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The final of three debates on challenges facing North Carolina’s education system is slated for Wednesday evening, November 1, in Benson at the W. J. Barefoot Auditorium. This time experts will focus on education funding in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2024 @ 2:05 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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A group describing itself as "recognized leaders in the North Carolina business community" supports plaintiffs in the Leandro school funding legal dispute.
Published: Sunday, July 31st, 2022 @ 1:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Our teachers must feel like they are wearing a bullseye on their backs. There aren’t many who have their backs these days, and those who do aren’t speaking loudly in support.
Published: Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 @ 10:28 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments and nominations to North Carolina boards and commissions.
Published: Tuesday, July 20th, 2021 @ 2:46 am
By: Governor's Office
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The Andrea Harris Social, Economic, Environmental, and Health Equity Task Force’s Educational Opportunity Subcommittee will host a virtual public roundtable on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 from 6-8 p.m.
Published: Tuesday, October 20th, 2020 @ 3:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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State Board of Education member James Ford tied “swing voters” and “white moderates” to “white supremacy” in a late-night tweet Monday, Aug. 17.
Published: Friday, August 21st, 2020 @ 6:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Over the weekend, President Donald Trump signed legislation extending the PPP [Paycheck Protection Program] deadline for small business owners.
Published: Thursday, July 9th, 2020 @ 7:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina’s poor school districts are getting shortchanged on funding.
Published: Thursday, February 27th, 2020 @ 5:54 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Instead of the traditional top-10 issues in public education, the Public School Forum of North Carolina picked just one.
Published: Thursday, February 20th, 2020 @ 10:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Republican and Democratic candidates for state superintendent had similar positions on the causes of school re-segregation and the need to find common ground.
Published: Saturday, February 15th, 2020 @ 12:25 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Superior Court Judge David Lee released a consultant’s report that recommended spending another $8 billion over eight years to ensure the state complies with the constitutional requirement to provide all children an opportunity to receive a sound, basic education.
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2020 @ 12:08 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses what we think are some interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Here’s a week in review
Published: Sunday, October 20th, 2019 @ 1:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Some advocates of higher pay for N.C. public school teachers don’t like the number $53,975. Specifically, they don’t like that number reported as the average salary for a teacher in the Tar Heel State.
Published: Saturday, June 8th, 2019 @ 4:09 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Raleigh Charter High School is one of the top schools in the country, but it’s not what one would call a typical public school.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 3:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper appointed 28 new members to 23 North Carolina Boards and Commissions.
Published: Friday, January 25th, 2019 @ 11:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Four towns in Mecklenburg County can open and run their own charter schools apart from the local board of education
Published: Monday, June 18th, 2018 @ 10:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The landmark decision in the Leandro case spelled out what North Carolina must do to ensure every student has access to a sound, basic education.
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2018 @ 5:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In A Recent Article On Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) In The News And Observer, Keith Poston Of The Public School Forum Said The Newly- Approved ESA Program For Special Needs Students Is "Very High Risk In Terms Of Abuse."
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2018 @ 12:51 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Roy Cooper today applauded confirmation of his appointees to the Utilities Commission and announced dozens of new appointees to state boards and commissions
Published: Monday, January 29th, 2018 @ 1:02 pm
By: Governor's Office
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A host of luminaries led by UNC system President Margaret Spellings used a Thursday press conference to announce a newly branded North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program
Published: Monday, March 13th, 2017 @ 9:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper has filed an emergency motion with the state Supreme Court petitioning for reinstatement of a preliminary injunction or issuance of a stay blocking a Court of Appeals ruling to allow the merger of the state Board of Elections and Ethics Commission to proceed
Published: Monday, February 13th, 2017 @ 1:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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At an education event held this morning, Gov. Roy Cooper encouraged leaders in business and education to support improvements in North Carolina's K-12 school system, including an increase in teacher pay
Published: Wednesday, January 25th, 2017 @ 9:56 pm
By: Governor's Office
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State Board of Education Chairman Emeritus Phil Kirk set the record straight about education funding in North Carolina in a recent opinion piece.
Published: Thursday, September 8th, 2016 @ 10:35 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Dr. Grant Hayes, dean of East Carolina University's College of Education, has been elected to the board of directors of the Public School Forum of North Carolina. His two-year term began July 1.
Published: Monday, September 5th, 2016 @ 12:26 pm
By: ECU News Services
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You may or may not have noticed but North Carolina's political leadership has undertaken a fundamental shift away from unqualified support of traditional public schools towards favoring charter, private and even online schools.
Published: Saturday, February 6th, 2016 @ 8:46 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The N&O issued a tearful goodbye this morning to the "education judge." SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEECH! (The what?):
Published: Saturday, August 1st, 2015 @ 9:23 am
By: Brant Clifton
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In "Maintaining rigor and listening to teachers in the debate over academic standards," Keith Poston of the Public School Forum argues against changing the Common Core math and English standards, since he believes members of the state's Academic Standards Review Commission (ASRC) are working to...
Published: Sunday, March 15th, 2015 @ 2:51 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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In his article "Maintaining rigor and listening to teachers in the debate over academic standards," Keith Poston argues against revisions to the current Common Core standards and the importance of ensuring teachers have a voice in this discussion. In a two-part response, I argue, in part one...
Published: Friday, March 6th, 2015 @ 8:09 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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In response to these findings, a handful of pundits suggested that Republican legislators played a role in discouraging students from entering the teaching profession.
Published: Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 @ 12:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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