A group of historians recently noted how conservative women have succeeded for over half a century in using their identities to push a very discriminatory and harmful agenda.
According to a report released by LatinxEd, Latine students and families across the state face significant equity gaps in educational outcomes, from kindergarten readiness to education beyond high school.
The UNC System will build upon the previous $5 million plan from May 2021. The goal is to work with the North Carolina Community College System to reach colleges and universities throughout the state.
Another wave of book bans is making its way across public schools in North Carolina. Many of these book challenges are being prompted by far-right education groups.
North Carolina Republicans are once again pushing for their newly elected Republican-majority high court to reconsider a decision: Leandro, the state’s long-running education case.
Republicans have introduced a bill that would strip away the governor’s ability to appoint State Board of Education members and fill vacancies on the Council of State and in the court.
“North Carolina’s teacher shortage is the predictable result of the General Assembly’s 12-year crusade against teachers,” wrote Kris Nordstrom, a senior policy analyst in the North Carolina Justice Center’s Education & Law Project.
Democrats in the state House and Senate have come together to craft a pair of bills aimed at protecting the rights of students and parents.
Although the shortage of special education teachers isn’t new, the need couldn’t be any more urgent.
According to the US Census Bureau, the free school lunch program helped millions of children throughout the pandemic, with child poverty going down by 46% in 2021 alone.