-3 to temporarily limit access to the book “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You” by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi.
Published: Tuesday, December 12th, 2023 @ 10:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A new report on Florida’s K-12 education system describes the main tenets of Critical Social Justice, discusses how this ideology finds its way into K-12 schools, and documents how Florida has worked to reduce its spread
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 @ 12:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Wednesday, both chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly overrode six of Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes, a new record, ensuring the bills become law despite Cooper’s objections.
Published: Friday, November 17th, 2023 @ 12:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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NC Schools Must now follow “Parents Bill of Rights.” Here’s how things will change that’s the title of an article in yesterday’s Raleigh News and Observer that describes how the recently passed legislation will impact the classroom and our schools.
Published: Friday, November 3rd, 2023 @ 2:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis pushed back on a “hoax” during the second Republican presidential primary debate that was started by Vice President Kamala Harris several weeks ago and was pushed during the debate by a leftist debate moderator and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC).
Published: Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 @ 9:32 am
By: Daily Wire
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As the first day of school fast approaches, parents may once more find themselves taking a backseat in their children’s educational journey, at least for the time being.
Published: Sunday, October 8th, 2023 @ 10:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State budget writers have once again failed to pass a state budget by the beginning of the fiscal year
Published: Thursday, October 5th, 2023 @ 12:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We now know most, if not all, the candidates who will compete in the March 5th Primary Elections for Governor.
Published: Wednesday, October 4th, 2023 @ 5:03 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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On Wednesday, Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines shot back at North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper for his veto of the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, pointing to the long term, serious injuries of North Carolina female teen volleyball player Payton McNabb.
Published: Sunday, September 24th, 2023 @ 7:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Parents Were Skeptical of More Funding as the Path to Better Outcomes, However
Published: Sunday, September 24th, 2023 @ 8:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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After a failed attempt last year, advocates of the Parents’ Bill of Rights (PBR) succeeded this session in passing legislation (SB 49) that enshrines parental rights and helps to correct the current imbalance of power between parents and schools across North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, September 24th, 2023 @ 1:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed three bills Wednesday involving transgender women playing in women’s sports, gender transitioning in children, and parental rights, which he likened to Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” Act.
Published: Sunday, September 24th, 2023 @ 12:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper vetoed the following bills:
Published: Sunday, August 13th, 2023 @ 12:45 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Today, the North Carolina House Committee on K-12 Education approved Senate Bill 49, which would enshrine a Parents’ Bill of Rights into law.
Published: Saturday, July 29th, 2023 @ 11:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper vetoed a bipartisan bill that would protect women’s sports on Wednesday.
Published: Tuesday, July 18th, 2023 @ 3:59 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Senate Bill 49 would affirm parental rights and protect parents’ authority to make decisions regarding a child’s medical and psychological well-being
Published: Friday, June 2nd, 2023 @ 11:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate Bill 49, the Parents’ Bill of Rights, would correct the current imbalance of authority between schools and parents, delineate parental rights, and end practices that limit parental decision-making
Published: Tuesday, April 11th, 2023 @ 7:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Parents should have the right to determine the direction of their children’s and education, not teachers or the government
Published: Monday, April 3rd, 2023 @ 12:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Left continues to hyperventilate over North Carolina’s proposed Parents’ Bill of Rights, SB 49. In yesterday’s Raleigh News and Observer, Sara Pequeno joined in the fray when she opined that the legislation “could torpedo school funding for mental health.”
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023 @ 12:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Senate passed a bill Tuesday evening establishing rights for parents with school-aged children. The Parents’ Bill of Rights passed 29 to 18 and went to the House Tuesday. If the House passes it as well, it would go to Governor Cooper, who will likely veto it.
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023 @ 6:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, legislative Democrats held a press conference introducing “The Parents’ and Students’ Bill of Rights.” The Democrats’ bill was filed after Republicans filed the Parents’ Bill of Rights, scheduled to be considered on the N.C. Senate floor Tuesday afternoon.
Published: Monday, February 20th, 2023 @ 11:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, an ACLU North Carolina lobbyist, Kristie Puckett Williams, made graphic, sexually harassing comments to conservative radio host Pete Kaliner during a Twitter discussion regarding N.C. Senate Bill 49, the Parents’ Bill of Rights.
Published: Monday, February 20th, 2023 @ 2:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday, N.C. Senate Republicans held a press conference introducing the Parents’ Bill of Rights. which they say would give parents more control over the direction of their child’s education and require more transparency in public schools.
Published: Monday, February 13th, 2023 @ 8:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Locke's legislative agenda on education is in action in the North Carolina Senate.
Published: Sunday, February 12th, 2023 @ 2:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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John Locke Foundation’s André Béliveau testifies in front of Senate committee and voices support for the measure
Published: Sunday, February 12th, 2023 @ 8:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Parents want to know what their children are being taught
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 1:19 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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Yesterday the North Carolina State Senate filed Senate Bill 49, also known as the "Parents' Bill of Rights." This bill is the first step to ensure that North Carolina parents can be in charge of their children’s educational destiny.
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 12:52 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Nationwide, a movement to restore and protect parents’ rights has arisen in response to school closures, politicized curricula, and a loss of authority
Published: Wednesday, January 18th, 2023 @ 8:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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