Public Education
North Carolina joins growing list of states offering universal school choice with passage of state budget(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Friday that he will allow the passage of a state budget that includes funding for universal school vouchers. Read More
Public Education
North Carolina State Board of Education vies for control of purse strings after losing charter school approval power, as 77,000 students on charter waitlistThe North Carolina General Assembly recently stripped charter school approval powers away from the State Board of Education (SBE), which has now made a move to keep control of the… Read More
Public Education
Power play: NC Board of Education seizes purse strings from charter school board(The Center Square) â Gubernatorially appointed members of a North Carolina board led a vote Thursday to institute education policy undermining the will of the 170-member General Assembly. The state… Read More
Public Education
Four federal probes ongoing in second-largest public school district(The Center Square) â North Carolinaâs second-largest school district faces at least four investigations, each related to Title IX, by the U.S. Department of Education over sexual harassment or assaults… Read More
Legislation
North Carolina enacts laws to protect women and children from gender ideology after successful veto overridesThe North Carolina General Assembly overrode six vetoes from Gov. Roy Cooper, enacting laws promising to protect women and children from radical gender ideology. Cooper, a Democrat, has already been… Read More
Legislation
Legislature poised to overturn North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooperâs veto of bill banning child sex changes(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Republican supermajorities in the North Carolina state legislature are set to overturn Democrat Gov. Roy Cooperâs veto of a ban on child sex changes. North… Read More
Christian Schools
Reports: Public school enrollment down 10% in last 15 years in North Carolina(The Center Square) â Two new reports on homeschooled and private school students in North Carolina are offering snapshots into the long-term trend of parents seeking alternatives to traditional public… Read More
Public Education
Poll: Battleground state voters, on education, trust Republicans over Democrats(The Center Square) â Lingering concerns about pandemic learning loss have shifted voter trust on education issues from Democrats to Republicans in four battleground states, including North Carolina. A new… Read More
Legislation
Cooper vetoes charter school legislation(The Center Square) â Another piece of charter school legislation was vetoed by Gov. Roy Cooper late Friday afternoon. The bill would have lessened the caps on enrollment growth. The… Read More
Legislation
NC House’s veto override challenges on gender transitions, girls’ sports still expected, but on hold(The Center Square) â Veto override votes in the North Carolina House of Representatives are expected next week at the earliest. None were taken Wednesday when it was thought a… Read More
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North Carolina governor vetoes three bills intended to protect parentsâ rights and minors; Legislature may overrideThe North Carolina governor vetoed three bills pertaining to parental rights and gender-altering procedures last week while the Legislature prepares to vote on possible overrides this week. Gov. Roy Cooper… Read More
Legislation
âScare teachers into silenceâ: Dem Gov vetoes bill to require teachers inform parents of studentsâ pronouns(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have required teachers to notify parents if their child requested to change their… Read More
Legislation
Override challenges expected for three gubernatorial vetoes(The Center Square) â Veto override challenges are expected for three bills rejected Wednesday by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper. The legislation involves womenâs sports; parents, school children and their… Read More
Legislation
‘American values’ education bill still idling, opposed by UNC faculty(The Center Square) â As the nation celebrates the 247th anniversary of the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence, some in the General Assembly want North Carolina college graduates… Read More
Legislation
North Carolina Parents’ Bill of Rights clears House, needs concurrence in Senate(The Center Square) â North Carolina students and parents could gain more protections in the public school system through legislation in the final stages of approval in the General Assembly. Read More
Legislation
Prohibition of gender transition procedures on minors passes North Carolina House(The Center Square) â The North Carolina House of Representatives passed legislation prohibiting state dollars and public health care facilities for “gender transition procedures on minors.” The contentious measure next… Read More
Legislation
Integrity of women’s sports, protection of minors may be tied in compromise(The Center Square) â A compromise between chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly on legislation to preserve the integrity of womenâs sports may spawn other efforts to protect minors. Read More
Legislation
Bill for educators’ sexual misconduct: If you know, you must tell(The Center Square) â Legislation to crack down on educators who sexually abuse students cleared its first hurdle in the Senate on Wednesday, the first stop since House approval in… Read More
Public Education
NC Gov. Roy Cooper under fire for sending kid to private school after âstate of emergencyâ stunt on school choiceGov. Roy Cooper is taking heat after declaring a âstate of emergencyâ to prevent passage of a school choice bill, despite his own daughter attending a private school. Cooper, a… Read More
Legislation
NC Bill sponsor says fairness in Womenâs Sports Act to include colleges(The Center Square) â North Carolina legislation to protect the integrity of womenâs sports will likely include college athletics and could clear the General Assembly as soon as this week,… Read More