4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (397+ words) North Carolina’s Education Lottery (NCEL) is taking in far more money than it did two years ago; however, the share of that money reaching public schools is not keeping pace, according to a recent audit. The audit focused on three…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (583+ words) More than 3.7 million North Carolina taxpayers will be eligible to claim a new federal tax credit for donations to K-12 scholarship organizations when the program launches in 2027, according to a state-by-state analysis released Sept. 9 by the American Federation for Children (AFC)…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (710+ words) North Carolina’s school report cards came back last week with the best marks in years, but the State Board of Education is still working on a plan to change how those report cards are graded. The share of schools earning…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (431+ words) On Sept. 1, Laurie Buckhout, the Republican running to unseat US Rep. Don Davis, D-NC1, released her first campaign ad, which focuses on how her military background and experience growing up on a farm have prepared her for her political career. “Eastern…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (693+ words) Switching North Carolina to a weighted student funding formula without new money would cut state funding for 73 of the state’s 115 traditional school districts, plus 111 of its 212 charter schools, according to a new report from the Public School Forum of North…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (787+ words) Public school systems in other states are already lining up to tap into funds from the Trump administration’s new federal school choice tax credit. But in North Carolina, districts could be left behind unless they begin to act soon. The…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1070+ words) Members of the North Carolina Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Education pushed back Aug. 31 on a draft set of recommendations they said was too vague to act on, demanding a clearer teacher-pay proposal and leaving the panel’s planned September vote…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (814+ words) FEMA has approved an additional $137 million for recovery and mitigation projects in North Carolina, pushing federal support for Hurricane Helene above $7.5 billion as western North Carolina approaches the second anniversary of the storm. The latest round covers 114 projects, including $102 million…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1098+ words) North Carolina lawmakers are not expected to take up legislation again until after the Nov. 3 election. That leaves lawmakers with unfinished legislation to act on after voters have chosen the next General Assembly, but before the current legislature’s terms expire…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (643+ words) A Statesville pastor and his family took center stage at the White House on Aug. 24, as President Donald Trump marked the start of the school year by touting what he called “the largest ever expansion of school choice” in American…...