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 […]
The flurry of executive orders from the White House continued this week along with news of an order being drafted to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (ED). Although the White House doesn’t have authority to dismantle the ED outright, it could take steps to roll back/freeze current initiatives and enforcement efforts while disrupting/firing employees […]
The North Carolina General Assembly officially started its 2025-26 biennium session on Wednesday, January 8. This year—the first in the two-year cycle—features the legislative long session, which is scheduled to run through June. If all goes well, the next two-year budget will be in place in time for the July 1 start of the 2025-26 […]
Last week, NCDPI presented to the State Board of Education its report 2020-2021 State of the Teaching Profession in North Carolina. This annual report describes trends in teaching from March 2020 through March 2021. Widely reported was the finding that the overall state attrition rate for 2020-21 is 8.20%, only slightly higher than the rates for […]
