Lawyers for the University of North Carolina System urge the N.C. Supreme Court to reject a petition from students seeking partial refunds for tuition and fees paid during the COVID-19 pandemic. UNC filed paperwork Tuesday with the state’s highest court in the case Dieckhaus v. Board of Governors of UNC.
A current controversy in the nation's capital reminds this observer of North Carolina's latest Leandro education funding fight.
U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar recommends that the U.S. Supreme Court reject a case involving a disputed skirt requirement for girls attending a charter school in Brunswick County. Prelogar agrees with a 10-6 majority on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that Charter Day School is a “state actor” in the context of the disputed requirement.
Parents of two students expelled from the Charlotte Latin private school in 2021 hope the N.C. Court of Appeals will revive their lawsuit against the school. The parents accuse school leaders of fraud, unfair and deceptive trade practices, slander, breach of contract, and other offenses.
The University of North Carolina System is asking the state’s highest court to dismiss the latest appeal from a fired Winston-Salem State University professor. The John Locke Foundation urged the N.C. Supreme Court earlier this month to hear the professor’s arguments.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper took to a live streamed YouTube event on Monday to declare a statewide “emergency” over K-12 public school education funding. Cooper, a Democrat, made clear he wasn’t issuing an executive order like with a hurricane or with the COVID-19 pandemic — but his action was “no less important.” Within minutes of his lives stream, Cooper emailed a fundraising pitch to supporters.
On Wednesday, the North Carolina House passed a bill to fund students through a method lawmakers have deemed "backpack funding" rather than funding government schools directly.
The North Carolina Senate gave bipartisan passage (36-13) to their version of the state budget on Wednesday, with final votes slated for Thursday morning. Assuming the House votes not to concur with the Senate’s changes to the budget proposal they passed in April, the two chambers will “conference” to negotiate their differences and decide on...
Rep. Tricia Cotham, R-Mecklenburg, presents House Bill 823 to colleagues on the House floor. The bill is titled “Choose Your School, Choose Your Future.” Cotham offered these comments on May 17, 2023. Video courtesy of ncleg.gov.
The John Locke Foundation hopes North Carolina’s highest court will take up the case of a fired Winston-Salem State University professor. The case could help the court address an important legal issue called "administrative deference doctrine."
Sixteen private schools targeted for documents and depositions in a recently dismissed lawsuit over Opportunity Scholarships are seeking sanctions against the plaintiffs. In a motion filed May 1 in Wake County Superior Court, the schools' attorney asked for sanctions to cover fees and costs of more than $25,000.
