Legislation
Growth in charter school enrollment fuels legislation in North Carolina(The Center Square) â The North Carolina House Education Committee will review legislation on Tuesday to allow the stateâs public charter schools to launch remote charter academies online. The move… Read More
Culture
NC Governor solicits donations, slandering conservative lawmakers as ‘bigoted, anti-LGBTQ+ extremists’(The Center Square) â North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper is soliciting donations to fight the âbigoted, anti-LGBTQ+ extremistsâ in the General Assembly who want parents to have a say… Read More
Legislation
North Carolina bill would increase punishment for sexually abusive teachersNorth Carolina Republicans are determined to throw out the trash, not pass it. A group of Republican state representatives introduced HB 142, also called Protect… Read More
Culture
North Carolina bill would prohibit schools from mandating COVID-19 shots, masks, and quarantines(The Center Square) â North Carolina House lawmakers have filed legislation to prohibit schools and public employers from mandating COVID-19 vaccines, face coverings and quarantine requirements. In yet a second… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina school district votes to require athletes to compete according to birth sexA North Carolina school board reversed a policy which allowed transgender athletes to play on sports teams according to their chosen gender identity. At its Feb. 7 meeting, the… Read More
Christian Schools
This week in Christian education (Feb. 6-10)Sioux Center Christian School seventh-grader Ryer Roetman, eighth-grader Isaac De Jong, seventh-grader Case Tinklenberg, eighth-grader Adler Van Essen and eighth-grader Kaleb Obbink work on building and programming robotic… Read More
Culture
NC Senate approves parents’ rights bill restricting K-4 sexual education in schoolsA bill giving parents more say over their childrenâs health and education passed the North Carolina Senate on Tuesday. Sen. Amy Galey, R-Alamance County, sponsored Senate Bill 49,… Read More
Legislation
North Carolina amendment would result in more elected, fewer appointed state education board members(The Center Square) â The House Education Committee will review a proposed constitutional amendment on Tuesday to change how the State Board of Education operates. The committee is slated to… Read More
Culture
‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ introduced in North Carolina Senate(The Center Square) â North Carolina Senate Republicans introduced a âParentsâ Bill of Rightsâ on Wednesday, legislation intended as protection for children and parents as it relates to early childhood… Read More
Culture
Training for daycare workers has little kids identify doll as ‘non-binary’ and use ‘they’ pronoun(Daily Caller) â A training promoted by the North Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children (NCAEYC) instructs daycare teachers on how to discuss gender identity in their classrooms… Read More
Legislation
North Carolina charter schools boast big gains since 2019(The Center Square) â North Carolinians will host hundreds of events in the coming days for National School Choice Week, and they have a lot to celebrate. Over the last… Read More
Culture, Public Education
North Carolina teacher sues school that fired him for teaching âviewpoint diversityâA high school teacher is suing the school that fired him after he opposed radical ideologies such as Critical Race Theory. David Phillips spent eight years teaching at… Read More
Christian Schools
This week in Christian education (Jan. 9-13)Christian school continues to educate despite fire â Although a fire ravaged its building on New Yearâs Eve, New Life Christian School in North Carolina continues to fulfill its mission. Read More
Christian Schools
This week in Christian education (Jan. 2-6)Damar Hamlin (left) and David Adams. Photo courtesy of David Adams. Christian school prays with nation for injured alumnus and NFL player Damar Hamlin â Central Catholic High… Read More
Courts
Charter school case may see further review from Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court will consider Friday whether or not to review an appellate decision labeling a charter school a âstate actorâ â a designation which could… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina professor files lawsuit after firing over CRT criticism(The Center Square) â A teacher at the North Carolina Governor’s School recently filed a lawsuit against state officials who he claims fired him for questioning the school’s critical race… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina officials say lawmakers didn’t include mandated education funding(The Center Square) â State officials believe about $677.8 million in court-ordered education spending was not included in recent state budgets, a calculation at the center of the long-running Leandro… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina House committee releases report on state’s education system(The Center Square) â The North Carolina House Select Committee on an Education System for North Carolinaâs Future concluded its last meeting of 2022 by adopting a report for the… Read More
Culture, Public Education
School board held closed-door presentation on how to hide kidsâ gender transitions from their parents(Daily Caller) â A North Carolina school board held a presentation detailing the districtâs transgender policy stating that the school has no obligation to report a studentâs change in gender… Read More
Homeschools
Homeschool students campaign for Ted Budd, helping him win North Carolina U.S. Senate raceNorth Carolina just elected its newest U.S. senator in businessman, former U.S. representative and homeschool father Ted Budd. But when it came to persuading voters,… Read More