DPI – The North State Journal

State education officials announce guidance to use schools for childcare

March 18, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina State Board of Education and officials from the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) held a conference call on March 18 to hammer out details for reopening certain schools to serve […]

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 […]

First school safety bill of the session passes House

May 23, 2018 NSJ Staff

RALEIGH — School safety legislation designed to boost student access to licensed psychologists passed the state House of Representatives last week and was sent to the Senate. The bill came from the interim committee on […]

N.C. lawmakers focus on school safety

February 21, 2018 A new working group will bring together mental health, security and law enforcement experts to make policy recommendations ahead of May legislative session.

SHELBY – N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore announced Tuesday the formation of a legislative select committee on school safety. The announcement comes in the wake of the Parkland, Florida school shooting last week that left […]