PEFNC President Mike Long discusses his group’s parental school choice goals

October 3, 2018

Mike Long, president of Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina, discusses his group’s goals. Long offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio.

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The North Carolina House K-12 Education Committee passed a bill Jan. 31 that directs federal COVID-19 relief dollars to fund a new software program for remedying learning loss.

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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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Truitt: Testing-based formula for grading schools needs improvement

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K-12 education quality a top concern for voters headed into 2023

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