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The Biden administration confirmed this week that it is not giving key federal funds to elementary and secondary schools that offer hunting or archery courses.
Published: Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 @ 3:22 am
By: Daily Wire
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Enrollment for most forms of postsecondary education in the United States continued to decline three years after nationwide lockdowns forced many students to temporarily continue their degrees online, according to a new analysis from the National Student Clearinghouse.
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2023 @ 7:07 am
By: Daily Wire
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Governor Cooper Announces $7.7 Million for Mental Health Programs in State Colleges and UniversitiesRALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced $7.7 million in new funding to support North Carolina’s postsecondary institutions in providing additional mental health services to students.
Published: Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 @ 12:03 am
By: Governor's Office
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The state’s economic vitality is tied to the skills of its workforce. Trends show that by 2030, nearly two-thirds of North Carolina’s jobs will require a post-secondary degree or credential.
Published: Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 @ 1:06 am
By: ENC NOW
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper directed $14.5 million in new federal funding to further support postsecondary students in completing their degree or credential and to support beginning teachers as they start a new academic year.
Published: Saturday, August 20th, 2022 @ 12:44 am
By: Governor's Office
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper directed $34 million in new federal funding to further support postsecondary students in completing their degree or credential and to help address K-12 student learning and mental health needs as students continue to recover from the pandemic.
Published: Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 @ 9:15 am
By: Governor's Office
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Six billion dollars — remember that number. The North Carolina Pandemic Recovery Office says that’s how much money our state has received for K-12 Covid-19 relief via the Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief Act (ESSER).
Published: Thursday, April 7th, 2022 @ 5:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Riding into the offseason, the Carolina Panthers desperately needed to make some changes in the secondary, particularly at corner.
Published: Wednesday, August 4th, 2021 @ 1:11 pm
By: Daniel Bunting
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed an Executive Order establishing rules for how student-athletes enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution in North Carolina can earn compensation or obtain representation
Published: Thursday, July 22nd, 2021 @ 5:40 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Four North Carolinians 18 and Older to Win $1 Million; Four North Carolinians 12 to 17 to Win $125,000 for Post-Secondary Education
Published: Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 @ 10:37 am
By: Governor's Office
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Loosely defined, the phrase “liberal arts” refers to courses in Western philosophy, theology, literature, art, and history, with science and foreign languages playing a real but secondary role.
Published: Monday, June 7th, 2021 @ 12:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper directed $95.6 million in new funding to help support K-12 and postsecondary students most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic who can benefit from support during the upcoming school year.
Published: Thursday, August 13th, 2020 @ 9:54 am
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina Strives to Meet Goal of 2 Million Residents with a High-Quality Postsecondary Degree or Credential by 2030
Published: Thursday, February 27th, 2020 @ 8:57 am
By: Governor's Office
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A bill N.C. lawmakers passed in late June aims to help 2 million residents get a postsecondary degree or certificate by 2030.
Published: Saturday, July 13th, 2019 @ 9:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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As the weather warms today, North Carolina's interstates and major highways are returning to normal, but many secondary roads and neighborhood streets are still treacherous
Published: Wednesday, December 12th, 2018 @ 11:26 pm
By: Governor's Office
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When it comes to giving parents more control over where their children attend elementary and secondary school, North Carolina has become a national leader
Published: Sunday, November 25th, 2018 @ 1:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's elementary and secondary schools are among the best in the country at delivering academic value for the tax dollars spent on them
Published: Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018 @ 3:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As elementary and secondary schools open their doors across North Carolina for the 2018-19 academic year, the cumulative effects of some 20 years of school-choice initiatives are impossible to miss
Published: Wednesday, August 29th, 2018 @ 7:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Slick, snow-covered roads remain in some areas and many secondary roads. A state of emergency that Governor Cooper signed Wednesday remains in effect through the weekend, along with an executive order waiving truck weight, size and hours of service restrictions to ease movement of heating fuel
Published: Friday, January 5th, 2018 @ 5:58 pm
By: Bill Cook
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First-generation students are defined broadly (neither parent has completed a four-year degree) or narrowly (neither parent has any postsecondary education)
Published: Friday, October 27th, 2017 @ 3:55 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The most important function of state government is education, as evidenced by the fact that North Carolina spends 57 cents of every tax dollar on primary and secondary education
Published: Saturday, April 8th, 2017 @ 12:10 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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A recommendation that the state might impose ethics-related restrictions on secondary employment and corporate board memberships on the state treasurer - and possibly other Council of State officers - drew a mixed response from those officials
Published: Monday, October 10th, 2016 @ 1:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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One thing I've learned in my years of teaching in the U.S. is that many young Americans are moral relativists. As students in elementary and secondary schools, they were taught that there is no moral fact of the matter
Published: Saturday, August 13th, 2016 @ 12:22 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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When I first advocated the idea of parental choice in elementary and secondary education, it was considered by many to be a radical notion.
Published: Saturday, May 28th, 2016 @ 11:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) issued this statement on the Obama administration’s directive ordering all public elementary and secondary schools in America to, among other things, allow boys to use girls’ showers, restrooms and locker rooms "as a condition of receiving Federal funds"
Published: Sunday, May 15th, 2016 @ 11:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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UNC President Margaret Spellings has said that the North Carolina legislature's proposed Guaranteed Admissions Program (NC GAP) has identified the right problem, but has come up with the wrong solution. Her vision is of a UNC system accessible to everyone and educating everyone—not just elites
Published: Tuesday, March 15th, 2016 @ 2:37 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Summary: Start talking to Seniors about Medicare before you retire. Trial and error experience is easier to absorb than reading information provided by government.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 3:34 am
By: Ted McDonald
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In less than 21 days, including the Thanksgiving holiday, Congress pushed through a bill that is over 1,000 pages long and has at least 391 pages worth of changes in it from the original version.
Published: Sunday, January 10th, 2016 @ 8:17 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Late last month, Chief of School Nutrition Services for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Dr. Lynn Harvey appeared before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce...
Published: Saturday, September 5th, 2015 @ 5:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A quick review of Conservatism at work in the Southern Baptist Convention is a good analysis of Conservatism at work in politics and NC.
Published: Sunday, June 7th, 2015 @ 8:41 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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The first full week of May is designated in the United States as Teacher Appreciation Week and while most of the activities this week focussed on on primary and secondary teachers, it's equally important to salute the role that those who teach at our colleges and universities are...
Published: Friday, May 8th, 2015 @ 8:43 pm
By: Barbara Tansey
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In recent years, teacher shortages, along with high attrition rates in rural areas and in fields such as secondary math and science, have prompted state officials to look to the UNC system for more teachers.
Published: Monday, March 16th, 2015 @ 9:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Secondary Roads are extremely icy this morning, with Primary roads having slick spots on them. The NWS has extended the Winter Storm Warning for Beaufort County until 4:00pm today.
Published: Tuesday, February 17th, 2015 @ 9:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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For years, North Carolina policymakers have stressed the importance of increasing K-12 teacher production and retention rates. Teacher shortages and high attrition rates in rural and low-income areas and in fields such as secondary math and science and special education have prompted many...
Published: Sunday, February 1st, 2015 @ 8:42 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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We have a most important matter before our governing officials.
Published: Friday, January 23rd, 2015 @ 8:47 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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