The caricatures of school-choice leaders presented by progressive critics bears no resemblance to the actual human beings I know, work with, or love.
North Carolina's Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson headlined the NCGOP State Convention Saturday night with a powerful speech drawing stand ovations from the crowd of an estimated 1,000 party faithful.
The Carolinas Academic Leadership Network (CALN) has been awarded the Innovation Prize by the Heritage Foundation for its work to equip school board candidates and members with tools to combat the Left's takeover of public education.
The North Carolina Supreme Court will consider the case of a Guilford County teenager who was vaccinated against COVID-19 in 2021 despite his objections and without parental consent. A court order Thursday confirmed that the high court will take up the case of Tanner Smith, who was 14 when he faced the forced vaccination.
The North Carolina Supreme Court has upheld the funding model Greenville used for its now-discontinued red-light camera enforcement program. The 5-1 decision Thursday reversed an earlier ruling from the state Appeals Court.
With just two dissenting votes, the University of North Carolina System Board of Governors voted Thursday to amend Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policy on campuses statewide. The two “no” votes on the board were from Sonja Phillips Nichols and Joel Ford. The new policy centers on maintaining “institutional neutrality,” a point made in comments from...
A fired Winston-Salem State University professor cites free-speech and separation-of-powers concerns as he challenges his dismissal at North Carolina’s highest court. It’s a case that has attracted attention from the John Locke Foundation.
Around 85,551 students are on waitlists to join a public charter school for the 2023-2024 school year, according to a new draft report assembled by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. In addition, 80% of charters have a waitlist. The report notes that 210 charter schools now operate in the Tar Heel State. Eighty-three charter schools...
The new “Academic Transparency Act" lets parents know what’s being covered in the classroom while empowering teachers to build off the success of their peers.
The Atlantic Coast Conference is asking for an extra 20 days to respond to Florida State University’s petition to North Carolina’s highest court. FSU wants the court to block state court proceedings in a "$700 million" legal dispute over the cost of leaving the ACC.
A proposed bill in the North Carolina General Assembly would begin the process of revamping the state’s system of evaluating and grading public schools. The move would be in line with recommendations from Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt, who proposed the new approach earlier this year. Under the current system, schools are graded on...
