On Sept. 7, the North Carolina State Board of Education approved a new policy entitled “Funding and Accountability for Charter Schools” in an effort to exert more authority over charter school funding.
Published: Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023 @ 1:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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At yesterday’s monthly meeting of the North Carolina State Board of Education, board members heard an update about the review of academic standards in the areas of Science and Healthful Living.
Published: Monday, March 13th, 2023 @ 5:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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You have to give legislators credit for identifying an issue that has needed addressing for decades. They introduced a bill that would eliminate the power of the sitting governor to name the members of the State Board of Education.
Published: Saturday, March 11th, 2023 @ 7:14 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The State Board of Elections Will Accept Written Testimony Through August 8 on Its Proposal to Limit Election Observers
Published: Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022 @ 3:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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An amendment to make Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt head up the State Board of Education passed two House committees on June 29.
Published: Friday, July 8th, 2022 @ 2:47 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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
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Democratic members of the N.C. State Board of Education have their sights set on Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt, saying Truitt was putting too many parents from schools of choice on a new advisory committee.
Published: Thursday, March 17th, 2022 @ 1:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Departing member warns of board's trend away from education toward political activism
Published: Thursday, February 10th, 2022 @ 10:17 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Senate passed a bill Monday, Aug. 9, that would make two updates to the state's charter school law.
Published: Sunday, August 29th, 2021 @ 5:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The N.C. State Board of Education rejected a unanimous recommendation from the state’s Charter School Advisory Board to let 3,800 more students enroll at the state’s two virtual charter academies.
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2020 @ 12:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, thousands of students and parents who signed up on a wait-list for North Carolina’s two virtual public charter schools were denied the ability to enroll.
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2020 @ 12:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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There has been much hyperventilating about teacher frustration in North Carolina (see here and here) and how it’s driving people to look elsewhere for jobs or to leave the profession altogether.
Published: Tuesday, March 10th, 2020 @ 7:00 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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During a Friday, June 28, conference call, the State Board of Education agreed to delay implementing Istation, the state’s newly picked K-3 reading diagnostic tool.
Published: Monday, July 1st, 2019 @ 2:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. State Board of Education has delayed approval of two charter school applicants, North Raleigh Charter Academy and Wake Preparatory Academy, because of concerns expressed by the Wake County Board of Education and members of the PTA.
Published: Friday, June 21st, 2019 @ 10:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Twelve charter schools sought approval to open in 2020, although the State Board of Education failed to approve two of them after local district officials and PTA members raised concerns.
Published: Sunday, June 16th, 2019 @ 4:49 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The State Board of Education voted Thursday, April 4, to allow out-of-state teachers to become licensed in North Carolina if they have already passed a licensing test in their home states.
Published: Tuesday, April 16th, 2019 @ 6:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced nominations to five boards and commissions.
Published: Friday, March 29th, 2019 @ 5:36 pm
By: Daniel Bunting
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As Chairman of the Special Committee on Computer Science at the State Board of Education, Lt. Governor Forest announces the members who will help lead the process of ensuring high-quality Computer Science training and education is available to all our North Carolina public school students.
Published: Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 @ 1:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper shared the following statement after North Carolina State Board of Education Chairman Bill Cobey announced he would step down
Published: Friday, August 3rd, 2018 @ 2:04 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The State Board of Education received the 2016-17 State of the Teaching Profession in North Carolina report last week. The report summarizes the attrition and mobility of public school teachers between March 2016 and March 2017
Published: Sunday, January 14th, 2018 @ 6:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Education voted unanimously to approve Southside Ashpole Elementary School as the first to join the Innovative School District in 2018-19
Published: Sunday, November 5th, 2017 @ 7:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Cooper has nominated members to the State Board of Education.
Published: Thursday, May 4th, 2017 @ 4:05 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Conflict between the State Board of Education, the state superintendent of public instruction, and the General Assembly may not be resolved anytime soon
Published: Saturday, April 15th, 2017 @ 10:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The ability to succeed in higher education - as defined by college readiness - has been one of the stated goals of the State Board of Education for every student in North Carolina.
Published: Monday, December 26th, 2016 @ 8:50 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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When Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest and his Democratic challenger, former state Rep. Linda Coleman, met on September 13 for their first and only debate broadcast statewide, their sharp differences of opinion on House Bill 2 were, not surprisingly, the primary focus of subsequent media coverage
Published: Saturday, November 26th, 2016 @ 8:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Board of Education Chairman Emeritus Phil Kirk set the record straight about education funding in North Carolina in a recent opinion piece.
Published: Thursday, September 8th, 2016 @ 10:35 am
By: McCrory Communications
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There is no shortage of activity in the North Carolina General Assembly. While most capitol watchers are focused on the short session's main responsibility, developing and passing a state budget.
Published: Wednesday, July 6th, 2016 @ 1:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The state Senate on Monday gave its initial approval to what Sen. Jerry Tillman called a "clean-up bill" for charter schools
Published: Tuesday, June 14th, 2016 @ 6:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor McCrory issued the following statement after the release of the State Board of Education's 2013-2014 School Performance Grades for traditional public and charter schools.
Published: Thursday, February 5th, 2015 @ 7:04 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Governor Pat McCrory has appointed Eric Davis of Mecklenburg County to the State Board of Education.
Published: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 @ 2:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Annual Report on Teachers Leaving the Profession is here!
Published: Friday, December 5th, 2014 @ 3:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As part of her effort make healthy eating look cool, First Lady Michelle Obama recently posted of short video of herself dancing to a hip-hop song with a turnip in hand.
Published: Friday, November 28th, 2014 @ 9:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Standardized testing for public school students concluded last month, but the debate about the state's accountability system continues.
Published: Thursday, July 17th, 2014 @ 12:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In February, I published a column titled, "Data Do Not Reflect Claims of Teacher Dissatisfaction," which pointed out that state and national data disagree with those who claim that the teaching profession is increasingly constrained and unhappy.
Published: Tuesday, June 17th, 2014 @ 6:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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