Eric Davis was chosen to replace Bill Cobey as chairman of the State Board of Education
Published: Thursday, September 13th, 2018 @ 5:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Big changes are coming to the Department of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education
Published: Friday, August 3rd, 2018 @ 6:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the New Year unfolds there are at least a dozen leaders likely to play a big role in public policy issues in 2018
Published: Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018 @ 3:55 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Dozens of Triangle-area middle- and high-schoolers and their parents could be looking for another school next year if the State Board of Education closes the Dynamic Community Charter School — a school intended to fill a void for disabled children who have not fit in at traditional public...
Published: Monday, March 30th, 2015 @ 5:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Teachers finding their schedules packed with testing would get relief from education reforms promised by Gov. Pat McCrory and top Republican lawmakers, who say students would benefit from a streamlined list of required state and local exams.
Published: Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 @ 4:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Early career teachers will get pay raises starting in the fiscal year beginning July 1, and teachers with up to seven years of service will collect double-digit percentage increases, Gov. Pat McCrory announced Monday. The package is expected to cost less than $200 million and will not require a...
Published: Sunday, February 16th, 2014 @ 5:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The bulk of the 62 charter school applicants hoping to open their doors in the fall of 2015 will continue to be in the more metropolitan areas of North Carolina, concentrated in the Charlotte, Piedmont Triad, and Research Triangle sections of the state.
Published: Sunday, February 2nd, 2014 @ 10:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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More teachers are moving to other public schools in the North Carolina system than in the past, and that is the No. 1 reason cited for teacher turnover in 2012-13, according to a state Department of Public Instruction report prepared for the State Board of Education that will be submitted to the...
Published: Tuesday, November 5th, 2013 @ 11:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory convened the first North Carolina Education Cabinet meeting in nearly three years today. At the meeting, the group outlined several key goals and objectives to improve our education system.
Published: Thursday, April 18th, 2013 @ 12:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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