A Guilford County mother is asking the N.C. Court of Appeals to revive her lawsuit against the Guilford school board and Old North State Medical Society. She blames the defendants for the forced COVID vaccination of her teenage son.
Published: Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 @ 10:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The opening of a facility in Greensboro proposed to house 800 unaccompanied migrant children from the southern border appears imminent, possibly as soon as August.
Published: Wednesday, September 13th, 2023 @ 9:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A Pennsylvania school district just revoked their previous approval for an After School Satan Club to use their facilities following extensive public backlash.
Published: Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 @ 12:48 am
By: Daily Wire
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The N.C. Court of Appeals will decide in Zander v. Orange County whether the county must refund millions of dollars in school impact fees collected since 2009.
Published: Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 @ 9:24 am
By: Carole Warnecki
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When President Biden took office, less than half of K-12 schools were open for in-person learning. The President made getting schools safely reopened and our children back in the classroom a top priority.
Published: Wednesday, August 17th, 2022 @ 10:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Property taxes on homeowners will increase $418 on average after vote on new $861 million budget
Published: Wednesday, July 13th, 2022 @ 8:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Democrats introduced a “Transgender Bill of Rights” on Tuesday to “protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security.”
Published: Saturday, July 9th, 2022 @ 1:59 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The new North Carolina budget has many positive elements, with notable tax cuts and school choice expansion. On balance, there is more good than bad.
Published: Friday, January 7th, 2022 @ 12:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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There’s no sugarcoating it: More that 50 percent of North Carolina’s school children failed to achieve grade-level expectations last year.
Published: Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021 @ 9:09 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Cooper also proposes $1.4 billion COVID-19 relief package using federal funds
Published: Monday, April 27th, 2020 @ 3:55 am
By: Governor's Office
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Imagine if you could buy a home with no debt. Wouldn’t you do that? State government has the option to do something similar with the State Capital and Infrastructure Fund, but Gov. Roy Cooper prefers debt.
Published: Monday, July 15th, 2019 @ 1:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On July 25, 2017, Governor Roy Cooper announced the creation of the Commission on Access to Sound Basic Education.
Published: Friday, July 5th, 2019 @ 9:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Senate, in a 33-11 vote, approved a bill giving charter school operators the option to bypass local county commissioners in winning approval of charter facility bonds.
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2019 @ 11:56 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senate Education Committee took action Wednesday, April 10, on a number of bills, including a law easing rules on welding and manufacturing internships.
Published: Thursday, May 2nd, 2019 @ 11:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In North Carolina, state law empowers county commissions to oversee school facilities and the collection and appropriation of local tax dollars to school districts
Published: Monday, September 17th, 2018 @ 6:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Stough Elementary school has seen a handful of repairs and renovations since it was built in 1968. The aging facility soon will be torn down, and a new building will take its place to accommodate more students without the need for mobile trailers
Published: Friday, August 10th, 2018 @ 8:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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While Gov. Roy Cooper toured the halls of Stough Elementary School in Wake County, he criticized legislators for failing to put a nearly $2 billion school construction bond on the November ballot
Published: Sunday, July 22nd, 2018 @ 9:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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The North Carolina Senate passed a $23.9 billion balanced budget adjustment with bipartisan support yesterday, Thursday, May 31, 2018
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 @ 7:43 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Supporters and critics of a planned teacher rally haven't been shy in sharing their opinions about the intent of eventual outcomes surrounding the event
Published: Thursday, May 17th, 2018 @ 12:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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Charter schools have flourished in North Carolina since 2011, when the General Assembly removed the statewide cap of 100. Along with the rest of the country, though, that growth recently has started to slow
Published: Tuesday, May 1st, 2018 @ 9:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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The N.C. Supreme Court on Monday heard another round of arguments over school funding - this time whether county commissioners or General Assembly lawmakers are responsible for guaranteeing sufficient spending
Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 @ 9:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Department of Education has decided it will not investigate or interfere if transgender students complain they are barred from bathrooms that match their chosen gender, according to Buzzfeed News
Published: Sunday, February 18th, 2018 @ 12:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Time for Constructive Dialogue about District School Facilities
Published: Saturday, December 30th, 2017 @ 2:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Local Government Commission Tuesday approved $11.3 million in construction bonds sought by Jones County Schools
Published: Friday, December 8th, 2017 @ 9:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Politicians and policy analysts clashed Tuesday over school construction costs and who should pay
Published: Sunday, October 29th, 2017 @ 3:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Sen. Rick Horner can quip with the best of them. During a recent debate about school construction needs in North Carolina, the Wilson County lawmaker and former school-board chairman argued that the state lottery ought to fulfill its original mandate by producing more money
Published: Thursday, October 19th, 2017 @ 1:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Charter School Reform: Authorizers and Capital Funding
Published: Friday, January 20th, 2017 @ 9:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In February 2015, the University of North Carolina System's Board of Governors (BOG) concluded an extensive review of the 237 academic centers and institutes housed across the 16 UNC campuses
Published: Monday, October 31st, 2016 @ 4:56 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Governor Pat McCrory hosted more than 110 Boy Scouts, Scout leaders, parents and public officials from across North Carolina at the Executive Mansion today to receive an annual report on the impact of Scouting in North Carolina. The report details more than 600,000 service hours completed by...
Published: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 @ 3:32 am
By: McCrory Communications
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