A new book argues that Marxists have taken over American public schools. An education reformer doubts anyone could take them over.
North Carolina’s top legislative leaders are appealing the latest ruling in the long-running Leandro education funding case to the state’s second-highest court. A trial judge ruled the state should spend an additional $677 million on education.
The University of North Carolina System could face a “massive liability” of “tens of millions of dollars” if two students win their lawsuit challenging fees charged at flagship campuses in fall 2020. UNC’s lawyers outlined their concerns in a brief filed Thursday at the N.C. Supreme Court.
Bills to expand the Opportunity Scholarship Program in North Carolina are now on the move in both chambers of the General Assembly, after the House Education Committee approved a measure on Tuesday.
This week on “The Debrief”: – Donna King is on assignment, speaking from the United States’ southern border. – It’s been another eventful week at the General Assembly. One week before a legislative crossover deadline, we look into major pieces of legislation, including a bill to expand Opportunity Scholarships for all N.C. families. – Much...
Five months after its latest major ruling in North Carolina’s Leandro case, the N.C. Supreme Court is on track to consider the long-running education funding dispute again. Perhaps this time the court will display a stronger regard for the constitutional separation of powers.
Wilkes Community College President Jeff Cox will serve as the 11th president of the N.C. Community College System. The system’s board approved the hire Friday. Cox had led the Wilkes campus since 2014.
This week on “The Debrief”: – Fairness in Women’s Sports – Kentucky Swimmer Riley Gaines was in Raleigh to talk to state lawmakers. She made news after tying a transgender, biological male swimmer and being denied the trophy by the NCAA. – Opportunity Scholarships – Newly minted Republican Tricia Cotham of Mecklenburg County is the...
The leader of North Carolina’s branch of a national teachers union is dropping her lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program. The news arrives as state legislators debate expanding funding for scholarships in the next state budget.
Students seeking partial refunds for tuition and fees paid to University of North Carolina campuses in spring 2020 hope the N.C. Supreme Court will take their case. The students argue that their universities owe refunds because of COVID-related shutdowns. In a petition filed Tuesday, the students ask the state’s highest court to overrule a unanimous January decision from the N.C. Court of Appeals.
It's hard for the public to make fair assessments of conservative education reforms when all they read and hear is misguided spin.
