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The 'Parents' Bill of Rights' requires the state board of education to hear appeals from parents who believe their school is not complying with the law — and for the school to foot the bill for legal services.
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The State Board of Education discussed a policy today for how the board will hear appeals from families who believe their local school district violated the law, which requires schools to notify parents if their child changes their name or pronouns at school.
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The policy is a reaction to a law passed in August that took authority away from the State Board of Education to decide when to open and close charter schools.
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The State Board of Education is set to vote Thursday on what’s become a politically controversial set of standards for social studies in K-12 public…
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Republican Catherine Truitt was elected North Carolina's next Superintendent of Public Instruction. She defeated Democratic candidate Jen Mangrum by a…
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With K-12 schools operating remotely because of COVID-19, the state has taken the extraordinary step of easing grading and testing requirements. Here’s…
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When North Carolina voters go to the polls on Super Tuesday, they will be faced with making a preliminary selection on who should be the next…
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The Department of Public Instruction considers about 1 in 5 North Carolina teachers chronically absent, which it defines as taking 10 or more…
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Tension between State Superintendent Mark Johnson and the State Board of Education has not improved since the Supreme Court handed down its ruling in a…
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The North Carolina Supreme Court will hear a case Wednesday over a power struggle between Republican State Superintendent Mark Johnson and the…