RALEIGH — The N.C. House of Representatives voted 106-1 on Sept. 21 to approve a bill raising criminal penalties for teachers who sexually assault students. The day prior, the Senate unanimously passed House Bill 142 […]
RALEIGH — In an apparent end-run around the authority of the new Charter Schools Review Board, a new proposed policy approved by the N.C. State Board of Education (SBE) may have the effect of tying […]
RALEIGH —North Carolina State Superintendent Catherine Truitt said she will continue to focus on helping students overcome pandemic learning loss and is concerned with the N.C. State Board of Education’s recent end-run around the new […]
RALEIGH — In an apparent end-run around the authority of the new Charter Schools Review Board, a new proposed policy by the State Board of Education would have the effect of tying up funding approvals […]
RALEIGH — At the Aug. 3 meeting of the State Board of Education, N.C. State Superintendent Catherine Truitt reported “incredible gains” in literacy scores by the state’s K-3 students. During the board meeting, Truitt said […]
RALEIGH — Appearing before a congressional committee on July 26, State Superintendent Catherine Truitt described some successes the state has had when dealing with learning loss and educational pandemic recovery. Truitt gave testimony before the […]
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; […]
RALEIGH — In a May 26 blog post, the Biden administration’s Department of Education postponed until October its proposed Title IX rule that would force states to allow biological males to play on women’s sports […]
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Public Instruction announced 336 K-12 schools had received a Purple Star Award earlier this month. The Purple Star Award was established in 2019 and goes to schools recognized for […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina State Superintendent Catherine Truitt has taken a position on the proposed changes to Title IX by the Biden administration’s Department of Education that would force states to allow biological men to […]
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