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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Students play a critical role in helping keep schools safe, State Superintendent Mark Johnson said during a May 30 news conference announcing a partnership with Sandy Hook Promise to deliver a statewide anonymous mobile tip line.
Published: Monday, June 3rd, 2019 @ 3:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In a letter, Governor Roy Cooper urged Republican legislators to use recently announced surplus revenue to invest in public education and health care in the 2019 – 2021 state budget.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 1:23 pm
By: Governor's Office
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State Superintendent Mark Johnson has put a price tag on his plan to make North Carolina the best place for public school educators to begin, learn, and teach by 2030.
Published: Wednesday, March 20th, 2019 @ 11:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
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During the early morning hours of March 12, 2019 the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received an anonymous tip about a possible threat of a school shooting.
Published: Wednesday, March 13th, 2019 @ 2:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper today released his recommended budget for 2019-2021, Investments for a Determined North Carolina
Published: Friday, March 8th, 2019 @ 6:04 pm
By: Governor's Office
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And the Raleigh News & Observer wasn't alone. "School safety panel calls for resource officers in every NC school," according to WRAL.com.
Published: Monday, March 4th, 2019 @ 10:20 am
By: Carolina Journal
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To strengthen school safety and help prevent school shootings, North Carolina schools needs to ramp up training for law enforcement and educators, improve physical security at schools, gather better information about potential threats, and invest in more mental health support for schools.
Published: Thursday, February 7th, 2019 @ 9:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The U.S. Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) to aid in the fight against human trafficking. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 would renew existing programs that make federal resources available to human trafficking survivors
Published: Saturday, December 22nd, 2018 @ 11:04 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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After months of meeting across the state, the House Select Committee on School Safety met for the final time Thursday to approve another round of recommendations to make schools safer
Published: Tuesday, December 11th, 2018 @ 3:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Just yesterday, while campaigning at the polls, I was shown that Frankie Waters is making a political issue out of the fact that I am on record, recently at the WDN political forum, of wishing to revamp Beaufort County school security to a far more effective plan, costing far less money.
Published: Sunday, November 4th, 2018 @ 1:53 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I think we'll start with Secretary Pompeo saying a prayer.
Published: Saturday, August 18th, 2018 @ 1:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Discussions around the revised 2018-19 budget have often focused on K-12 education spending
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 @ 7:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Cooper's spokesman Ford Porter released the following statement on legislative Republicans' plan to shortchange school safety and youth mental health needs in North Carolina schools
Published: Wednesday, May 30th, 2018 @ 2:39 pm
By: Governor's Office
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School safety, charter schools, and teacher pay headline K-12 issues for Republican and Democratic lawmakers during the N.C. General Assembly's 2018 short session
Published: Sunday, May 20th, 2018 @ 12:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state's top legislative leaders say they're eager to talk to teachers gathering in Raleigh on Wednesday, May 16, about a 6.2 percent average pay raise they'll receive next year
Published: Saturday, May 19th, 2018 @ 2:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Noelle Talley, Deputy Communications Director for Governor Roy Cooper, shared the following statement on the North Carolina General Assembly's teacher pay proposal
Published: Thursday, May 17th, 2018 @ 7:43 am
By: Governor's Office
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On most days and most roads, most drivers treat posted speed limits as the recommended speed
Published: Tuesday, May 15th, 2018 @ 7:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The House Select Committee on School Safety approved 14 recommendations to make schools safer
Published: Monday, May 14th, 2018 @ 10:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Cooper today presented his Common Ground Solutions 2018-2019 recommended budget adjustments
Published: Thursday, May 10th, 2018 @ 10:32 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed May 7-11, 2018 as National Teacher Appreciation Week in North Carolina
Published: Monday, May 7th, 2018 @ 5:55 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The Physical Safety and Security working group — a subset of the House Select Committee on Safer Schools — met briefly Wednesday, May 2 to approve recommendations on improving school security
Published: Saturday, May 5th, 2018 @ 12:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On 04/25/2018 just before 11:00 pm the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office was notified of a threat of violence against Washington High School
Published: Tuesday, May 1st, 2018 @ 1:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Panelists at a Juvenile Justice Workshop say school resource officers are valuable in protecting students and faculty, but more rigorous and realistic training is needed
Published: Sunday, April 29th, 2018 @ 6:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lawmakers approved six recommendations during the final meeting of the School Safety Subcommittee on Student Health
Published: Wednesday, April 25th, 2018 @ 11:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper and leaders from his administration will be in Asheville Monday to discuss issues facing Western North Carolina and take part in events across the region
Published: Monday, April 23rd, 2018 @ 11:52 am
By: Governor's Office
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The need to train school resource officers more intensively was a recurring theme during a meeting of the Student Physical Safety and Security working group
Published: Friday, April 20th, 2018 @ 4:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ahead of the release of his short session budget, Governor Roy Cooper today shared his recommendations and requests to improve school safety and youth mental health
Published: Thursday, April 19th, 2018 @ 4:48 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The Feb. 14 shooting at Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, isn't the first tragedy to kickstart legislative action
Published: Wednesday, April 11th, 2018 @ 12:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The legislature's School Safety Subcommittee on Student Health heard from myriad mental health experts about the need for more school psychologists and other related services in North Carolina public schools
Published: Tuesday, April 10th, 2018 @ 1:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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After the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, lawmakers, educators, and law enforcement immediately looked for ways to improve school safety
Published: Tuesday, March 27th, 2018 @ 9:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows, R-11th District, thinks boosting funding for school resource officers - not gun control - is the best way to protect schools
Published: Friday, March 9th, 2018 @ 4:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page wants well-trained armed volunteer resource officers protecting every North Carolina public school
Published: Thursday, March 1st, 2018 @ 4:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Superintendent Mark Johnson joined a chorus of voices against arming teachers in the wake of the Florida school shooting that left 17 people dead
Published: Thursday, March 1st, 2018 @ 1:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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