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State Board of Education not disclosing vote to sue over H.B. 17

The North Carolina State Board of Education last month used a rare exemption to go behind closed doors and vote on a lawsuit against the state. Board members have yet to disclose which members supported and opposed the lawsuit, a move that’s at odds with public meeting standards, said Jonathan Jones, director of the Sunshine...

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Bill granting superintendent new powers may face constitutional challenge

The General Assembly’s attempt to grant additional authority to North Carolina’s new school superintendent, Mark Johnson, is likely to face a constitutional challenge from the State Board of Education if the measure becomes law, board Chairman Bill Cobey told Carolina Journal. House Bill 17 would strip much of the State Board of Education’s authority over...

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