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Senate attack ad shines light on little-known NC textbook authority
The N.C. Textbook Commission was targeted in a Senate primary campaign ad as parents raise concern over identity politics in school curriculum.
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Leandro judge signals he will order more N.C. education spending next week
N.C.'s long-running Leandro school funding lawsuit signaled Friday that he will produce an order next week calling for additional state education spending.The N.C. Court of Appeals blocked the previous $1.75 billion order.
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Parents’ bill of rights is a must in today’s hyper-politicized culture
One positive emerging out of the politicization of classrooms is the awakening of parents to their rights and responsibilities in educating their children. Truthfully, in many families, too much instruction has been outsourced to the state without much thought. Pandemic lockdowns changed all that. Learning loss altered the status quo trajectory. Further evidence of politicized...
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Parents’ Bill of Rights proposed for NC families in K-12 education
A new Parents’ Bill of Rights out this week is intended to protect the right of parents to direct their children’s education and protect their safety in the classroom.
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N.C. Supreme Court grants Leandro judge’s request for more time
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 1:15 p.m. to include information about a new hearing. The N.C. Supreme Court is giving the new judge overseeing North Carolina’s long-running Leandro school funding lawsuit another seven days to issue his ruling. The high court granted the judge’s request for additional time in an order Wednesday. The...
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Three key questions for the new Leandro judge
Judge Michael Robinson's choices extend beyond the simple adjustment of numbers.
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Briefs aim to sway judge in long-running N.C. school funding legal dispute
Editor’s note: This developing story was last updated Monday afternoon with reply briefs. Last update: 5:05 p.m. Plaintiffs and N.C. Justice Department lawyers are urging a judge to order $795 million in new state education spending. Legal briefs filed since Friday confirm agreement from both groups about whittling down the size of a $1.75 billion...
Opinion
DeSantis breathes life into social conservatism
Social conservatism simply means believing that life is imperfect and it’s essential to promote moral virtues for humans to flourish. Yet, it’s been unfairly maligned for decades.
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Locke’s Terry Stoops reacts to report that $800 million of $1.7 billion Leandro order is unfunded
Dr. Terry Stoops, director of the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, responds to state government’s report that almost $800 million of a $1.7 billion Leandro education spending order remains unfunded. Stoops offered these comments during the April 5, 2022, edition of Spectrum News 1’s “Capital Tonight.”
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Appeals Court rejects constitutional challenge to town charter school law
The N.C. Court of Appeals delivered a blow Tuesday to a lawsuit against a 2018 state law allowing some towns to sponsor charter schools. The Appeals Court vacated a trial judge’s order that would have allowed the lawsuit to move forward. The appellate judges’ unanimous decision means the law, S.L. 2018-3, originally known as House...
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Locke’s Terry Stoops responds to proposed N.C. teacher pay changes
Dr. Terry Stoops, director of the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, discusses a proposal to overhaul North Carolina’s teacher pay structure. Stoops offered these comments for an April 4, 2022, report on WNCN (CBS17).
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State says nearly $800 million from Leandro order remains unfunded
State officials report that close to $800 million remains unfunded from a judge’s $1.7 billion state education spending order. That assessment resulted from a court-ordered comparison of the spending plan and the new state budget. The $1.7 billion order was designed to fund items from the second and third years of a court-imposed Comprehensive Remedial...
