Test results in reading, math, and science for the 2020-21 school year show the effects school closures and remote learning have had on public school students in North Carolina. According to data released by the N.C. State Board of Education on Wednesday, Sept. 1, student performance was lower in all…
One of the most hotly debated bills of the legislative section cleared its final hurdle Wednesday, Sept. 1, and now heads to Gov. Roy Cooper, who could add the measure to his growing list of vetoes. House Bill 324, Ensuring…
Gov. Roy Cooper’s latest veto targets a bill that would have tweaked oversight of public charter schools in North Carolina. Cooper’s rejection of House Bill 729 marks his fifth veto this year and 58th veto since he took office in 2017. The governor specifically rejected a piece of…
Mask wars have once again erupted in Buncombe County after the school board voted during a specially called meeting last week, without public comment, to require all students and staff to wear masks while inside, regardless of vaccination status. The unanimous 7-0 vote came days before Buncombe County public school…
Jeanette Doran, president and general counsel at the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law, discusses the significance of a recent ruling from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Learn more here: “Federal Appeals Court ruling could offer long-term legal protection to N.C. charter schools.”…
The General Assembly convened Jan. 13 and has met for well over 100 days. More than 1,700 bills have been filed; bills on election reform, appropriating federal COVID money, energy modernization, medical marijuana, sports betting, constitutional amendments, education reforms, health care advancements, regulatory reforms, unemployment benefits, confirmations, and appointments…
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee voted to cut $40 million from the federal Charter Schools Program, in a major policy shift away from the bipartisan support that charter schools have enjoyed in recent years. In addition to the funding cut, the move would prohibit federal funding for charter schools that…
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses 20% growth in N.C. homeschooling and 3% growth in the state’s private school enrollment. Kokai offered these comments during the July 9, 2021, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”…
Dr. Terry Stoops, director of the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, discusses growth in N.C. homeschooling and private school enrollment. Learn more here: “School choice keeps growing thanks to Cooper and Cohen.”…
The N.C. State Board of Education has OK’ed the final round of “unpacking documents” for new controversial social studies standards for K-12 public schools. The vote Thursday, July 8, means social studies teachers now have the full range of guiding documents to implement the revised standards…
