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Hearing set Jan. 8 on injunction for Watauga voting districts
A federal judge has scheduled a Jan. 8 hearing on a proposed injunction to block the North Carolina General Assembly’s local Watauga County voting districts.
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Sparks fly in legislative hearing on school indoctrination
Republicans, led by House Majority Leader Brenden Jones grilled Chapel Hill‒Carrboro City Schools on allegedly circumventing the “Parents Bill of Rights.”
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Legislators oppose injunction against Watauga voting districts
State legislative leaders outlined their objections Monday to an injunction that would block local election districts they created for Watauga County in 2023 and 2024.
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Lawmakers can intervene in federal suit against Watauga districts
Republican state legislative leaders will be able to intervene in a federal lawsuit filed against districts the General Assembly drew for local Watauga County elections.
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Lawmakers seek to intervene in federal suit against Watauga districts
State legislative leaders are asking a federal judge to allow them to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging new voting districts for local Watauga County elections.
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NCDPI releases 5-year plan for public education, but critics have questions
The plan outlines eight key pillars to guide reforms, including preparing students for post-secondary pathways, supporting educators, and strengthening community involvement.
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AI security program to roll out in NC schools as parents, lawmakers grapple with privacy and safety concerns
Two counties in North Carolina have been selected to pilot an Artificial Intelligence (AI) School Safety Program that could soon be installed in all public schools across the state to enhance security measures for student safety.
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Cooper changes his tune on reading instruction law after previously vetoing similar bill
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt told Council of State (COS) members Tuesday, including Gov. Roy Cooper, that she credits the Excellent Public Schools Act with helping North Carolina’s kindergarten through third-grade students outperform the national average on end-of-year literacy assessments for three years in a row.
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Immigration reform group supports Davidson student’s federal ‘illegal alien’ lawsuit
The Immigration Reform Law Institute is supporting the federal lawsuit of a Davidson County student suspended from school for speaking the words “illegal alien” in class. The suit from 16-year-old Christian McGhee and his parents alleges that the local school system violated the student’s rights to free speech, due process, and education by suspending him from school earlier this year.
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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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NC school district files motion to dismiss ‘illegal alien’ suspension lawsuit
They argue that Christian’s due process rights were not violated because he was afforded a hearing prior to his suspension in compliance with state law and school policy. They say he was not entitled to appeal his short-term suspension under state law.
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Democrats run anti-Morrow bill in NC Senate
Sen. Jay Chaudhuri, D-Wake, is running Senate Bill 867, Superintendent of Public Instruction Minimum Requirements. The measure mandates that the state superintendent “must have at least one year of experience as a teacher or school administrator in this State or a member of a local board of education or the State Board of Education.” The legislation notably leaves out homeschool educators, and few other Council of State positions have such requirements.
