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The 2024-25 school year was the first year that North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship taxpayer-funded private school voucher program became universally available. For the first time, all families could apply to receive a tuition subsidy regardless of income or whether their child had ever attended a public school. This policy change marked a striking shift in […]
On May 17, 1954 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education that state-sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th Amendment and was therefore unconstitutional. While the ruling did catalyze massive changes throughout the nation, including helping to propel the civil rights movement, the full potential […]
In another blow to public schools, a majority of House members voted on May 7 to lower the high school mathematics graduation requirements for all public schools. Because the new, lower standards fall below the minimum admissions requirements for UNC system schools, the bill also directs the UNC Board of Governors to lower its standards […]
Public school districts across the state are working through their budget planning for next year facing threats of looming budget shortfalls expected from the loss of federal funds and the revenue shortfalls predicted at the state level. Some, like Wake County, which announced a hiring freeze earlier this month, are already taking measures to cut costs. Wake […]
