Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced a $179.9 million grant for essential drinking water infrastructure upgrades across North Carolina through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF).
Published: Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 @ 10:37 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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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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From a 30,000-foot view, the Panthers have improved their roster this offseason but are they better than last year?
Published: Wednesday, July 7th, 2021 @ 4:14 am
By: Daniel Bunting
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It’s been an unspectacular free agency period for the Carolina Panthers in terms of big splashes, which was to be expected in the current financial climate and not uncommon across the league.
Published: Wednesday, April 7th, 2021 @ 9:48 am
By: Daniel Bunting
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The Carolina Panthers have made some good and some questionable moves this offseason, but where does that leave them at each position?
Published: Thursday, March 25th, 2021 @ 12:09 am
By: Daniel Bunting
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After several weeks of stable COVID-19 trends and continued low virus spread in school settings, Governor Roy Cooper today announced that beginning on October 5, North Carolina public school districts and charter schools can choose to implement Plan A for elementary schools (grades K-5).
Published: Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 @ 2:16 am
By: Governor's Office
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With Coronavirus shutting down in-person schools across the country, many people are becoming concerned that their child will not be ready to advance to the next grade level.
Published: Friday, April 17th, 2020 @ 2:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last week, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction released student performance data for all schools and school districts in the state. The release included school performance grades, end-of-course and end-of-grade achievement level results, school accountability growth data, the 4-year and...
Published: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 @ 3:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory signed four bills into law yesterday. House Bill 358 will allow schools to be awarded A-F school performance grades based on a 15-point scale, providing a consistent benchmark for student achievement for state schools. The governor also signed House Bills 91, 601 and 706.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 8:59 pm
By: Chris Downey
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When the N.C. Department of Public Instruction released school performance grades earlier this month, public school advocacy groups noted that the grades reflected the socio-economic makeup of the schools. They observed that schools with few students receiving free and reduced-price lunches...
Published: Sunday, March 1st, 2015 @ 10:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today North Carolina released A-F grades for all traditional public and charter schools. News outlets have been all over the story and pundits are angling to put a spin on what is expected to be a tough day for many schools.
Published: Saturday, February 21st, 2015 @ 9:26 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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In 2013, the N.C. General Assembly implemented an A-F school grading system for all public schools in the state. Two years later, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction has released school performance grades for the first time. These grades reflect the performance of schools for the 2013-14...
Published: Monday, February 16th, 2015 @ 10:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Those who care about education reform learned a lot on February 5 when North Carolina released its first letter grades for public schools. The grades reflect three sets of information: average student performance on end-of-year tests, the amount of annual growth in those scores, and graduation...
Published: Tuesday, February 10th, 2015 @ 10:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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BCCC has welcomed middle grades students from across Beaufort County during the past two weeks. Under the direction of Vice President of Student Services Rick Anderson and his team, the county's eighth grade students toured BCCC's nursing, cosmetology, agribusiness technology programs automotive...
Published: Monday, November 17th, 2014 @ 9:54 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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A hearing at Winston-Salem State University to investigate a professor's alleged misconduct raised more questions about the administration than it answered about the professor.
Published: Sunday, March 9th, 2014 @ 12:23 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Support for reducing class size usually cuts across political and ideological divides, garnering accolades from legislators, policymakers, and parents alike. Nevertheless, the relationship between class size and student achievement has been the subject of scholarly debate for decades.
Published: Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 @ 2:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Over the past three fiscal years, the University of North Carolina system has received hundreds of millions of dollars less in state tax dollars than it sought, as legislators of both parties struggled to close the fiscal gaps triggered by the Great Recession.
Published: Friday, July 13th, 2012 @ 7:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Registrar's Office at Beaufort County Community College has released the honor roll for the 2011 Fall Semester. Full-time students maintaining a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 were placed on the all A's list. Students maintaining a 3.5 GPA or better were placed on the Dean's List.
Published: Sunday, March 11th, 2012 @ 12:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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