More money and iPads are coming to K-3 classrooms to bolster literacy instruction, but critics question the methods used to improve reading scores.
Published: Tuesday, August 20th, 2019 @ 11:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Despite low performance, NC Virtual Academy may get to raise its enrollment by 20% after the House approved legislation granting the enrollment growth.
Published: Sunday, July 21st, 2019 @ 10:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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It is not difficult to understand why the editors of Business North Carolina and The Robesonian have asked the state to assist the Public Schools of Robeson County.
Published: Wednesday, June 12th, 2019 @ 11:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The number of licensed professions has grown in the U.S. has grown exponentially since the 1950s.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 12:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The House proposed budget lowers some taxes, creates others, and cuts against the grain of past Republican efforts to prioritize savings reserves as a rainy day buttress to economic downturns and natural disasters.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 9:34 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Department of Public Instruction has unveiled a new tool for shedding light on state education funding.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 11:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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State education leaders are promoting career paths that don't involve attending four-year universities
Published: Thursday, February 7th, 2019 @ 3:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper appointed 28 new members to 23 North Carolina Boards and Commissions.
Published: Friday, January 25th, 2019 @ 11:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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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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The 2017-18 session of the N.C. General Assembly wrapped up Thursday, setting a record by overriding the 22nd and 23rd vetoes of the biennium
Published: Friday, December 28th, 2018 @ 11:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced 40 new appointments to various North Carolina boards and commissions
Published: Saturday, December 22nd, 2018 @ 11:03 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The State Board of Education voted - albeit reluctantly - to approve the transfer of Carver Heights Elementary into the Innovative School District
Published: Saturday, December 8th, 2018 @ 6:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The timeline for identifying and selecting a school to be included in the Innovative School District is too short, the vice chair of the State Board of Education said Wednesday, Dec. 5
Published: Thursday, December 6th, 2018 @ 8:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Hardly a week goes by without hearing news that North Carolina or some North Carolina city or town is achieving a high ranking on a business or quality of life survey
Published: Saturday, November 24th, 2018 @ 12:27 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Wayne County Public School officials haven't welcomed the Innovative School District's decision to recommend Carver Heights Elementary with open arms
Published: Friday, November 9th, 2018 @ 6:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Education in a 7-5 vote agreed Thursday, Nov. 1, to delay for another month a decision on whether to approve the recommendation of Carver Heights Elementary to the Innovative School District
Published: Thursday, November 8th, 2018 @ 11:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Carver Heights Elementary in Goldsboro might be the next school to join the Innovative School District if the State Board of Education approves the recommendation
Published: Saturday, October 20th, 2018 @ 6:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The chairman of the University of North Carolina System's Board of Governors says board members are still dealing with communication challenges and "high emotions," but he didn't offer details
Published: Saturday, October 13th, 2018 @ 9:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Hurricane Florence severely damaged schools across North Carolina and left hundreds of thousands of children without homes or classrooms
Published: Saturday, October 6th, 2018 @ 9:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This is the third of a three-part series examining the issue of school supplies.
Published: Sunday, September 30th, 2018 @ 5:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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More than 2,000 North Carolina elementary teachers have failed the math portion of their licensing exam since the state started using a new test in 2013. The test itself may be the problem
Published: Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 @ 11:35 am
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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In a joint session of the House and the Senate, Republican legislators rejected two of the three nominees for the State Board of Education to the confusion of Democrats
Published: Thursday, July 12th, 2018 @ 10:42 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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A crush of visitors protesting state education policies is expected at the state legislative building for the start of the short session Wednesday, May 16.
Published: Friday, May 18th, 2018 @ 11:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A charter school in Durham plans to close in support of teachers in traditional public schools
Published: Saturday, May 12th, 2018 @ 12:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Lawmakers want to give virtual charter schools more time to improve student performance as the four year pilot program nears completion
Published: Friday, May 4th, 2018 @ 1:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina has its work cut out in bolstering advanced education options for all state residents, says University of North Carolina President Margaret Spellings
Published: Friday, April 6th, 2018 @ 12:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sen. Jerry Tillman, R-Randolph, posed a question summing up the sometimes tense relationship between charter schools and traditional public schools
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2018 @ 9:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Vice President Mike Pence's remarks at the National Governors Association Luncheon
Published: Tuesday, February 27th, 2018 @ 12:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The fate of the state's public education system is now in the hands of the North Carolina Supreme Court after justices heard two cases regarding the constitutional authority of the State Board of Education
Published: Thursday, February 8th, 2018 @ 8:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In A Recent Article On Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) In The News And Observer, Keith Poston Of The Public School Forum Said The Newly- Approved ESA Program For Special Needs Students Is "Very High Risk In Terms Of Abuse."
Published: Wednesday, February 7th, 2018 @ 12:51 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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