
Lindsay Marchello - Carolina Journal News Service
Incoming superintendent Truitt wants to put students, not politics, at center of education policy
RALEIGH — As state superintendent, Catherine Truitt will oversee North Carolina’s vast public education system, which spent more than $14 billion this school year. But she won’t be doing it alone.
Moore declares mandate for GOP lawmakers, previews redistricting
Republican leaders celebrate wins but say there’s a lot to do
RALEIGH — Republicans celebrated wins in North Carolina while remaining focused on future priorities, especially redistricting, school choice, and economic revival.
Parents share trials of remote learning with U.S. Education Secretary
Election lawsuit settlement threatens absentee ballot protections
RALEIGH — A settlement in an election lawsuit strips absentee ballot protections, opening the door for election fraud, one election analyst says.
NCAE wants teachers to lobby against reopening elementary schools
RALEIGH — About half of North Carolina’s school districts are closed for in-person instruction, while the other half have students alternating between learning in the classroom and attending school online throughout the week. Starting Oct. 5, school districts can choose to let elementary schools fully reopen.
Cooper gives districts a chance to reopen classrooms to K-5 students
RALEIGH — School districts can allow elementary grade students to return to the classroom next month, Gov. Roy Cooper announced during a Sept. 17 news conference, but middle and high school students won’t have the same opportunity.
GOP leaders, parents call for Cooper to reopen public schools
House speaker calls out Dems for backing agenda that would ‘defund police’
RALEIGH — Speaker of the House Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, says nearly 50 N.C. Democratic House lawmakers and candidates have backed a dangerous pledge to defund the police, but House Minority Leader Darren Jackson, D-Wake, says that’s a lie.
Is the $427 million Leandro action plan dead on arrival with lawmakers?
RALEIGH — Judge David Lee, the overseer of the Leandro case, approved a plan on Tuesday, Sept. 1, calling for millions more in education spending to meet North Carolina’s constitutional obligation to provide a sound, basic education to every child.