Opinion A Change in the Calendar By shifting attention to hours rather than days, the 2012 legislation represents at least a step or two in the right direction. John Hood
News Bill Would Allow School Boards to Set Their Own Calendars RALEIGH — Local school districts now are barred from starting the school year before Aug. 25 and ending it after June 10. Former Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight, D-Dare, who represented eight coastal counties in the state Senate until his resignation in January, pushed for the law on the premise that it would boost tourism. Kristy Bailey
