Education

T. Keung Hui, News & Observer – State Board of Education Chairman Eric Davis signed a $30,822 contract in violation of state board policy, according to a new audit released …
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T. Keung Hui, News & Observer – Two straight years of no teacher raises have dropped North Carolina down the national rankings for average teacher pay, according to a new …
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Travis Fain, WRAL – State university leaders would have more power to cut employee salaries and potentially to lay workers off under legislation moving at the statehouse. House Bill 243 …
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T. Keung Hui, News & Observer – North Carolina Republican lawmakers are moving ahead with plans to increase how much taxpayer money families can get to cover their private-school tuition …
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T. Keung Hui, News & Observer – North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Friday he’s signing into law bills that will require school districts to use a phonics-based approach …
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Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL – Wake County Public School System Superintendent Cathy Q. Moore is recommending a $28.2 million budget increase from Wake County commissioners, what would amount to a 5.5% …
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Travis Fain, WRAL – Legislation moving through the General Assembly would increase private school vouchers available to some families, tying the annual amount to what the state spends on the …
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Gary Robertson, AP – The North Carolina General Assembly finalized on Thursday a pair of public education measures designed to get more intensive help to children learning to read and …
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T. Keung Hui, News & Observer –  Conservative activists have formed a new statewide teachers association that they want to become an alternative to the North Carolina Association of Educators. …
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T Keung Hui, News & Observer – North Carolina Senate Republican leaders want schools to emphasize the use of phonics to help deal with how many young children are having …
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