HB 125 allows lawmakers to bypass the impasse between House and Senate budget leaders by using the state’s existing budget continuation laws to fund key items.
A bill on the move in the North Carolina House seeks to strengthen criminal history checks for public school personnel across North Carolina, potentially expanding safety measures in schools.
The state’s PowerSchool student data system was targeted by a cyber extortion campaign, with the perpetrators of the cyber-attack now demanding Bitcoin payments to keep private student information from being released.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday designed to weed out DEI criteria in public school discipline policies.
North Carolina Senate Republicans released their proposed $66 billion biennial budget Monday evening, outlining major funding priorities for the 2025–27 fiscal cycle. Key provisions in the 439-page proposal include pay raises for public employees, hurricane recovery investments, tax cuts, and other policy changes.
Stein's budget proposal would halt current tax reductions and eliminate school choice despite public support.
“The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has taken a more measured approach rather than reacting hastily,” Green said.
Crime in North Carolina public schools dropped 7.7% during the 2023-2024 school year compared to the previous year, according to new data from the NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI). The report, presented to the State Board of Education on Feb. 6, also highlighted the lowest high school dropout rate in the past decade, at...
Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Senate Bill 382 Tuesday, the bill that includes funding for disaster relief in western North Carolina, while also diverting some of the governor’s power over the State Board of Elections (NCSBE), and making other shifts to state government chain of command.
The North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation in less than 24 hours funding disaster relief for western North Carolina, while also diverting some of the governor's powers, and making other significant shifts to state government functions as Republicans prepare to lose their supermajority at the start of 2025.
Late on Tuesday evening, the North Carolina House passed Senate Bill 382, which will provide an additional $227 million to the Hurricane Helene Disaster Recovery Fund, but also makes sweeping changes to the State Board of Elections by shifting power from the governor's office to the state auditor.
