By John Trump Raleigh, NC – The N.C. General Assembly on Monday, March 1, tried but failed — by one vote, 29-20 — to override the governor’s veto of a bill to reopen schools, even as students — parents, too…
By Dallas Woodhouse Raleigh, NC – Mental health experts who are also parents with students in Wake County Public Schools are sounding an alarm over a rising mental health crisis due to a lack of full-time classroom instruction. “Stop hiding…
By CJ Staff Raleigh, NC – Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed bipartisan legislation to reopen N.C. public schools statewide. The governor announced his decision at 4:54 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26. That’s nine days after state lawmakers presented him the reopening…
By Ray Nothstine Raleigh, NC – Public education has a lot of problems these days. Its greatest asset to many families — that it’s primarily an instrument of child care and convenience for working and middle-class families — has been…
By Katie Henry Pittsboro, NC – Brief history lesson for those who believe the PTA at your school is all about making you buy wrapping paper to raise money for field trips. The PTA was started in 1897 by two…
By Dr. Terry Stoops Raleigh, NC – There’s always been overwhelming support for programs offering school choice opportunities for disadvantaged and special-needs children assigned to underperforming or unsafe public schools. Modest investments in school choice programs can improve the short-term…
by Raleigh, NC – North Carolina is already the homeschooling capital of the United States. Now the attraction of this education option is soaring higher than ever — thanks not to the actions of its proponents but to the antics…
By Lindsay Marchello Raleigh, NC – A group of teachers is prioritizing itself over students, experts say of recent tactics from the N.C. Association of Educators. About half of North Carolina’s school districts are closed for in-person instruction, while the…
by Lindsay Marchello Raleigh, NC – Traditional public school wasn’t working for Charlonda Brown’s two sons. Her eldest, Amoree, attended private school until the second grade, but Brown lost her job, and the change in circumstances sent him back to…
by Lindsay Marchello Raleigh, NC – North Carolina’s largest teacher organization is suing to kill a program helping low-income families send their children to private schools. Seven N.C. parents filed a lawsuit Monday, July 27, in Wake County Superior Court…