RALEIGH — The U.S. Department of Education has released its list of 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools with eight North Carolina public schools receiving the award. Last year, five schools in North Carolina received the award. […]
RALEIGH — With the passage of the state budget by lawmakers last month and its enactment without Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s signature, one provision will bar state entities from requiring a COVID-19 vaccination or proof […]
RALEIGH — Late on Sept. 19, Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden) and House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain) held an impromptu press conference to announce a budget deal had been reached and three days later, […]
RALEIGH — The N.C. House of Representatives voted 106-1 on Sept. 21 to approve a bill raising criminal penalties for teachers who sexually assault students. The day prior, the Senate unanimously passed House Bill 142 […]
RALEIGH — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s top education adviser’s response to a letter sent by then-U.S. Rep. Ted Budd passed the buck on two questions and refused to answer a third about sexual assaults in […]
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Public Instruction announced 336 K-12 schools had received a Purple Star Award earlier this month. The Purple Star Award was established in 2019 and goes to schools recognized for […]
RALEIGH — Two scholarship programs would be consolidated under a recently filed House bill. House Bill 420, titled “Expand & Consolidate K-12 Scholarships,” was filed on March 22 by Reps. Donnie Loftis (R-Gaston), David Willis (R-Union) and John Bradford […]
RALEIGH — A report from the National Association of Scholars (NAS) details a rebranding of past and remaining Chinese Confucius Institutes in the United States. The report by Rachelle Peterson, Ian Oxenvad and Flora Yan […]
RALEIGH — Five North Carolina public schools have been named as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2022 by U.S. Department of Education. The five schools include Weatherstone Elementary School in Wake County; Seventy-First Classical Middle School in […]
RALEIGH — A group formed in Alamance County that was inspired by Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s F.A.C.T.S task force has launched another chapter in New Hanover County. The group is calling itself “FACT’s Task Force […]
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