Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Board Board voted Thursday to return students in grades 6-12 to in-person instruction four days a week under Plan A beginning April 19. Families for which a fully remote learning experience is desired will…
By David N. Bass Raleigh, NC – The N.C. State Board of Education passed a resolution Thursday, March 4, calling on all public school districts to give parents the option of in-person learning by the end of March. The education…
By Katie Henry Pittsboro, NC – Another disappointing, but all too predictable result from last night’s special Chatham County School board meeting. The motion to return the K-5 students to Plan A, was voted down. 345 days with no end…
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 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 – School districts can allow elementary grade students to return to the classroom next month, Gov. Roy Cooper announced during a September 17 news conference, but middle and high school students won’t have the same…
by Lindsay Marchello Raleigh, NC – Every North Carolina student, from kindergarteners to post-graduates, will have new health and safety rules to follow this fall. COVID-19 has complicated the traditional school day for all students, teachers, and faculty. Schools and…
by Lindsay Marchello Raleigh, NC – Gov. Roy Cooper announced during a Tuesday, July 14, news conference that schools can reopen in the fall with a mix of in-person instruction and remote learning. Cooper failed to give school districts the…
by John Hood Raleigh, NC – If you are among the minority of North Carolinians who haven’t supported the expansion of parental choice in education over the past two decades — in the form of charter schools, open enrollment among…