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July 12, 2025

NC public schools

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Superintendent: Legislature needs to act on math achievement

February 22, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — At a Feb. 12 meeting of the House Select Committee on Education Reform, N.C. State Superintendent Catherine Truitt urged for lawmaker action on student math achievement.   Truitt and Deputy Superintendent Michael Maher gave […]

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Bill creating school threat assessment teams bill becomes law

July 21, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A bill creating school threat assessment teams was signed into law by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on July 7.   The primary sponsors of House Bill 605 were the House K-12 Education Committee Co-chairs; […]

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Crime in K-12 schools rose almost 17% during the 2021-22 school year

March 15, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The annual report documenting crime, discipline and dropout rates for North Carolina K-12 schools shows 11,170 crimes or acts of violence in the total number of crimes during the 2021-22 school year — […]

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Nine teachers named as regional Teachers of the Year

January 19, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — On Jan. 11, the North Carolina Department of Instruction announced the names of nine teachers designated as regional Teacher of the Year.  “Students across North Carolina are so fortunate to have such excellent […]

NC State Supt. Catherine Truitt
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Leandro, learning loss, masks, safety: North Carolina K-12 year in review

December 28, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Over the course of 2022, K-12 public education was marked by fights over required masking, continued protests over inappropriate materials, plummeting test scores, the flipping of school boards in the general election, and […]

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North Carolina high court backs move forcing school spending 

November 9, 2022 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — A local North Carolina judge had the power to transfer large amounts of taxpayer dollars from government coffers to state agencies to carry out a plan to address longstanding education inequities, a divided […]

2020 remote and in-person instruction
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NC schools agency highlights literacy gains in early grades

September 2, 2022 Associated Press

RALEIGH — Early-grade students in North Carolina’s public schools made marked improvements in reading and literacy skills during the last school year, outpacing students in other states evaluated with similar testing, the Department of Public […]

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NC Superintendent has proposal to fix principal pay issue

August 31, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina State Superintendent Catherine Truitt announced a plan to address concerns about the pay for public school principals that may have been reduced because of an updated provision in the 2022 state […]

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What the CDC’s COVID guidance changes mean for K-12

August 25, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — In recent weeks, the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) “streamlined” its COVID-19 guidance and it has implications for K-12 students now heading back to the classroom. “We’re in a stronger place […]

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The latest teacher working conditions survey results are out: see what educators said

June 18, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The 2022 North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey saw a record response rate of nearly 92% this year, according to the results released by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction on June 1. The results […]

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