Government
âFlorida menâ arrested for kidnapping teens turn out to be illegal immigrants(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Two undocumented immigrants are facing kidnapping charges after authorities discovered them in Florida with two missing teenage girls from North Carolina. The Clayton County Police… Read More
Government
Rights for parents in childrenâs medical care nears floor vote(The Center Square) â Mandatory consent from parents for several medical treatments is poised to reach a floor vote in the North Carolina House of Representatives. As lawmakers return from… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina bill would give parents greater say over public-school librariesThe North Carolina Senate is poised to vote on a bill establishing new guidelines to monitor media in public-school libraries â which includes giving parents more leeway in adding and… Read More
Public Education
Report: Teachers quitting still an issue in North Carolina(The Center Square) â Fewer North Carolina public school teachers are quitting than before, according to a new state report, but the numbers are still high. The teacher attrition rate… Read More
Courts
NC Supreme Court allows lawsuit against school that vaccinated child against parentâs will, testing federal PREP ActThe North Carolina Supreme Court is allowing the mother of a minor child who received a COVID-19 vaccination against her and the childâs will to sue the school that administered… Read More
Government
NC governor wants to cut school choice program to pay for teacher raises; GOP says noNorth Carolina Gov. Josh Steinâs new budget would cut and then eliminate school choice, but Republicans are saying not so fast. Stein, a Democrat who took office in January, submitted… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina school choice applications surge amid expansionÂApplications for North Carolinaâs school choice program are surging after the state lifted income restrictions. Numbers released by the state Department of Education show applications for the current school year… Read More
Government
North Carolina moves to eliminate DEI in public schools with Senate billÂThe North Carolina Senate Tuesday passed a bill to eliminate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in public education. “Our schools should not be in the business of teaching inaccurate… Read More
Public Education
Public-school employee in North Carolina arrested after special-needs student suffered multiple injuriesA former public-school employee has been charged with felony child abuse, aggravated assault and other crimes in North Carolina following multiple injuries to an 8-year-old student with special needs. Lakita… Read More
Christian Schools
North Carolina hybrid school aims âto open the world up for our childrenâAfter Tina Cowell finished homeschooling her own children, she found a different mission â using a hybrid model to support North Carolina families who want a little help along the… Read More
Public Education
Teacher guilty of abusing special-needs students in North Carolina; school district delayed police report 2 yearsA North Carolina public school teacher has been found guilty on six counts of assaulting persons with disabilities and now faces two federal lawsuits for his conduct. The November verdict… Read More
Government
NC Legislature passes âcommon senseâ override to ban sanctuary cities for illegal immigrantsÂFirst it was school choice, and now itâs sanctuary cities. Twice this week, Republicans in North Carolinaâs Legislature used their supermajorities to override Democrat Gov. Roy Cooperâs vetoes of key… Read More
Public Education
NC Legislature empties school choice waitlist as it overrides Democrat governorâs vetoAnother 54,000 students will join North Carolinaâs school choice program after the state Legislature overrode Democrat Gov. Roy Cooperâs veto this week on funding for it. The Republicans used their… Read More
Government
Boil water notice ends in Asheville(The Center Square) â Residents of North Carolinaâs most populous mountain city are no longer under a boil water notice, Asheville officials announced on Monday. Extensive rain and flooding from… Read More
Culture
Helene death toll rises to 103 in North Carolina, 232 in South(The Center Square) â North Carolina fatalities linked to Hurricane Helene has risen to 103, says the Division of Public Health in the Department of Health and Human Services. The… Read More
Public Education
Toxic lead discovered in Asheville, North Carolina schoolsâ waterÂAsheville public schools still donât have clean water, city officials have reported. On Thursday, Clay Chandler of Ashevilleâs Water Resources Department (WRD) said a Nov. 7 test found lead in… Read More
Government
NC Republicans make final push to fully fund school choiceThe North Carolina Legislature is making one final push to fully fund school choice before Republicans lose their supermajority. North Carolinaâs wildly popular Opportunity Scholarships program,… Read More
Opinion
Government delivered inflation â but no real aid âin North Carolina(The Daily Signal) â North Carolina canât catch a break under the Biden-Harris administration. The federal governmentâs appalling response to Hurricane Helene almost surely cost lives, adding insult to the… Read More
Opinion
âStay strong hill countryâ: One volunteerâs perspective on the devastation in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene(The Daily Signal) â Beside a lonely road in Boone, North Carolina, Styrofoam stood, balanced on cardboard and weighed down by a rock. Scrawled on it in faded black, yellow,… Read More
Government
China continues buying up land near US military installations(The Daily Signal) â Chinese companies and Chinese nationals have been buying farmland across the United States, disproportionately located in the vicinity of major military installations. This includes land located near… Read More