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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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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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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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
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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