NC schools adjust schedules as teachers plan May 1 protest in Raleigh, raising concerns over staffing shortages and classroom disruptions statewide.
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.
Board member Sam Hershey said last week that "mediocre white men" have been hired based on their skin color for the last 250 years, drawing attention from Elon Musk and prompting an apology.
I offered amendments to protect biological female students and to provide single-stall bathrooms for trans students. My amendments were unilaterally shut down.
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.
While working the polls last week, I approached voters about school board races. Some looked straight ahead and marched towards the door, assuring me they were “all set.” Others were curious and open, willing to take the literature. But then I encountered voters who would recoil, furrowing their brows, and stopping me with hand gestures...
North Carolina won’t be joining the growing number of states ending the mask mandates for public school students. In a meeting Wednesday, Feb. 10, with county health officials statewide, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services said the agency is updating the DHHS Strong Schools NC Public Health Toolkit k-12 to recommend “students and...
North Carolina’s self-described teachers’ union still has clout with many Democratic lawmakers in the legislature, but its influence — and popularity — with teachers and everyday North Carolinians appears to be waning. Over the past decade, the N.C. Association of Educators’ membership has dropped nearly 59%, and its revenue cut in half — from $11...
Over the past month, Americans have descended into a heated debate about “critical race theory,” and a bill aimed at banning it has made North Carolina the latest battleground. The controversy over the legislation, titled H.B. 234, has drawn some questionable allegations about what it would do. Would the bill really incite “a fear-based approach...
One of the great legacies of North Carolina history and our nation was the explosion of the American civil rights movement. As a leader in that movement, Martin Luther King Jr. continually appealed to our strengths as a nation: The American founding, the rule of law, and the Christian tradition. Ultimately, his words — often...
Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed. Biden appointee: The Biden administration is tapping North Carolina’s top environmental official to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, according to multiple reports. Michael Regan, secretary of the N.C. Department of Environmental...
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