Dr. Terry Stoops, director of the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, discusses key elements of the N.C. House and Senate education budgets. Stoops offered these comments during the Aug. 18, 2021, edition of Spectrum News 1’s “Capital Tonight.”
Dr. Terry Stoops, director of the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, discusses misinformation about teacher shortages in N.C. public schools. Learn more here: “Complaints about teacher shortages are nothing new.”
Budgets passed with bipartisan support in both chambers of the General Assembly fund a number of provisions in the ongoing Leandro school funding legal case, but critics still contend the money falls short of the mark. The House version of the budget, passed Aug. 12, contains more than 40 provisions specifically to address Leandro mandates,...
Mask wars have once again erupted in Buncombe County after the school board voted during a specially called meeting last week, without public comment, to require all students and staff to wear masks while inside, regardless of vaccination status. The unanimous 7-0 vote came days before Buncombe County public school classrooms will open Monday, Aug...
Jeanette Doran, president and general counsel at the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law, discusses the significance of a recent ruling from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Learn more here: “Federal Appeals Court ruling could offer long-term legal protection to N.C. charter schools.”
Without North Carolina’s school-choice scholarships for students with special needs, retired soldier James Martin would have moved his family to another state. That’s how important these scholarships have been to his 11-year-old daughter, Mia. “It’s been priceless,” said Martin, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. “People ask me why we’re staying...
Dr. Terry Stoops, director of the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, discusses the education component of the N.C. House’s 2021-23 budget proposal.
It’s no secret that COVID-19 has upended nearly every aspect of our lives. But what may surprise many North Carolinians is the pandemic’s impact on education in our state. Newly released figures from the state show a dramatic acceleration of the decade-long trend of parents moving their children from traditional public schools to home, private, and charter...
The N.C. Senate passed a bill Monday, Aug. 9, that would make two updates to the state’s charter school law. The first change contained in House Bill 729 would put charter-school teachers on a level playing field with traditional public-school teachers when it comes to residency licensure. The second change would make the superintendent of...
A federal lawsuit challenging a North Carolina charter school’s dress code will head back to a trial court. That’s after a split Appeals Court panel reversed two key pieces of the original 2019 trial ruling. Beyond this particular case, Peltier v. Charter Day School Inc., one part of the ruling could mean good news for...
The General Assembly convened Jan. 13 and has met for well over 100 days. More than 1,700 bills have been filed; bills on election reform, appropriating federal COVID money, energy modernization, medical marijuana, sports betting, constitutional amendments, education reforms, health care advancements, regulatory reforms, unemployment benefits, confirmations, and appointments — to name a few. ...
