Governance

Senate Committee Advances Regulations On Social Media Literacy Instruction, Cell Phones

While the North Carolina House focused on its 2025-2027 state budget proposal this week, the Senate Education/Higher Education Committee moved swiftly on Wednesday to advance H959: Protecting Students in a Digital Age, approving an amendment that added requirements for wireless communication policies in public schools. The following day, the Senate Rules and Operations Committee further […]

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Governor Josh Stein & Superintendent Mo Green Headline NCASA’s 2025 Conference On Educational Leadership

Almost 350 K-12 leaders from across the state attended the opening of NCASA’s 2025 Conference on Educational Leadership this morning, where Governor Josh Stein and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mo Green both made remarks about public school priorities. The two state leaders spoke after an opening keynote session on leadership by Flip Flippen, a

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New State Superintendent Shares Entry Plan, Government Affairs Hires

State Superintendent Maurice “Mo” Green was officially sworn in as the next leader of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction on Jan. 1, stating, “After more than 20 years of working in education, I am humbled and honored that North Carolinians have chosen me to lead our public schools.” During his swearing-in ceremony and

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NC General Assembly Passes Vetoed Private School Voucher Expansion Bill Into Law

Members of the North Carolina General Assembly (NCGA) voted this week to override the Governor’s veto of House Bill 10 and pass into law nearly half a billion dollars in new funding for NC’s Opportunity Scholarship Program, commonly known as “private school vouchers.”

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NC Lawmakers Unanimously Approve Second Round Of Hurricane Helene Relief

Members of the North Carolina General Assembly unanimously approved on Thursday afternoon a bill providing $604.15 million in additional relief funding, with $65 million allocated to public K-12 schools as part of the second round of state legislative actions taken in response to Hurricane Helene and other recent natural disasters. The revised version of Senate

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NC Legislators Approve Disaster Relief Package Supporting 30 Counties And 33 School Districts

State lawmakers reconvened Wednesday and quickly approved House Bill 149 to provide what they described as “starter relief” to the 27 counties and 30 school districts included in the federal disaster designation as severely impacted by Hurricane Helene, plus Nash County that also was negatively affected. The bill also sets up a relief fund for future relief

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Governor Cooper Prioritizes Public Education In State Budget Proposal

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper (D) shared his recommendations for the 2024-2025 state budget on Wednesday, as lawmakers returned to Raleigh for the start of the 2024 legislative short session. Governor Cooper, who previously declared 2024 to be “The Year of Public Schools,” proposed investing over $1 billion in public schools while placing a moratorium on the Opportunity Scholarship Program, or private school vouchers.

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