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State House lawmakers from two of the state's largest school districts are calling on Governor Roy Cooper to stop delaying and sign Senate Bill 37, which ensures every family in North Carolina has access to in-person learning in K-12 public schools if they so choose.
Published: Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 @ 10:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the North Carolina House approved bipartisan legislation (Senate Bill 37) to ensure families have the ability to choose between in-person instruction or remote learning in K-12 public schools.
Published: Saturday, February 13th, 2021 @ 4:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A former Carolina Panthers star has now become an advocate for re-opening North Carolina schools for in-person instruction.
Published: Sunday, January 24th, 2021 @ 11:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Transmission of the COVID-19 virus has been “extremely limited” in public schools that have reopened in North Carolina, a team of researchers from Duke University and UNC-Chapel Hill have found.
Published: Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 @ 12:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed.
Published: Monday, December 21st, 2020 @ 10:06 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction released the average daily membership for the first month of the 2020-21 school year.
Published: Sunday, October 25th, 2020 @ 4:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed.
Published: Monday, September 14th, 2020 @ 3:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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As stories of the spread of coronavirus continue to circulate in the media, teachers have turned to Facebook to complain about a purported shortage of cleaning supplies and hand sanitizer needed to combat the spread of COVID-19 in their schools and classrooms.
Published: Saturday, March 14th, 2020 @ 8:24 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Here is a collection of news and updates around the web for the Carolina Panthers
Published: Sunday, February 16th, 2020 @ 3:58 pm
By: Daniel Bunting
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Homeschool enrollment hasn't topped the charts just yet. But at the rate it's growing, it's only a matter of time.
Published: Friday, July 19th, 2019 @ 10:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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My Spin by Tom Campbell
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 3:06 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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It’s hard to feel good about the following headline: “Charter school closing due to poor performance.”
Published: Wednesday, December 19th, 2018 @ 6:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Education is a labor-intensive industry, and our public schools provide outstanding employment opportunities for a wide range of workers
Published: Thursday, August 30th, 2018 @ 12:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Four towns in Mecklenburg County can open and run their own charter schools apart from the local board of education
Published: Monday, June 18th, 2018 @ 10:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Bill 514/Session Law 2018-3 would allow four Mecklenburg County municipalities – Cornelius, Huntersville, Matthews, and Mint Hill – to undertake the charter school application process and, if successful, operate charter schools with their jurisdictions
Published: Friday, June 8th, 2018 @ 4:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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House Bill 514, which would allow four cities in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district to create and run their own charter schools, passed its initial vote in the Senate, 30-20
Published: Tuesday, June 5th, 2018 @ 4:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Discussions around the revised 2018-19 budget have often focused on K-12 education spending
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 @ 7:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Bickering over the state education budget opened the floodgates to a red sea in downtown Raleigh
Published: Monday, May 28th, 2018 @ 4:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Democrats and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials are claiming a bill allowing municipalities to create charter schools would only lead to financial complications and legal conundrums
Published: Thursday, May 24th, 2018 @ 9:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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School safety, charter schools, and teacher pay headline K-12 issues for Republican and Democratic lawmakers during the N.C. General Assembly's 2018 short session
Published: Sunday, May 20th, 2018 @ 12:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The number of North Carolina districts closing schools May 16 is growing
Published: Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 @ 8:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Wake County Public School System and Guilford County Schools are closing their doors May 16 so thousands of teachers can rally at the start of the short session for higher pay and more school resources
Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2018 @ 2:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When Sugar Creek Charter School graduates its first 12th-grade class this year, all 30 members will head to college
Published: Tuesday, April 10th, 2018 @ 11:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Whether the size of a school district has any effect on academic performance or cost efficiency is unclear, because the research isn't conclusive, UNC-Chapel Hill representatives told a legislative committee
Published: Sunday, April 8th, 2018 @ 9:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Joint Legislative Study Committee on the Division of Local School Administrative Units took a detour from talking about district size to explore innovative programs across the state
Published: Friday, April 6th, 2018 @ 1:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Do Charlotte's Charter Schools Segregate?
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2018 @ 5:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Thursday, state education officials released 2016-17 accountability results for all North Carolina district and charter schools.
Published: Friday, December 29th, 2017 @ 3:47 pm
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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Students in North Carolina who are failing core classes are still getting high school diplomas
Published: Friday, August 4th, 2017 @ 4:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Jacob’s New Address: A School of Choice
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2017 @ 8:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Enrollment Changes Have Consequences
Published: Friday, November 4th, 2016 @ 3:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Fact checking WRAL's teacher pay documentary
Published: Tuesday, August 9th, 2016 @ 5:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory's office issued the following statement from Press Secretary Graham Wilson regarding the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System's policy to allow students to self-select their gender and self-select restrooms, locker rooms and shower facilities
Published: Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016 @ 5:01 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The election night tally back in 1988 showed that Jim Martin was the first Republican to win re-election as governor of North Carolina in the 20th century
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 10:09 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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