North Carolina lawmakers returned to Raleigh after a week-long break from voting sessions. As lawmakers continued budget negotiations, various committees met to approve bills impacting education.
On Wednesday (May 20) the NC House overrode Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of H87: Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) that permits North Carolina to participate in a federal school-choice tax credit program passed under the Trump administration’s 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) and House Speaker Destin Hall (R-Caldwell) held a press conference on Tuesday to announce the framework for a state budget deal that has been more than a year in the making. The House and Senate each passed budget proposals in March and April of 2025 but quickly ran into roadblocks centered around personal income tax rates that derailed negotiations.
The Senate Education/Higher Education Committee approved House Bill 301 (Social Media and AI Safety) and Senate Bill 840 (Teacher Licensure Modifications) on Wednesday.
The North Carolina General Assembly kicked off the 2026 short legislative session this week with bi-cameral agreement on HB 696, a bill designed to address
As lawmakers gear up for the legislative short session beginning April 21, the NCASA Board of Directors officially approved the organization’s 2026 Legislative Priorities that the NCASA Advocacy Team will pursue on behalf of our more than 8,000 members statewide.
Roughly 450 K-12 leaders from across the state attended the opening of NCASA’s 2026 Conference on Educational Leadership (CEL) this morning in Wilmington, where former
Superintendent Dr. Andrew Houlihan of Union County Public Schools (UCPS) championed his district’s high-dosage math tutoring model to the General Assembly’s Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee (JLEOC) on Tuesday.
Parts of the federal government — including the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) — could shut down again this weekend.
The U.S. House approved a bipartisan Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bill last Thursday (Jan. 22) , which included DOE funding. The U.S. Senate appeared to be on track to do the same this week.
On Tuesday (Jan. 20), Congress released a bipartisan, bicameral Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education funding package. The U.S. House of Representatives is debating the bill today before the Senate considers the proposal next week.
Congress is back to work on Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget negotiations and it’s critical North Carolina members of Congress hear from school leaders about the importance of federal funding for the public schools in their districts.
On Oct. 30, the Boards of Trustees of the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System (TSERS) and the Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System (LGERS) voted to adjust the “cap factor” that each system uses in calculating the contribution-based benefit cap (CBBC).