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NC school districts use federal COVID-19 education relief funds for bonuses

November 18, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Some North Carolina school boards have announced they will use federal COVID-19 relief funds to give bonuses to educators. The Randolph Record reported that the Randolph County Public School System will pay every […]

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Leandro judge’s $1.7 billion order asks state agencies to go around legislature

November 17, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Last week the long-running Leandro case judge has ordered state agencies to go around the legislature to transfer $1.7 billion in funds from the state’s coffers to fulfill the court-approved remedial plan produced […]

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Fights caught on video in Guilford County schools mirrors other districts

November 11, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Several videos of students fighting in a Guilford County high school have raised concerns about student and school staff safety in recent months. Video of three violent brawls at High Point Central High […]

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Orange County Public Schools board chair ejects parents, speakers from meeting

October 12, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — At the direction of the Orange County Public Schools board of education chair, parents and members of the public were ejected from the Oct. 11 board meeting by Orange County sheriffs’ deputies. The […]

Cohen threatens Union County school board with legal action over quarantine rules

September 16, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen issued a letter to the Union County school board threatening potential legal action over the district’s decision to drop contact tracing and quarantine processes. […]

Find the StrongSchoolsNC toolkit quarantine process confusing? Here’s what it does

September 9, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Last month, the StrongSchoolsNC Public Health Toolkit produced by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) updated its COVID-19 quarantine processes for K-12 public schools. Parents have often found those changes […]

Only handful of school districts remain mask optional, one is pushing back

September 8, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Only a handful of the 64 North Carolina school districts that originally voted to make masks optional for K-12 students for the upcoming year are still following that policy. As of Sept. 6, […]

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NC school districts use federal COVID-19 education relief funds for bonuses

Leandro judge’s $1.7 billion order asks state agencies to go around legislature

Fights caught on video in Guilford County schools mirrors other districts

Orange County Public Schools board chair ejects parents, speakers from meeting

Cohen threatens Union County school board with legal action over quarantine rules

Find the StrongSchoolsNC toolkit quarantine process confusing? Here’s what it does

Only handful of school districts remain mask optional, one is pushing back

Lt Gov Robinson, education task force release report

More NC districts vote to make masks optional this fall

County school boards rebel against K-12 mask mandates

Student behavior was cited as the top problem in both teacher and principal surveys
Survey: Teachers say schools good place to work, learn

Student behavior was cited as the top problem in both teacher and principal surveys