State government data show that North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program serves students from low- and moderate-income households. Of the 17,287 households with OSP recipients during the 2022-2023 academic year, more…
On Sept. 7, the North Carolina State Board of Education approved a new policy entitled “Funding and Accountability for Charter Schools” in an effort to exert more authority over charter…
Standards writers have released the first draft of proposed revisions to North Carolina’s Healthful Living standards, which include Physical Education and Health/Sex Ed. The standards writing team could make three…
North Carolina’s new science standards add beneficial introductory material about the scientific method and its importance. Unfortunately, in some areas the standards seem to promote one-sided discussions of important topics,…
North Carolina parents and school board members identified teacher shortages as one of the biggest challenges facing education, according to recent polling Data show that during the 2021-2022 school year,…
t five years, as do most school board members. A majority of parents think that some teachers contribute to politicized classrooms by trying to sway students toward their personal views,…
Today, the North Carolina House Committee on K-12 Education approved Senate Bill 49, which would enshrine a Parents’ Bill of Rights into law. This morning’s favorable committee vote marks the…
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has finally unveiled the first draft of proposed revisions to the state’s Healthful Living Standards, which encompass both Physical and Health Education.…
Opponents of school choice claim that private schools are unaccountable because they don’t have to satisfy every testing mandate required of traditional public schools, yet private schools are subject to…
A bill to expand North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) by removing income eligibility requirements advanced to the state Senate. Yesterday afternoon, the NC House approved House Bill 823, commonly…
Several recent legislative proposals aim to expand North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program to serve more students and families. The program has survived multiple lawsuits and has expanded to serve more…
Last Wednesday, North Carolina House leadership released a biennial budget proposal that over the next two years would, among other things, increase spending on public schools, raise average teacher pay…