Government
North Carolina plan will clear 55,000 from school choice scholarship waiting list(The Center Square) â Republican leaders in North Carolina announced a mini-budget spending plan Friday that will clear a 55,000-student wait list for school choice. The measure, scheduled for a… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina’s focus on K-3 literacy paying off(The Center Square) â From kindergarten through third grade, North Carolina public school students scored higher than the national average on literary assessments at the end of last school year,… Read More
Public Education
Majors trimmed at two UNC System schools(The Center Square) â Eighteen academic programs at two University of North Carolina System institutions have been eliminated because of budget shortfalls and enrollment declines. The decision was rendered Wednesday… Read More
Government
New law valuable tool in the sex trafficking demand reduction arsenal(The Center Square) â Making solicitation of prostitution a felony and enhanced training requirements are key ingredients to the North Carolina legislation helping combat human trafficking. Lawmakers directed the Department… Read More
Public Education
NC college scholarship program expecting 120,000 applications(The Center Square) â An estimated 120,000 North Carolina students are expected to apply for a state college scholarship program for students in families with incomes of $80,000 or less,… Read More
Government
NC governor requests more money for juvenile justice system via veto(The Center Square) â With less than two weeks to the deadline for state budget adjustments, North Carolinaâs governor sent another fiscal request at closing time Friday using his veto… Read More
Public Education
Teacher guilty of sexually assaulting minor claims he was too drunk to be accountableA North Carolina high school teacher was found guilty Wednesday of taking indecent liberties with a student, while arguing he was just too intoxicated to form the criminal intent. John… Read More
Courts
Preliminary injunction sought for teen suing North Carolina school district over ‘illegal aliens’ statement(The Center Square) â Clearance of a North Carolina teenâs academic record for saying âillegal aliensâ in a classroom setting is sought in a preliminary injunction filed Tuesday. Christian McGhee,… Read More
Public Education
Exclusive: District that suspended student for using term âillegal alienâ fails to provide docs to parents org(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A North Carolina school district that suspended a student for using the term âillegal alienâ failed to provide all public records pertaining to the incident… Read More
Public Education
Diversity policy changed for 17-campus UNC System(The Center Square) â Overwhelming approval has been given to change a diversity policy in the UNC System to âensure equality of all persons and viewpoints.â Sonja Phillips Nichols and… Read More
Public Education
Over 85,000 students waiting to enroll in North Carolina charter schoolsThousands of North Carolina families are clamoring for coveted spots at charter schools, a new state report revealed. The report, compiled for the Legislature by the… Read More
Public Education
Straight F’s lead to second call for Education Secretary Cardona to resign(The Center Square) â Grades of F overall, and in each of five specific areas with active hot-button issues, were given by a North Carolina congresswoman chairing a committee hearing… Read More
Culture
âProud to be an Americanâ: UNC frat brothers receive nationwide support for defending American flag during campus protestMembers of a University of North Carolina fraternity received widespread support after a viral video captured them safeguarding the American flag during an anti-Israel protest on campus. On Tuesday, members… Read More
Government
Proposal advances to fund 55,000 on Opportunity Scholarship waiting list(The Center Square) â Appropriation of enough money to erase a waiting list of about 55,000 for school choice is expected to be voted on soon by the full North… Read More
Public Education
âItâs a win-win’: North Carolina awards over 3,000 additional school choice scholarships while special ed program grows nearly 30%So many North Carolina families are asking for school choice scholarships, itâs hard for the state to keep up with the demand. The North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (NCSEAA)… Read More
Culture
Education, policy development likely at human trafficking prevention conference(The Center Square) â People with power and influence to help North Carolina stop exploiters of human trafficking are meeting in Raleigh to help educate, change perceptions and push new… Read More
Public Education
âSpace aliens or illegal aliens?â North Carolina student given 3-day suspension for allegedly âracistâ questionA North Carolina high school student has been suspended for three days for asking his teacher to clarify an assignmentâs use of the word âalien.â Christian McGhee, a student at… Read More
Public Education
Video shows student slap teacher in the face: âYou want me to hit you again?â(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A viral video that circulated Monday shows a student slapping his teacher in the face at a high school in North Carolina. The student, wearing… Read More
Culture
Poll: Signs of support for education, school choice(The Center Square) â Support for North Carolinaâs opportunity scholarship program is reflected in a 500% increase in applications, and by 3 in 5 respondents to a poll taken Sunday… Read More
Public Education
North Carolinaâs school choice program fullTens of thousands of North Carolina families have jumped at the chance to receive school choice scholarships, despite open hostility from the governor about the program. In fact, the state… Read More