K-12 Education

June 5, 2020

Will kids be forced to wear face coverings to school? Answer remains unclear due to varying guidance

June 4, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Compounding the questions of how North Carolina’s public schools will open this August is the concept of mandating the use of masks or face coverings. Parents concerned about whether their child will be […]

N.C. education officials approve waiver nixing end of year testing

March 23, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Members of the State Board of Education unanimously approved submitting a federal waiver to cancel required end of school testing and accountability measures. Hours later, Gov. Roy Cooper announced a new executive order […]