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Federal civil rights probe targets ECU medical school admissions
Federal officials are examining whether Brody School of Medicine admissions practices unlawfully favored applicants based on race.
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Feds order Duke University to address alleged racial discrimination
HHS demands Duke University cooperate with federal probe into widespread racial discrimination at Duke School of Medicine and other Duke Health entities.
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NC joins other states in suing the federal govt for frozen education funds
On Monday, NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined 24 other mainly Democrat run states in suing the federal government to prevent it from freezing funds for NC’s schools and educators.
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NC congressman introduces bill to abolish US Department of Education – but will it really happen?
North Carolina Rep. David Rouzer, R-07, introduced a bill last week in the US House to eliminate the Department of Education, a move that Republican leaders have floated for years amid ongoing criticism of the federal government's influence in the public school systems.
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Foxx blasts Department of Education for spending over $1 billion on DEI programs
More than $1 billion spent on DEI programs including $21.5 million to North Carolina's Montgomery Schools.
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Pronoun police? Wake County schools adopt Biden’s new Title IX gender language policies
The policy will rephrase sexual harassment to sex-based harassment, which could potentially punish people who don't comply with proper pronoun usage. Wake County School District policies prohibit discrimination, harassment, and bullying already, but the new revisions are in response to the Biden administration changing the definition of Title IX.
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Watchdog: Asheville school program excludes white, Asian students
A legal watchdog located in Asheville, NC filed two civil rights complaints this week for discriminating against students based on skin color.
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Judge drops NC group from federal charter school lawsuit
A federal judge in Michigan has dropped the North Carolina Coalition for Charter Schools from a lawsuit challenging rule changes for charters set in Washington, DC. US District Judge Paul Maloney issued a Dec. 6 order granting the US Department of Education’s motion to dismiss the NC coalition from the case.
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NCDPI receives millions in grants to address students’ mental health needs
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) recently received approximately $17 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education to help meet the mental health needs of students in the state’s public schools.
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House COVID-19 education working group considers calendar flexibility, waiving testing requirements
With K-12 schools across the state closed until May 15, lawmakers and education officials are working to ensure students are still able to get an education and that school employees are paid. The education working group of the House Select Committee on COVID-19 met virtually Thursday, March 26, to discuss the range of issues facing...
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N.C. gets millions to expand charter opportunities for educationally disadvantaged students
The U.S. Department of Education awarded North Carolina $10 million to bring more educationally disadvantaged students to charter schools, but state constraints on charters may make spending that money a challenge. Joseph Maimone, a member of the Charter School Advisory Board, said some charter schools may find it difficult to take full advantage of the...
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Anti-Semitic comments at event sponsored by UNC-Duke group fuel conflict over campus speech
“This is my anti-Semitic song.” Palestinian rapper Tamer Nafar said those words March 22 as he performed on a stage at UNC Chapel Hill’s Global Education Center. “I know it sounds R&B and stuff, but don’t think of Rihanna when you sing this. Don’t think of Beyoncé. Think of Mel Gibson. Go that anti-Semitic.” Nafar’s...
