Pre-K teachers experience nearly double the level of frequent job-related stress compared to other working adults, according to the findings of the RAND American Pre-K Teacher Survey results.
The key priorities in the proposal include public education, workforce development, child care, and public safety. The budget proposal recommends spending $33.6 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2025-26, or an increase of 6.3% from last year.
Despite recent United States Supreme Court rulings affirming religious neutrality in public education, a new Manhattan Institute report reveals that many publicly funded pre-K programs across the United States continue to exclude faith-based providers. The practice violates the Free Exercise Clause of the Constitution and undermines the Supreme Court’s clear mandate for government neutrality toward religion, the...
Democrat North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein gave his inaugural address Saturday afternoon to a small crowd inside the North Carolina State Capitol building in Raleigh with the theme of “North Carolina Strong.”
Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper recently paid a visit to the Mary Washington Howe Pre-K Center in Wilmington to announce an $8 million funding initiative for preschools across North Carolina.
Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper continues to give his veto pen a workout for the 14th time this year, this time vetoing a bill involving the expansion of charter schools, including being able to request money from counties for funding capital projects.
A group of Republican and Democratic lawmakers recently announced in a press conference that addressing early childhood education policy would be a priority this legislative session. Legislators are considering five bills this year that would impact early childhood education in North Carolina. Collectively, the bills increase state funding for childcare subsidies, create a pilot program...
North Carolina comes out on top nationwide as the state catching up the fastest with early reading skills post-pandemic, according to N.C. Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt. She made the announcement Tuesday at the N.C. Council of State meeting.
North Carolina Senate Democrats held a press conference Wednesday, June 15 to announce their “North Carolina Families Plan.” Sen. Jay Chaudhuri, Wake, said the plan was based on different pieces of legislation and the budget proposals laid out by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.
On Friday, May 27, flashcards featuring LGBT themes were confiscated from a preschool classroom in North Carolina’s largest school district of Wake County. The cards were allegedly used to teach preschoolers their colors at Ballantine Elementary in Fuquay Varina. The cards featured gay and lesbian couples with children, as well as a card depicting a...
Wake County Democrats held a virtual forum recently for candidates vying for the right to represent Democrats in North Carolina’s most competitive congressional district. The newly court drawn 13th, includes southern Wake County, all of Johnston County and parts of Harnett and Wayne Counties. Approximately 34% of Wake County is in the new 13th, which...
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