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A new study shows that scaling school choice is more cost-effective in improving public school student performance than simply increasing spending on public schools.
Published: Friday, March 13th, 2026 @ 2:31 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina students returning for the spring semester are facing a disconnected classroom environment, following a Jan. 1 state deadline that required all public school boards to enact strict bans on the use of smartphones and laptops during instructional time.
Published: Sunday, January 25th, 2026 @ 6:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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After a series of social media posts highlighting controversial books distributed in the Chapel Hill‒Carrboro City Schools libraries, state House Majority Leader Brenden Jones and House Republicans called a hearing for the House Select Committee on Oversight and Reform
Published: Thursday, December 11th, 2025 @ 10:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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DEI funds still exist for schools in at least 44 states, and hundreds of millions of dollars are still being poured into the cause.
Published: Saturday, November 15th, 2025 @ 10:48 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Smithsonian's well-funded 'Black Power' museum remains focused on leftist politics and race, but has almost no demand.
Published: Thursday, October 9th, 2025 @ 2:58 pm
By: Daily Wire
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January 9, 2007 was a historic day. Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the creation of a device called the iPhone.
Published: Thursday, July 17th, 2025 @ 1:29 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Once upon a time, not many years ago, North Carolina had a dream. A dream shared by parents and politicians, by citizens and educators.
Published: Sunday, June 29th, 2025 @ 4:20 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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A $2.5-billion-dollar bond referendum is slated to be placed on the November ballot this year, as Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) looks for support to fund 30 different projects in the school district.
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 10:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Jaden Hooten is the first student at Beaufort County Community College to receive a $100 incentive from NCWorks’s NextGen program for completing his GED at the college.
Published: Saturday, December 23rd, 2023 @ 2:26 am
By: Attila Nemecz
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"A third of kids in North Carolina are missing more than 10 days of school per year. This is, as compared to other states in the South, not a good number,” said NC DPI Superintendent Catherine Truitt
Published: Sunday, December 10th, 2023 @ 1:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 12:30 PM, the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners and Beaufort County Board of Education will hold a joint meeting at 820 Bridge St, Washington, NC to discuss the following
Published: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 @ 7:37 am
By: Katie Mosher
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WCPSS Spends 75% of Covid Dollars on Salaries and Benefits, Little to Nothing on Tutoring
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2023 @ 6:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State test scores show slight improvement over last year’s scores but still trail prepandemic levels
Published: Friday, October 13th, 2023 @ 5:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A Brunswick County charter school management organization that has been at the center of a legal controversy over the dress code at one of its schools gets high marks for student test scores, according to a new analysis.
Published: Wednesday, October 4th, 2023 @ 3:45 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Merit-based teacher pay rewards excellence and encourages outstanding teachers to enter and remain in the profession
Published: Monday, October 2nd, 2023 @ 10:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The founders of Moms for Liberty, a parental rights group, plan to sue the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for defamation after it labeled the coalition an extremist group.
Published: Sunday, October 1st, 2023 @ 6:56 am
By: Daily Wire
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Where are the students?
Published: Thursday, September 28th, 2023 @ 11:18 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Gov. Cooper’s decision to declare a “state of emergency” for public education lacks justification and widespread public support
Published: Tuesday, September 12th, 2023 @ 8:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Cooper recently declared a “state of emergency for public education,” claiming Republican policies aim to “choke the life out of public education” by cutting budgets, siphoning funds, and funneling tax dollars to unaccountable private schools
Published: Sunday, August 27th, 2023 @ 9:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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"Significant achievement gaps persist."
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2023 @ 12:57 am
By: Daily Wire
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Gov. Cooper is warning others to oppose the expansion of the Opportunity Scholarship Program because he thinks private schools lack accountability
Published: Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 @ 6:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Extremist groups include "antigovernment" groups.
Published: Saturday, June 24th, 2023 @ 7:28 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Public education is the most important function of state government and we spend more tax dollars on education than any other budget item.
Published: Monday, June 19th, 2023 @ 11:19 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Opponents of school choice claim that private schools are unaccountable because they don’t have to satisfy every testing mandate required of traditional public schools, yet private schools are subject to the highest standard of accountability: parents
Published: Thursday, June 8th, 2023 @ 11:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Report Shows Over $5 Billion in Federal Investments Empowered North Carolina Students to Experience Major Learning Recovery
Published: Monday, May 15th, 2023 @ 6:20 am
By: Governor's Office
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An overwhelming majority of Americans support school choice, which would allow parents to decide where their children are educated.
Published: Wednesday, April 26th, 2023 @ 3:12 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said that he doesn’t consider himself a politician but rather a public servant, as he delivered the Republican response to Gov. Roy Cooper’s final State of the State address on Monday night.
Published: Friday, March 24th, 2023 @ 3:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper today highlighted his recommended investments in schools, teachers and families with visits to Scurlock Elementary School in Hoke County and Northern Guilford High School in Guilford County.
Published: Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 @ 7:48 am
By: Governor's Office
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Advocates claim standardized tests harm minority students.
Published: Sunday, March 19th, 2023 @ 5:30 pm
By: Daily Wire
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