Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the House Bill 325, the Opioid Epidemic Response Act, to help increase access to medication assisted treatment and expand harm reduction measures to reduce opioid overdose deaths across the state.
Published: Monday, July 22nd, 2019 @ 7:21 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The Governor’s Commission on Access to a Sound Basic Education is getting closer to putting forth recommendations to meet the Leandro mandate.
Published: Wednesday, June 26th, 2019 @ 3:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A bill allowing retired teachers to return to the classroom unanimously passed the Senate on Wednesday, May 8.
Published: Tuesday, May 28th, 2019 @ 2:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate Education Committee Backs Bills Regarding Read to Achieve, Retired Teachers, and Testing CutsWednesday was a busy day for the Senate Education Committee, which approved six bills during its April 17 meeting. Three of them directly affect K-12 education.
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2019 @ 1:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate Bill 399, “Rehire High-Need Teachers,” would let educators who are at least six months into retirement take jobs at schools that receive D or F grades under the state’s school performance rankings.
Published: Monday, April 15th, 2019 @ 1:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Quite apart from the salutary effects of fitting individual students to the schools best suited for them, competition improves the quality of education provided.
Published: Monday, April 8th, 2019 @ 2:09 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Lawmakers in the House are working to give the Senate some options for changing how school performance grades are calculated, including one change that would split the single performance grade into two separate grades for achievement and growth.
Published: Monday, April 1st, 2019 @ 8:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Democratic lawmakers are looking to change school performance grades by providing separate marks for achievement and growth
Published: Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 @ 2:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Education voted - albeit reluctantly - to approve the transfer of Carver Heights Elementary into the Innovative School District
Published: Saturday, December 8th, 2018 @ 6:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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Carver Heights Elementary in Goldsboro might be the next school to join the Innovative School District if the State Board of Education approves the recommendation
Published: Saturday, October 20th, 2018 @ 6:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2017-18 school performance grades are in, and it’s mixed bag of good news and bad. Meanwhile, education leaders continue to promise improvements in academic performance
Published: Monday, September 17th, 2018 @ 3:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Joint Legislative Study Committee on the Division of Local School Administrative Units took a detour from talking about district size to explore innovative programs across the state
Published: Friday, April 6th, 2018 @ 1:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A committee studying school district divisions has raised more questions so far than it has answered.
Published: Friday, March 16th, 2018 @ 1:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Public Schools of Robeson County voted unanimously Jan. 9 to approve Southside Ashpole Elementary School for transfer to the Innovative School District
Published: Thursday, January 11th, 2018 @ 3:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Thursday, state education officials released 2016-17 accountability results for all North Carolina district and charter schools.
Published: Friday, December 29th, 2017 @ 3:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If students in charter schools perform no better on standardized tests, all other things being held equal, than their peers in district-run public schools, should North Carolina limit or stop the growth of charter schools
Published: Monday, November 27th, 2017 @ 7:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Before becoming the board chair of N.C. Connections Academy, Bridget Phifer was a parent of a student enrolled in the virtual charter school
Published: Saturday, November 11th, 2017 @ 12:47 am
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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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Sunday, October 29th, 2017 @ 6:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Proponents of school choice in North Carolina have reason to cheer the state’s ninth-place ranking in the Center for Education Reform Parent Power! Index for 2017
Published: Saturday, October 14th, 2017 @ 9:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Education released a slew of data during its September board meeting, and while the numbers show higher graduation rates and overall improvement in school performance, significant challenges over low performers and poverty rates remain
Published: Sunday, September 10th, 2017 @ 2:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mountain Faith Band, which has graced the stage of the Grand Ole Opry and Radio City Music Hall, wants to bring its unique blend of Americana/roots music to a school near you.
Published: Tuesday, April 25th, 2017 @ 3:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mean girls and callous boys are nothing new. They've stalked school hallways and commandeered cafeterias for years. Yet bullies' arsenal of pain-inflicting tools has never been more relentless; smartphones and social media platforms have erased boundaries of time and space
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 3:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Spindale Town Councilman Ben Edwards said he was agitated when he learned House Majority Leader Mike Hager was running unopposed in House District 112, which the Republican had represented since 2011
Published: Thursday, October 27th, 2016 @ 1:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
Published: Tuesday, October 25th, 2016 @ 9:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Is There a Formula to Charter School Success?
Published: Saturday, October 15th, 2016 @ 10:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's back-to-school time and parents everywhere want not only to encourage their children academically, but also want to know how their child's school is performing.
Published: Thursday, October 13th, 2016 @ 11:45 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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State Senator Bill Cook (R-District 1) voted today in support of the final bipartisan state budget compromise with the House of Representatives and Governor Pat McCrory
Published: Friday, July 1st, 2016 @ 8:44 am
By: Bill Cook
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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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North Carolina's public schools are currently producing better results than you might think, according to a recent analysis of independent testing data
Published: Saturday, March 12th, 2016 @ 3:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction released student performance data for all schools and school districts in the state. The release included school performance grades, end-of-course and end-of-grade achievement level results, school accountability growth data, the 4-year and...
Published: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 @ 3:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As a very public advocate of parental choice in education for most of my adult life, I am used to having my intentions questioned.
Published: Thursday, August 27th, 2015 @ 7:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Senate passed a balanced $21.47 billion state budget on Thursday, June 18, 2015.
Published: Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 @ 11:15 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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