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Teravainen notches hat trick, Raanta posts shutout in Hurricanes’ win over Sharks

October 27, 2023 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes picked up their second straight win behind a hat trick by Teuvo Teravainen and a shutout from Antti Raanta in a 3-0 win over the Sharks on Friday at PNC Arena. […]

Truitt talks about Operation Polaris, literacy and inherited challenges

May 26, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — As the conversation with State Superintendent Catherine Truitt continued in this second part of NSJ’s exclusive interview, Truitt discussed establishing the Office for Learning Recovery (OLR) to help implement her vision for the […]

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Five NC School Districts receive millions in construction grants

January 7, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Five North Carolina public school districts in economically distressed areas will be receiving millions in construction grants according to outgoing N.C. Superintendent Mark Johnson. Around $60 million in grant funds will be disbursed to […]

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Dept. of Public Instruction responds to audit, disagrees with findings, blames State Board

December 10, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Public Instruction disagreed on key points with an audit criticizing how the agency spent CARES Act funds and criticized the State Board of Education for lack of accountability. DPI’s […]

Catherine Truitt becomes the second Republican in a row to lead NC’s schools

November 10, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Catherine Truitt has become the second Republican in a row to become the state superintendent of schools after defeating Democratic candidate Jennifer Mangrum. The last Republican state superintendents elected back to back occurred […]

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Lt. Gov. Dan Forest raises issue of reopening all NC schools under Plan A

October 14, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — At a meeting of the State Board of Education held on Oct. 8, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest attempted to get the board to reopen all of the state’s schools on Plan A. Near […]

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NCEdCloud platform crashes twice during first days of remote learning

August 26, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s online platform which hosts various applications used by teachers and students crashed within hours of the start of the first day of the 2020-21 school year. During the first few hours […]

State Board of Education Board member called out for offensive tweet

August 26, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A tweet equating swing and moderate voters to “white supremacy” by a member of the N.C. State Board of Education has the state’s superintendent of schools questioning the member’s ability to serve all […]

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State audit findings of NC Virtual Public School disputed by Dept. of Public Instruction

July 23, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The N.C. State Auditor’s Office filed its findings on the N.C. Virtual Public School (NCVPS) in late June, but now that report is being disputed both by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction […]

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Council of State meeting gets heated over utility cutoff executive orders

July 8, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Unless collections of utility payments are allowed to resume soon, a number of utility providers in the state could be facing bankruptcy due to one of Gov. Roy Cooper’s COVID-19 related executive orders. […]

Mark Johnson

Teravainen notches hat trick, Raanta posts shutout in Hurricanes’ win over Sharks

Truitt talks about Operation Polaris, literacy and inherited challenges

Five NC School Districts receive millions in construction grants

Dept. of Public Instruction responds to audit, disagrees with findings, blames State Board

Catherine Truitt becomes the second Republican in a row to lead NC’s schools

Lt. Gov. Dan Forest raises issue of reopening all NC schools under Plan A

NCEdCloud platform crashes twice during first days of remote learning

State Board of Education Board member called out for offensive tweet

State audit findings of NC Virtual Public School disputed by Dept. of Public Instruction

Council of State meeting gets heated over utility cutoff executive orders

The report marked the first time in more than 24 years there was no large-scale waste
Audit finds $342K in questioned statewide costs

The report marked the first time in more than 24 years there was no large-scale waste