The U.S. Supreme Court has asked the Biden administration’s top Supreme Court lawyer to offer her thoughts about a case from North Carolina involving a charter school treated as a “state actor.” Supreme Court justices reviewed the case Friday.
Donna King, editor-in-chief of Carolina Journal, asks Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson about top education issues in 2023. This exchange took place during the Jan. 6, 2023, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to consider Friday whether to take up a case from North Carolina involving a charter school labeled as a “state actor.” School choice proponents say the label could subject charter schools across the country to more harmful government regulation.
State lawyers are fighting two different lawsuits involving school bus drivers who caused property damage while delivering meals for public school students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Court filings Wednesday asked the N.C. Court of Appeals to reject both suits.
For the second time in less than a year, a new judge is taking over North Carolina’s long-running Leandro education funding case. Senior Resident Superior Court Judge James Ammons of Cumberland County will oversee the case moving forward.
More than $677 million of a court-ordered state education plan remains unfunded, according to new documents from state lawyers. The documents filed Monday respond to the N.C. Supreme Court’s latest ruling in the long-running Leandro case.
The state controller is objecting to a timeline for addressing the N.C. Supreme Court’s latest Leandro education funding order. Paperwork filed Monday with the trial judge in the case spells out the details.
Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, asks State Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt about getting N.C. students back on track after the COVID-19 pandemic. This exchange took place during the Dec. 9, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
According to Catherine Truitt, NC Superintendent of Public Instruction, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to underscore the limited nature of North Carolina’s accountability for public schools. She spoke about the challenges students continue to face and what is being done to fix the problems at Tuesday’s Council of State meeting.
A unanimous 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel has upheld a lower court ruling favoring Durham Public Schools in a dispute over one student's request for special-needs services. The case hinged on Durham schools’ argument that the student and her mother had not followed proper legal procedures.
midterm election, concerns over the quality of our nation’s K-12 education system weren’t far behind. That’s the conclusion of a new poll of voters in key battleground states commissioned by the Walton Family Foundation.
