From Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 698: Education tends to dominate discussion of the most important issues for state government. Yet North Carolina’s education system remains substantially the same as the one put in place 130 years ago. That’s the argument from Catherine Truitt, Gov. Pat McCrory’s senior education adviser. She explains that North Carolina has plenty of room for education innovation. That’s especially true in the realm of digital learning.
Sparks fly as NC Senate committee OKs bill to fund waitlist for Opportunity Scholarships
The North Carolina Senate Appropriations Committee moved forward with a bill Wednesday that would fund scholarships for the estimated 54,800 applicants on the waitlist for Opportunity Scholarships.