Craig Horn

NC Education Corps seeks $5M from lawmakers

February 28, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Education Corps is seeking $5 million from state lawmakers to continue operating as a “high-impact” tutoring resource for North Carolina public schools. On Feb. 10, NCEC’s leaders — Executive Director […]

Remote learning deemed ‘disaster’ at K-12 education committee meeting

December 9, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — At Dec. 1 meeting of the legislature’s Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee, it was revealed by N.C. State Board of Education officials that 19% of students are not regularly attending classes. The main […]

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All North Carolina public schools to close for two weeks

March 14, 2020 A.P Dillon and Matt Mercer, NSJ

RALEIGH – All North Carolina public schools will close beginning Monday, March 16th for a minimum of two weeks. The Department of Public Instruction is recommending using Monday as an optional teacher workday to allow […]

Candidate Spotlight: State Superintendent Candidate Craig Horn

January 29, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — He witnessed the Berlin Wall going up, but as a candidate running for State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Rep. Craig Horn (R-Union) hopes to bring some walls down in North Carolina. “I have […]

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NC superintendent won’t run for re-election

November 13, 2019 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s schools superintendent has decided he’ll run for lieutenant governor next year instead of seeking re-election. Mark Johnson announced on Tuesday he wants a different office than superintendent of public instruction, which […]