Oxford, N.C. (WRAL) — As neighboring school districts work to build more schools to accommodate growth, Granville County Schools is closing down two campuses.
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As the source for parental school choice in our state, PEFNC is often asked to provide commentary on educational choice.
To reverse declining attendance, WNC districts divert time and money toward self-promotion
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This school year will be David Proffitt’s 31st at Jackson County Public Schools, but his first on Instagram.
1 in 5 NC students don’t attend traditional public schools, new figures show
By Keung Hui, News & Observer
Raleigh, NC - Twenty percent of North Carolina’s students are not attending the state’s traditional public schools — and that percentage is expected to continue rising.
Virtual charter school gets legislative approval to grow, but opponents push for a veto
By Alex Granados, EducationNC senior reporter
Raleigh, N.C. — The Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would, among other things, get rid of the enrollment cap on one of the state’s two virtual charter schools and allow it to grow its population by 20 percent annually if it so chose.
LONG: Students are flocking to private schools where teachers are paid less, but why?
You can pretty much guarantee that year after year, teachers’ unions and their allies will make one claim:
—Our public school teachers are not paid enough and our public schools are underfunded.
It is happening right now in North Carolina, but there is something blatantly missing from the teacher pay debate.
Grandmother Asks Governor Not to Scrap School Choice Program
A North Carolina woman with three grandchildren in the state’s school voucher program says she isn’t too proud to beg the governor not to reduce funding and phase it out, as he proposes.
Former lawmakers join NC school choice group's board
Raleigh, N.C. — Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina, a state school choice group, has announced two new members to the organization’s board of directors. Joel Ford represented Mecklenburg County as a Democrat for three terms in the North Carolina Senate and Marilyn Avila represented Wake County as a Republican for five terms in the North Carolina House.
Governor releases budget proposal
Governor Roy Cooper released his 2019-21 budget proposal today, including an average 9.1 percent teacher pay increase, elimination of new opportunity scholarships, a revamped principal pay schedule, and more.
The release comes just one day after the Governor presented highlights from his education budget to a group of middle school educators as a sign of “respect” for teachers.
NC charter schools have nearly doubled since 2011. Some say it’s time for a new cap.
RALEIGH (News & Observer) -- The number of charter schools in North Carolina has nearly doubled since a state cap was lifted in 2011, prompting a debate about whether it’s time to put a new limit on these non-traditional public schools.
Raises? Supplies? More jobs? What teachers and state workers want in NC budget talks
Raleigh (News & Observer) -- For the 18 years Jasmine Lauer taught English at Raleigh’s Sanderson High School, her classroom was stocked with the same textbooks she herself studied from when she was a high school student.