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North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt has released an update on Operation Polaris, a four-year plan for strengthening student outcomes across the state.
Published: Monday, January 30th, 2023 @ 6:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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U.S. Sen.-elect Ted Budd has named former N.C. Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson to serve as Budd’s state director.
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 @ 11:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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According to Catherine Truitt, N.C. superintendent of Public Instruction, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to underscore the limited nature of North Carolina’s accountability on public schools.
Published: Thursday, January 5th, 2023 @ 6:29 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina Department of Public Instruction announced that revisions to state guidance standards would commence during the current school year
Published: Sunday, October 9th, 2022 @ 1:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt proposes using COVID-19 relief funds to cover principal pay gap.
Published: Monday, August 29th, 2022 @ 8:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Staff errors led to a series of financial missteps at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, according to the results of a new audit from the office of N.C. State Auditor Beth Wood.
Published: Wednesday, August 10th, 2022 @ 1:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt is criticizing Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper for vetoing a bill on blind and deaf schools.
Published: Tuesday, July 19th, 2022 @ 8:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Public school teachers in North Carolina receive an average annual salary of $53,392 for the current school year, according to the latest figures from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.
Published: Tuesday, April 13th, 2021 @ 8:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Yesterday State Auditor, Beth Wood, released results of an audit highly critical of how the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) allocated $180 million in federal Coronavirus Relief Funds.
Published: Friday, December 4th, 2020 @ 6:10 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The results are in, and voters selected Republican Catherine Truitt, chancellor of Western Governors University N.C., to be North Carolina’s new superintendent of public instruction.
Published: Thursday, November 19th, 2020 @ 11:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Catherine Truitt’s victory over Jen Mangrum for State Superintendent of Public Instruction was certainly one of the most significant and surprising Republican victories on Tuesday evening.
Published: Thursday, November 5th, 2020 @ 8:47 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Cooper announced on Wednesday that North Carolina will continue working with schools to prepare to re-open safely for in-person instruction.
Published: Wednesday, July 8th, 2020 @ 9:06 am
By: Governor's Office
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Teacher pay is always a lively topic in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, June 5th, 2020 @ 9:22 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The N.C. Department of Public Instruction (DPI) released its annual “Highlights of the North Carolina Public School Budget” on May 18.
Published: Thursday, May 21st, 2020 @ 5:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In recent years, public school teachers have been encouraged to address conflicts between colonists and American Indians in their Thanksgiving Day lessons.
Published: Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 @ 1:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The recent skirmish between the State Board of Education and Superintendent for Public Instruction is yet another reminder of the longstanding debate about just who is in charge of public education in our state.
Published: Wednesday, October 16th, 2019 @ 11:26 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The N.C. Department of Public Instruction released the 2018-19 state accountability results this week.
Published: Tuesday, September 17th, 2019 @ 5:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Department of Public Instruction has reaffirmed its decision to award the K-3 reading diagnostic tool to Istation, despite a chorus of criticism from some Democratic lawmakers, educational activists, and the previous contract holder, Amplify.
Published: Tuesday, July 30th, 2019 @ 3:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Department of Public Instruction classifies about one in five teachers as chronically absent
Published: Tuesday, January 1st, 2019 @ 6:26 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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The N.C. Supreme Court has granted a temporary stay in a lawsuit involving State Superintendent Mark Johnson and the State Board of Education
Published: Tuesday, October 24th, 2017 @ 12:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State officials failed to account for 234 vehicles worth $634,000 seized by a program targeting drivers convicted of felonies for speeding or driving while intoxicated, a new state audit reported
Published: Saturday, September 30th, 2017 @ 9:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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District Enrollment Dips as Charters Surge
Published: Friday, September 8th, 2017 @ 9:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson's first few months in office have been anything but boring
Published: Friday, August 11th, 2017 @ 9:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Education has approved $2.5 million in budget cuts to the Department of Public Instruction
Published: Wednesday, July 26th, 2017 @ 4:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Vidant Medical Center (VMC) is pleased to announce that it will be hosting two teachers from Wellcome Middle School during the week of July 24 as part of the North Carolina Business Committee for Education's (NCBCE) Teachers@Work® program
Published: Thursday, July 20th, 2017 @ 6:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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