The judge in North Carolina's long-running Leandro school funding legal dispute calls for state government to spend an additional $785 million on education-related items. But he has jettisoned a controversial provision from a previous court ruling that raised constitutional concerns
The N.C. Textbook Commission was targeted in a Senate primary campaign ad as parents raise concern over identity politics in school curriculum.
N.C.'s long-running Leandro school funding lawsuit signaled Friday that he will produce an order next week calling for additional state education spending.The N.C. Court of Appeals blocked the previous $1.75 billion order.
One positive emerging out of the politicization of classrooms is the awakening of parents to their rights and responsibilities in educating their children. Truthfully, in many families, too much instruction has been outsourced to the state without much thought. Pandemic lockdowns changed all that. Learning loss altered the status quo trajectory. Further evidence of politicized...
A new Parents’ Bill of Rights out this week is intended to protect the right of parents to direct their children’s education and protect their safety in the classroom.
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 1:15 p.m. to include information about a new hearing. The N.C. Supreme Court is giving the new judge overseeing North Carolina’s long-running Leandro school funding lawsuit another seven days to issue his ruling. The high court granted the judge’s request for additional time in an order Wednesday. The...
Judge Michael Robinson's choices extend beyond the simple adjustment of numbers.
Editor’s note: This developing story was last updated Monday afternoon with reply briefs. Last update: 5:05 p.m. Plaintiffs and N.C. Justice Department lawyers are urging a judge to order $795 million in new state education spending. Legal briefs filed since Friday confirm agreement from both groups about whittling down the size of a $1.75 billion...
Social conservatism simply means believing that life is imperfect and it’s essential to promote moral virtues for humans to flourish. Yet, it’s been unfairly maligned for decades.
Dr. Terry Stoops, director of the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, responds to state government’s report that almost $800 million of a $1.7 billion Leandro education spending order remains unfunded. Stoops offered these comments during the April 5, 2022, edition of Spectrum News 1’s “Capital Tonight.”
The N.C. Court of Appeals delivered a blow Tuesday to a lawsuit against a 2018 state law allowing some towns to sponsor charter schools. The Appeals Court vacated a trial judge’s order that would have allowed the lawsuit to move forward. The appellate judges’ unanimous decision means the law, S.L. 2018-3, originally known as House...
