In a surprise upset on Tuesday night, incumbent Catherine Truitt lost to her GOP primary challenger Michele Morrow in the race for state superintendent of public instruction.
NCDPI Superintendent Truitt delivered a plan for overhauling the state's school accountability system to lawmakers Monday.
North Carolina high school students set a recent record for Career and Technical Education credentialing during the 2022-2023 school year, according to fresh data from the state Department of Public Instruction. CTE students scored a 41% credential attainment rate last school year, a jump from 28% in 2021-2022 and the highest rate in the last...
Noth Carolina students in early elementary education are reading more proficiency today compared to a year ago, according to the results of a new analysis.
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 H.B. 729 that would have changed the...
Carolina Journal has been following the movement to reform High School Athletics in North Carolina for more than two months. NCHSAA leaders have defended the organization and called the accusations surrounding the organization “disheartening and infuriating.” CJ wrote in-depth about how we got here, and it was not just because the NCHSAA has amassed an...
RALEIGH — The shake-up could tip the balance in favor of neighborhood schools and away from the divisive policy of diversity-based busing, a centerpiece of the Wake County school board campaign this year. A new majority favoring reform could also signal greater parental choice and a move away from forced reassignments.
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