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NC House rejects public mask ban
After a brief question and one comment, the motion was promptly approved by the majority of the chamber.
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NC charter waitlist extends to over 85,000 students
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...
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How lesson-plan transparency will improve learning across NC
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.
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ACC seeks extra time to respond to Florida State’s NC Supreme Court petition
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.
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Reforming NC’s construction plan review process is necessary for efficiency and growth
Rep. Jeff Zenger's bill promises to bring much-needed reforms to the state’s construction and development industry.
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Senate healthcare committee discusses new version of ‘Right to Try’ bill
Senate Healthcare committee discusses 'Right to Try' bill.
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Follow the money: Out-of-state political fundraising reaches record high
Data shows political party fundraising coming from in-state versus out-of-state donors starkly differs between the two parties.
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Trump dominating NC politics, as Biden tries to find a path
As of now, it’s a Trump state and a Trump Republican Party in North Carolina. Can Biden turn this around? If so, how?
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Matt Beienburg is the director of education policy at the Goldwater Institute. He also serves as director of the institute’s Van Sittert Center for Constitutional Advocacy.
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Cooper asks state’s high court to take up COVID bar shutdown case
Gov. Roy Cooper is asking the state Supreme Court to take up a case stemming from his shutdown of bars during the COVID-19 pandemic. The state Appeals Court ruled in April that Cooper had violated bar owners’ rights to the fruits of their labor and equal protection of the laws.
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Bill would begin overhaul of NC’s public school performance grades system
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...
