K-12 Education

What does Phase 3 mean for K-12 students?

October 8, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper’s announcement of Phase Three brings a few small changes to how businesses and certain venues operate, but schools are not mentioned at all in the order. That leads to the […]

Gov. Roy Cooper announces elementary schools will have option to open

September 17, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEGH – Gov. Roy Cooper announced today that elementary schools will have the option to reopen if the school districts vote to allow in-person instruction. The announcement comes as legislative leaders called for schools to […]

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Parents, districts take lead on school plans as state delays guidance

July 8, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — For North Carolina teachers and parents with school-aged children, lack of official guidance from the state on how districts should proceed for the 2020-21 school year, now only weeks away, is leading some […]

Governor rolls out guidance document for reopening schools

June 10, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH – During a COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday, Gov. Roy Cooper announced the roll-out of guidance for the reopening of the state’s schools potentially set for August. Cooper was joined by State Board of Education Chair […]

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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 […]