Education Week: North Carolina

NC Senate head pushes $440M education package

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

NC law to tie corporate tax break, private tuition

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

NC lawmakers mull how much schools should pay back

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Burke County votes to end corporal punishment

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Education Issues Factor Into Governors' Races

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

As gubernatorial campaigns heat up around the country, K-12 policy feeds into the fight, though specifics vary state to state.

Momentum Builds for Dual-Language Learning

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:03:00 -0400

Growing numbers of schools are offering dual-language classes, where teachers split instruction between English and a second language.

Choice Linked to Fewer Crimes

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:02:00 -0500

A study suggests that, for some students, getting into a first-choice school in a school-choice lottery can be a crime deterrent.

Board Races in N.C., Minn. Draw Voter Interest

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:11:00 -0500

While school board races tend to be sleepy affairs, a handful of elections around the country drew high voter turnout and—in some cases—plenty of campaign cash.

Absenteeism

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:10:00 -0400

Enlisting a school nurse to get in touch with the families of chronically absent students can cut down on school absenteeism, a pilot study has found.

Elections Shake Up Board in N.C.'s Wake County

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:10:00 -0400

The chairman of Wake County's conservative-leaning, nine-member school board was defeated in a closely watched election.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Wins Broad Prize

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:09:00 -0400

The diverse North Carolina district was singled out for its success in narrowing achievement gaps among its 133,600 students.

Union Dues Under Fire

Tue, 24 May 2011 00:05:00 -0400

Republican state senators on a North Carolina legislative committee voted to strip the state's top teacher lobbying group of the ability to have voluntary membership dues deducted directly from teachers' paychecks.

'Funding Cliff' Hits Special Education in N.C. District

Mon, 02 May 2011 00:05:00 -0400

Like many districts, New Hanover County, N.C., schools used federal economic-stimulus aid to pay for special education teaching assistants. Now that the money has run out, it may be time to let them go.

Wake County Must Correct Busing, Achievement Claim

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:04:00 -0400

The Wake County, N.C., school system will have to correct a controversial report it sent to U.S. Department of Education investigators, after a review revealed errors in a section that tried to correlate long bus rides and poor academic performance among certain ethnic groups.

Wake County, N.C., Given 'Accredited Warned' Status

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:03:00 -0400

Auditors from the accrediting agency AdvancED have placed the 143,000-student Wake County, N.C., school district on "accredited warned" status and issued an unsparing assessment of who should take the blame for the community uproar over changes to the district's school assignment policy.