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July 17, 2025

K-12 Education

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K-12 scholarship programs consolidated under House bill 

March 30, 2023 A.P. Dillon

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 […]

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Report: Chinese Confucius Institutes are being rebranded

September 23, 2022 A.P. Dillon

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 […]

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Five NC schools receive National Blue Ribbon awards

September 22, 2022 A.P. Dillon

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 […]

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Group inspired by Lt Gov’s K-12 task force starts new chapter

September 21, 2022 A.P. Dillon

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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67 districts in North Carolina are using a program that monitors student email accounts

June 13, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — In March of this year, Wake County Public Schools (WCPSS) was one of the first districts in North Carolina to begin using an app that monitors student email accounts to identify and flag […]

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Teacher attrition report: Workforce largely stable in 2020-21

March 15, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A report detailing the number of teachers leaving the profession and the reasons for departures for the pandemic 2020-21 school year was presented to the N.C. State Board of Education at its March […]

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NC Senate Democrats uphold governor’s veto of Free the Smiles Act

March 10, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — On Mar. 9, the General Assembly Senate Democrats took upheld Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 173, the Free the Smiles Act. The bill would have given parents the power to opt […]

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State Board of Education gets sneak peek of upcoming K-12 toolkit changes

March 3, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Members of the N.C. State Board of Education were briefed on COVID-19 policy changes and were given a sneak peek at the upcoming K-12 toolkit changes at its Mar. 3 meeting. The N.C. […]

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Cooper vetoes Free the Smiles Act

February 25, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — In the late afternoon of Feb. 24, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Senate Bill 173 (Free the Smiles Act). The bill would have given parents back the power to decide whether or not to mask […]

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Claims about changes to fields in state’s K-12 data system are untrue

February 22, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Claims that North Carolina’s student data and grading system is allowing students to change their gender and name without parental permission are unfounded, according to information from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. […]

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