The new rules provide eight weeks of paid parental leave for full-time employees who give birth after July 1. Part-time employees will be given prorated amounts of leave.
Since last fall, one parent, Katie Gates, has pushed for the book “Stamped” to be removed from lessons and school libraries. Gates claimed the book shows “disrespect for our nation and the Bible.”
Gov. Roy Cooper’s top budget officials said in July that the Republican Senate’s effort to accelerate tax cuts ahead of the current schedule would cost the state $13 billion annually by 2030.
Along with Medicaid expansion advocates, educators across the state are joining the call for state Republicans to prioritize long-standing unmet needs.
The UNC Board of Governors has approved a whopping $475,200 bonus for UNC System president Peter Hans, according to News & Observer. Considering that Hans’
Perhaps the biggest change HB 219 would make is that it would allow charter schools to ask for and receive taxpayer money for expenses such as construction, renovation or building purchases.
According to Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration, state Senate Republicans’ tax cut plan would lead to a revenue loss of $13 billion for the state by the 2030-31 fiscal year.
Senate Bill 90 requires that parental consent would be required in order for minors to receive mental health counseling – unless the minor believes they’re a danger to themselves or others.
A controversial education bill that was even more extreme than the outrageous legislation that usually gets filed by North Carolina Republicans is likely dead –
The number of Black and Hispanic students attending state universities has dropped in states that have tried to increase diversity at schools without using race-based admissions policies.