North Carolina Senate Approves Bill Repealing Common Core
The Senate voted 33-12 on Thursday for a bill that would likely get rid of most – if not all – of the Common Core academic standards.“It will put these standards in North Carolina’s hands,” said...
View ArticleLawmakers To Spend At Least Another Week On State Budget
House and Senate leaders are back in Raleigh today to try to resolve large differences in their spending plans for the year. They're now two weeks past their deadline, as they've been at odds over how...
View ArticleNorth Carolina On Its Way To Replacing Common Core
The NC House gave final approval to a measure on Wednesday that would review and change the Common Core standards. The bill is now before Governor Pat McCrory, who says he will sign it.
View ArticleGovernor McCrory Signs Bill To Rework Common Core
Governor Pat McCrory has signed a bill designed to review and potentially replace the Common Core academic standards.McCrory referred to the bill as a “Common Core review bill,” despite lawmakers who...
View ArticleHouston School District Back In NC, Looking For More Teachers
The Houston Independent School District is looking to recruit more teachers from North Carolina.Recruiters first visited in May, where they made 12 on-the-spot offers and later hired about 8 more...
View ArticleCommon Core: Is It ‘Developmentally Inappropriate’?
Since the beginning of this year, many legislators and critics have dubbed Common Core "developmentally inappropriate."They argue that the new Math and English standards should be repealed because they...
View ArticleSome Teachers Skeptical Of Pay Plan Under Budget Deal
As the state budget is finalized, some critics say they’re skeptical of how the teacher pay raises will pan out.Under the budget deal, public school teachers will get an average seven percent raise....
View ArticleWake Commissioners Reject Sales Tax Increase To Raise Teacher Pay
Wake commissioners voted Monday against a referendum that could have raised the county's sales tax by a quarter-cent to generate about $28 million to go toward public schools.Some Wake Commissioners...
View ArticleExplaining NC's Teacher Pay Raises
Governor Pat McCrory has signed a $21 billion dollar state budget that includes pay increases for teachers. He and other Republican leaders have been trying to send a loud and clear message that...
View ArticleJudge Rules Private School Voucher Program Unconstitutional
A Wake County Superior Court judge on Thursday ordered a stop to the use of taxpayer money to pay tuition at private or religious schools.
View ArticleAdvocates Ask NC Supreme Court To Release School Voucher Funds
Supporters of private school vouchers are trying to put the state’s program back on course. Attorneys are asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to overturn a recent ruling that halts the program.A...
View ArticleLittle More Than Half Of NC Students Proficient In Test Results
More public school students passed their standardized exams last year than in the previous year, in part because of changes to the grading scale that made it easier for students to be considered...
View ArticleDid Speaker Tillis Really Cut $500 Million From Education?
Education is a central theme in the race between Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan and Republican House Speaker Thom Tillis. Both U.S. Senate candidates have highlighted the issue as they try to gain an...
View ArticleWake Schools Working On Plans To Reassign Students
Wake County officials are drafting new plans to reassign some students next school year.School reassignment has been one of the most contentious topics in the Wake County school system. Officials...
View ArticleNC Commission Begins Review Of Common Core Standards
A state commission reviewing the Common Core academic standards for public school students met for the first time on Monday.The politically-appointed commission has until December 2015 to look over the...
View ArticleHundreds Of NC Schools Now Offer Free Meals To All Students
About 650 schools throughout the state are opting into a program to provide free breakfast and lunch for all students.
View ArticleNC High Schools Moving To 10-Point Grading Scale
North Carolina’s high schools will move to a 10-point grading scale in 2015-16, going into effect with next year's freshmen. The State Board of Education approved the change on Thursday, moving away...
View ArticleNearly 80 Percent Of Third-Grade Students Considered Proficient Readers
Across the state, 79.2 percent of third-grade students showed they were proficient last year, according to a report presented to the State Board of Education on Thursday. A total of 12.7 percent of...
View ArticleNC Rolls Out Plan To Track Progress Of Youngest Students
In North Carolina public schools, formal assessments do not begin until third grade, but many students develop learning problems long before then. That’s why education leaders say they are rolling out...
View ArticleNC Commission Reviews Common Core, Raises Concerns
A state commission in charge of reworking the Common Core academic standards has begun reviewing them. Members spent hours on Monday learning what's expected under Common Core in terms of English and...
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