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
|
A new calculation from N.C. state officials says more than $677 million of a court-ordered Leandro education plan remains unfunded.
Published: Monday, January 9th, 2023 @ 2:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
State Controller Nels Roseland objects to a timetable for addressing the N.C. Supreme Court's latest Leandro order.
Published: Sunday, January 8th, 2023 @ 3:37 am
By: Carolina Journal
|
Sam Brinton, the disgraced non-binary Biden administration nuclear energy official who was arrested for stealing women's luggage at airports, previously helped create a school policy that encourages hiding children's gender changes from parents.
Published: Wednesday, December 28th, 2022 @ 6:50 pm
By: Daily Wire
|
Robert Taylor, North Carolina’s deputy superintendent of public instruction, was recently selected as the new state superintendent of Mississippi’s public school system.
Published: Saturday, December 24th, 2022 @ 8:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
|
In the 2021 state budget, lawmakers combined the state's two school-choice grants for special needs students into one program.
Published: Tuesday, October 18th, 2022 @ 11:52 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C., (October 6, 2022) – Today, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $443,000 in funding to support projects through the Open Grants Program.
Published: Tuesday, October 11th, 2022 @ 1:18 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
|
Today, state education officials released 2021-22 testing results and graduation rates for all North Carolina public schools.
Published: Friday, September 9th, 2022 @ 11:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
Test scores improved for 3rd through 8th grade across categories during the 2021-2022 school year.
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 @ 2:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
|
All versions of the Bible and an illustrated version of Anne Frank’s diary were among the “challenged” books that were pulled from shelves across Keller Independent School District in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in Texas.
Published: Sunday, August 28th, 2022 @ 6:36 pm
By: Daily Wire
|
The state's current system prioritizes years of service and credentialing for teachers in determining pay. Top education leaders say a new proposal would revamp that structure, putting more emphasis on performance and provide clear pathways for advancement.
Published: Sunday, August 7th, 2022 @ 9:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
A group describing itself as "recognized leaders in the North Carolina business community" supports plaintiffs in the Leandro school funding legal dispute.
Published: Sunday, July 31st, 2022 @ 1:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
Unlike earlier recusal requests of Supreme Court justices, the case for Earls to remove herself is clear and robust
Published: Wednesday, July 27th, 2022 @ 3:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
|
I am proud to announce the release of American Birthright, model social studies developed by some of the nation’s top historians and scholars to teach America’s foundational history of liberty.
Published: Friday, July 15th, 2022 @ 12:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has begun the process of revising state science and health standards
Published: Monday, July 11th, 2022 @ 3:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
Plaintiffs in the Leandro education funding lawsuit say a judge was wrong to scrap a court order forcing government officials to transfer money from the state treasury.
Published: Sunday, July 10th, 2022 @ 9:01 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
One of the longest running programs of the Golden LEAF Foundation is the Golden LEAF Scholarship Program.
Published: Thursday, June 30th, 2022 @ 7:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
|
The N.C. Court of Appeals will decide whether a lawsuit challenging North Carolina's Opportunity Scholarship program will stay with a single trial judge or move to a three-judge panel.
Published: Tuesday, June 14th, 2022 @ 7:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
Controversies surrounding the drafting and adoption of social studies standards offer valuable lessons to those concerned about the process of revising state science and health standards
Published: Monday, June 13th, 2022 @ 9:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
$150.1 billion of available COVID funds has yet to be spent by schools
Published: Saturday, June 11th, 2022 @ 4:31 pm
By: Thom Tillis
|
The Golden LEAF Foundation announced 215 rural students from 78 North Carolina counties were selected to receive a Golden LEAF Scholarship worth up to $14,000.
Published: Friday, June 10th, 2022 @ 5:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
|
The N.C. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments during the week of Aug. 29 in the long-running Leandro school funding case.
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2022 @ 4:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
Plaintiffs seeking $785 million in new state education spending are renewing their appeals to the N.C. Supreme Court.
Published: Wednesday, June 1st, 2022 @ 8:27 am
By: Carolina Journal
|
Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with Peter Hans, President of the President of the University of North Carolina System, via Zoom and filmed the thirteenth edition in a video series called Critical Conversations.
Published: Sunday, May 15th, 2022 @ 12:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
|
The National Education Association’s 2022 “Rankings and Estimates” report included an average teacher salary figure that was significantly lower than the $55,905 average reported by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Published: Friday, May 13th, 2022 @ 4:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
Last week, the John Locke Foundation released “A Parents’ Bill of Rights for North Carolina.”
Published: Thursday, May 5th, 2022 @ 4:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
In July, the N.C. State Board of Education approved the remaining supplementary materials accompanying revised social studies standards approved earlier this year.
Published: Thursday, May 5th, 2022 @ 4:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|
The judge in North Carolina’s long-running Leandro school funding legal dispute calls for state government to spend an additional $785 million on education-related items.
Published: Wednesday, May 4th, 2022 @ 1:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
The judge overseeing North Carolina’s long-running Leandro school funding lawsuit signaled Friday that he will produce an order next week calling for additional state education spending.
Published: Wednesday, April 27th, 2022 @ 10:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
Today, Governor Roy Cooper directed $34 million in new federal funding to further support postsecondary students in completing their degree or credential and to help address K-12 student learning and mental health needs as students continue to recover from the pandemic.
Published: Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 @ 9:15 am
By: Governor's Office
|
Plaintiffs and N.C. Justice Department lawyers are urging a judge to order $795 million in new state education spending.
Published: Wednesday, April 13th, 2022 @ 1:19 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
A chairman of the N.C. Senate’s Redistricting and Elections Committee is raising concerns about the state Supreme Court speeding up the judicial process for “highly political” cases.
Published: Sunday, April 10th, 2022 @ 6:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
|
Six billion dollars — remember that number. The North Carolina Pandemic Recovery Office says that’s how much money our state has received for K-12 Covid-19 relief via the Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief Act (ESSER).
Published: Thursday, April 7th, 2022 @ 5:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
|