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NC, SC Students To Get Free Breakfast In Class
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — School systems in North Carolina and South Carolina are among 15 nationwide where students will be able to eat breakfast at school for free this year. The Wal-Mart Foundation...
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NC House Panel To Review School Safety Bill
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A bipartisan public school safety bill hailed by its sponsors as among the most comprehensive in the nation is getting its first review by North Carolina House members. The House...
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NC Senate Wants Cursive, Times Tables Taught
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The General Assembly appears ready to pass a law requiring North Carolina public schools to teach old-school lessons of cursive writing and multiplication tables. The Senate voted...
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McCrory Backs NC Schools Spending, Unveils Grants
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Pat McCrory defended the state’s budget Thursday from criticism that it shortchanges education and he proposed a plan where teachers and schools would compete for $30...
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Debate On NC School Funding Rises As Classes Near
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — With students going back to school in a few days in mountain counties, state lawmakers and teachers are stepping up their efforts to shape the perceptions of parents about whether...
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Educators: GOP Is Masking Cuts To Public Schools
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Educators and former Democratic elected officials rallied Thursday near Gov. Pat McCrory’s office, accusing him and Republican legislative leaders of misleading the public about a...
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ACT Exam Scores Fall As All NC Students Take Test
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina parents and educators are getting a clearer picture of how prepared high school students are for college-level work, and the answer is that students on average are...
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NC School Districts Install Bus Tracking Tools
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Thirteen school districts across North Carolina have installed school bus tracking devices that promise to help parents track a vehicle’s route and improve operating efficiency....
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NC School Joins With Company For Digital Textbooks
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The Mooresville Graded School District is offering more digital textbooks to its students. The district says it is expanding its partnership with Discovery Education to bring...
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NC Legislators Extend School Bus Lives For Savings
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina legislature hit the road this year to find another way to tighten the public school budget by seeking to extend the life of the statewide fleet of more than...
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NC School Board To Discuss Class Size Limits
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s statewide school board is scheduled to hear about changes adopted by the General Assembly that allow more crowding in public school classrooms. The State Board of...
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Average SAT Score Rises For NC Students
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The average SAT score for North Carolina’s high school seniors saw gains in 2013, even as the average score nationally stayed the same. The N.C. Department of Public Instruction...
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NC School Board To Address Reading, Class Sizes
CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s State Board of Education is on a road trip as it discusses increased class sizes and a new requirement that every child know how to read before the fourth grade....
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McCrory Says New Standards Bring Lower Pass Rates
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Pat McCrory is trying to brace North Carolina parents for a report next week showing fewer public school students passed statewide tests that are being graded under tougher...
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New NC Schools Report Card Measures Life Skills
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s public schools are getting a new report card, and state officials are putting out word that this time the grades test whether children are on track for life. The...
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NC Judge Weighs Improvement At Poor Schools
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge is taking stock of whether state officials are making progress in their duty to give every child a chance at a sound, basic education. Superior Court Judge...
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McCrory: Frontloading Teacher Raises Among Options
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Pat McCrory says his administration is looking at many options to bolster North Carolina public school teacher pay, including front-loading raises toward new teachers and...
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NC School Safety Panel Holding First Meeting
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A panel asked by Gov. Pat McCrory to recommend ways to make North Carolina public schools safer is holding its first meeting. The Governor’s Task Force on Safer Schools plans to...
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NC School: Boy Can Carry “My Little Pony” Backpack
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Buncombe County school officials say a 9-year-old boy can use his “My Little Pony” backpack when he returns to class. The boy’s family said he was prevented from carrying the...
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Caldwell Schools Criticized For “Chitling” Test
LENOIR, N.C. (AP) — Caldwell County school officials say they won’t be using a mock test that offended some students this week. School spokeswoman Libby Brown says a quiz called “The Chitling Test” was...
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