News clips that mention NCAE, our state leaders, and members.
April 4-10, 2021
- April 5 — How North Carolina, National News Collide: The Week In Review From WFAE
- April 5 — Debate continues over NC school reading comprehension bill
- April 6 — Religious fundamentalism threatens American public education (and a lot more)
- April 6 — Education workers organize the South
- April 8 — Education News Briefs: Week of April 7
- April 8 — Statewide Tour Gives Back to School Staff
- April 8 — Senate bill would increase maximum amount families receive for school vouchers
- April 8 — The NCAE Apple RV to stop in Chatham on its 100-county ‘We Heart Public Schools‘ tour
- April 9 — New teacher association forms as alternative to NC Association of Educators
- April 9 — NC GOP lawmakers want to require teaching ‘balanced political viewpoints’ in schools
- April 10 — Editorial: Taking Flight With An Eagle, 2 Birdies
March 28-April 3, 2021
- March 28 — Educator pay increases, Medicaid expansion in Cooper’s recommended budget
- March 28 — NC teachers applaud bill to waive fee for taking personal days, but questions remain
- March 28 — EDITORIAL: Cooper’s budget proposal ignores pandemic’s impact
- March 28 — State leaders agree: Public education should be equitable. Getting there is where it gets difficult
- March 28 — NC teachers applaud bill to waive fee for taking personal days, but questions remain
- March 29 — State Board of Education approves 3-feet social distancing for return to classrooms
- March 29 — In Push To Return To In-Person Instruction, Are We Forgetting About Teachers?
- March 29 — Rockingham County educators receive second shot of COVID-19 vaccine at mass clinic
- March 29 — NC teachers applaud bill to waive PTO fee
- March 29 — ‘We Heart Public Schools’ RV cruises through Rockingham Community College during pop-up …
- March 29 — In Push To Return To In-Person Instruction, Are We Forgetting About Teachers?
- March 29 — State Board of Education approves 3-feet social distancing for return to classrooms
- March 30 — Rockingham County teachers return for second doses
- March 30 — Quotes of the week
- March 31 — Attorney General Stein files motion to dismiss NCAE lawsuit against scholarship program
- March 31 — New NC teachers group wants to compete with NCAE
- March 31 — Two-thirds of NC 8th graders aren’t ‘proficient readers’ by high school. Here’s how NC lawmakers …
- March 31 — EDITORIAL: Sen. Sanderson seeks greater transparency
- March 31 — The public should know why NC public employees are promoted, disciplined and fired
- March 31 — LUEBKE: Democrats and teachers‘ unions: trying to fool us twice
- March 31 — ‘We Heart Public Schools’ RV cruises through North Carolina during pop-up teacher vaccination …
- March 31 — WHATLEY: During COVID-19, Gov. Cooper made a bad situation worse
- April 1 — Conservatives have formed an alternative to NCAE. Will NC teachers be interested?
March 21-27, 2021
- March 21 — State association of educators seeks clarification on CDC social distancing guideline changes
- March 21 — New Hanover County teachers come together with the community to celebrate public education
- March 21 — North Carolina Association of Educators‘ RV tour at Biggs Park Mall on Tuesday
- March 21 — CDC revises guidance, allows desks closer in classrooms
- March 22 — COVID vaccine live updates: Here’s what to know in North Carolina on March 21
- March 23 — NCAE Asks CDC For Science And Data Behind New 3-Foot Rule
- March 23 — State’s Largest Educators’ Group Prepares for Business During Its Annual Convention and …
- March 24 — NCAE come to Lumberton to show appreciation to local educators
- March 24 — WNC schools to finish school year in person
- March 25 — Governor Cooper pitches state budget proposal heavy on education spending
- March 25 — Gov. Cooper’s NC budget proposal includes raises for teachers, state employees
- March 25 — St. Pauls woman dies in wreck that also leaves two people hospitalized
- March 25 — WS/FC Schools Considers Full-time In-Person For Grades 6-12
- March 26 — Governor Cooper Releases His Two-Year Budget Proposal
March 14-20, 2021
- March 14 — NCAE tour stop in Onslow provides school supplies, lesson in boosting morale
- March 14 — NC bill to return more students to classrooms becomes law
- March 14 — NC teacher’s union continues opposition over school reopening law
- March 15 — North Carolina General Assembly Week in Review – March 2021 #2
- March 16 — Why an Influential Member of Congress Wants a National Investigation Into School Closures
- March 17 — NHC Association of Educators remains cautious about middle and high school transition to Plan A
- March 18 — Board of Elections finds NCAE PAC contributions exceeded legal limit
- March 18 — Judge dismisses lawsuit filed by Charlotte-Mecklenburg parents over remote instruction
- March 18 — Pandemic leavesobstacles schoolsmust overcome
- March 19 — Board of Elections finds NCAE PAC contributions exceeded legal limit
- March 19 — COVID vaccine live updates: Here’s what to know in North Carolina on March 19
- March 20 — NCAE Releases Statement on Changes to CDC Guidelines for Social Distancing
- March 20 — North Carolina Association of Educators’ RV tour at Biggs Park Mall on Tuesday
- March 20 — State association of educators seeks clarification on CDC social distancing guideline changes
- March 20 — LIST: Charlotte-area school districts bringing more students back to in-person learning
- March 20 — Three ed leaders who made a difference during the pandemic
March 7-13, 2021
- March 7 — EDITORIAL: State’s education system is failing its responsibilities
- March 7 — Doctor who lost wife to COVID-19 now determined to fight back
- March 9 — Column: It’s time to go back to school
- March 9 — Judge throws out remote learning lawsuit against CMS
- March 10 — State tour spotlights public schools
- March 11 — NCAE Responds to the Decision of Governor Cooper, Lawmakers to Reopen Schools
- March 11 — ‘Fair compromise’: Bipartisan agreement will move all NC elementary school students back to …
- March 11 — Cooper Gets Power To Close Schools, But Democrats Back Off CDC Guidelines On Social …
- March 11 — Editorial on school reopening deal: There, that wasn’t so hard now, was it?
- March 11 — After deal reached, North Carolina Senate approves new school reopening bill
- March 11 — Lee County school district plans reopening
- March 11 — Governor, NC Legislature Reach School Reopening Compromise
- March 11 — Cooper, legislative leaders announce deal on K-12 schools
- March 12 — State educators group to stop in Craven Co. on 100 county “We Heart Public Schools” statewide tour
- March 12 — Gov. Roy Cooper signs Senate Bill 220 requiring school districts to offer in-person instruction
- March 12 — Gov. Cooper signs bill aimed at bringing more students back to classrooms
- March 12 — State educators group to stop in Craven Co. on 100 county “We Heart Public Schools” statewide tour
- March 12 — NC bill aimed at bringing more students back to classrooms gets final approval
- March 12 — School board votes to return middle, high school students to in-person learning
- March 13 — Teacher’s union continues opposition over school reopening law
- March 13 — School board votes to return middle, high school students to in-person learning
- March 13 — Agreement good for students, governing
- March 13 — School board votes to return middle, high school students to in-person learning
- March 13 — NC bill to return more students to classrooms becomes law
- March 13 — Covid-19 update and announcements
February 28-March 6, 2021
- February 28 — Bill aims to restore retiree medical benefits for new NC teachers
- February 28 — Mental health advocates support return of full-time classroom instruction
- February 28 — Mental Health Advocates Support Return of Full-Time Classroom Education | Regional
- February 28 — Roy Cooper vetoes NC public school reopening bill, leading lawmaker cries foul
- February 28 — Cooper vetoes bill that would force K-12 schools to reopen
- March 2 — New Hanover County’s Assoc. of Educators backs eliminating K-5 suspensions, calls for more …
- March 2 — NC Republicans seek veto override of school reopening bill
- March 2 — Read Across America Day goes virtual with Renee Chou
- March 2 — NC Senate fails to override Gov. Cooper’s veto of school reopening bill
- March 2 — NC Senate fails to override Gov. Cooper’s veto of school reopening bill
- March 2 — Teachers group details opposition to school reopening bill
- March 2 — North Carolina ‘Read Across America Day’ goes virtual Tuesday
- March 2 –– Charles M. Starnes
- March 2 — Mental health advocates support return of full-time classroom instruction
- March 3 — North Carolina students participate in diverse, virtual Read Across America Day
- March 3 — NC lawmakers, teachers debate how to get students back to class after school bill fails
- March 3 — Stop playing politics’: Reopen-schools debate heats up at Council of State meeting
- March 3 — Veto override of North Carolina school reopening bill fails in Senate
- March 3 — Read Across America Day – March 2, 2021
- March 4 — Early test scores show more NC students falling behind in math, reading
- March 4 — ‘We feel like glorified babysitters’: New teachers forge a career amid uncertainty
- March 4 — Early test scores show more NC students falling behind in math, reading
- March 4 — Cooper vetoes bill that would force K-12 schools to reopen
- March 4 — Asheville City Association of Educators shares ACS school board endorsements
- March 4 — Progressive Alliance of Henderson County to host COVID-19 update on March 10
- March 5 — Teachers‘ union questions learning loss after DHHS guidance; Republicans fire back
- March 5 — We Heart Public Schools tour stops in Pitt County
- March 5 — Majority of New Hanover County K-5 students return to classes full-time Monday
- March 5 — Competing sides remain divided over details of school reopening
- March 5 — Opinion: NC Lawmakers Should Allocate the Money Schools Need to Reopen Safely
- March 6 — Advocacy groups to Gov. Cooper: Include Leandro funding in state budget
- March 6 — Opinion | As NC public schools reopen, they’ll need more state support
February 21-27, 2021
- February 21 — As educators and child care workers become vaccine-eligible, many counties lack the supply to help
- February 23 — ‘We feel like glorified babysitters’: NC teachers weigh prospects
- February 23 — Wake County educators seek COVID-19 vaccine clinics at schools, but mass sites more effective …
- February 24 — School buildings: Essential learning centers or pandemic Petri dishes? Many Black parents feel …
- February 24 — Durham teachers can get vaccinated starting Thursday, appointment scheduling still halted for …
- February 24 — Republicans renew calls for Cooper to sign school reopening bill; House Democrats file their version
- February 24 — One-third of New Hanover County PreK-12, childcare workers to receive Covid-19 vaccines …
- February 25 — NC Association of Educators Visits PQ Schools
- February 25 — Guest Column: School-reopening debate strains old ties
- February 25 — GOP lawmakers blast Cooper for stalling on school reopening bill
- February 25 — Banning school suspensions would be unprecedented in NC. One group is demanding it.
- February 25 — 850 Robeson County educators sign up to get COVID-19 vaccine, officials say
- February 25 — NC early educators are seven times more likely to live in poverty than K-8 teachers, report finds
- February 25 — Higher costs won’t help economy
- February 26 — High school football set to return to action as NC COVID-19 infections wane
- February 27 — Gov. Cooper vetoes SB 37, the school reopening bill
- February 27 — Gov. Cooper vetoes North Carolina school reopening bill
- February 27 — Cooper vetoes school reopening bill, leading lawmaker cries foul
- February 27 — Gov. Cooper ease of COVID-19 restrictions now in effect for NC
- February 27 — Gov. Cooper’s easing of some COVID-19 restrictions now in effect for North Carolina
- February 27 — Guilford County Schools students go remote while teachers get vaccinated
- February 27 — Some COVID-19 restrictions on bars, restaurants to be lifted at 5 pm
- February 27 — Gov. Cooper vetoes NC schools reopening bill. Here’s what happens next.
- February 27 — More is what’s required, not less
February 14-20, 2021
- February 14 — 4130 new COVID-19 cases in North Carolina as hospitalizations hover around 2100
- February 14 — Who Is A ‘Frontline Essential Worker’ In North Carolina?
- February 15 — Who qualifies as a ‘frontline essential worker’ in North Carolina?
- February 15 — Political Notebook: Burr says Trump violated oath of office, may face censure for impeachment vote
- February 16 — School-reopening debate strains old ties
- February 16 — Schools await vaccinations
- February 16 — Column: School debate strains old ties
- February 16 — Wake County teachers eager to get COVID-19 vaccine as some students return to classrooms
- February 17 — Gary Pearce: NC Democrats, teachers — typically allies — split over school reopening during …
- February 17 — 975 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to be allocated per week to Buncombe Co. school staff
- February 17 — NC Rep. Tim Moore proposes 6-week summer school program to help kids catch up
- February 17 — J-M’s Vicky Tobar provides interpretation, support to Siler City’s Spanish-speaking families
- February 17 — Parents, guardians must always question, challenge changes to what’s being taught their children
- February 18 — Letters to the Editor
- February 18 — School reopening bill passes in NC legislature; here’s what the governor says about it
- February 18 — Durham to start vaccinating school teachers and staff. But how many, how soon?
- February 18 — Pierce appointed to governor’s Teacher Advisory Committee
- February 18 — Governor Cooper Announces New Appointments to State Boards and Commissions
- February 18 — I thought blacklisting was bad
- February 19 — School districts work on vaccination plans as teachers will be eligible in NC next week
- February 19 — Gov. Cooper reiterates concerns over school reopening bill, does not say if he will veto it
- February 19 — Cooper should stop talking about priorities and reopen NC
- February 20 — Carteret parent, school officials lobby to return students to classrooms
February 7-13, 2021
- February 7 — Dwight B. Story
- February 7 — Some NC lawmakers push for bill to allow more funds to help low-income parents send their kids to …
- February 7 — Some eligible CMS teachers, staff receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
- February 7 — Cooper’s Covid-19 emergency budget: Bonuses for educators, extended unemployment benefits …
- February 8 — Cooper voices support for school re-opening as educators, parents remain divide
- February 8 — Cooper urges districts to reopen all schools for in-person learning
- February 9 — NC Republicans continue push for in-person school option as teachers advocate for vaccine …
- February 9 — Monday numbers: A closer look at the return to in-person instruction
- February 9 — Iredell teacher in running for national award for excellence
- February 9 — Schools are set to reopen without vaccines for teachers
- February 9 — Governor’s announcement on in-person learning leaves some education leaders bewildered
- February 9 — Outlook for $15-an-hour minimum wage boosted by new government report
- February 9 — CMS Return To In-Person Classes Seems Certain, But Questions And Tensions Remain
- February 10 — Lack of vaccinations: Wake NCAE expresses concerns ahead of return to in-person instruction
- February 10 — Wake NCAE expresses concerns ahead of return to in-person instruction
- February 10 — GCS proposed reentry plan for middle and high school, board of education will vote tonight
- February 10 — Should teachers get COVID vaccine now? NC says not until seniors get their shots.
- February 10 — NC Senate passes bill requiring schools to offer in-person option, sends it to House
- February 10 — Ruth P. Watkins, beloved educator who inspired many, dies at 98
- February 10 — North Carolina’s Regan approved by Senate environment panel as EPA chief
- February 10 — Guilford County Schools votes on reentry plan for middle and high schoolers
- February 11 — NC Teachers Can Get Vaccine Starting Feb. 24
- February 11 — WNC schools already adhering to state recommendation
- February 11 — New faces at the legislature: Q&A with State Rep. Amber Baker
- February 11 — Nation’s public schools must not forget ‘lost group’ from Class of 2020
- February 11 — Educators jump to the front of the vaccine line, even as many seniors wait
- February 12 — Why school reopening guidance for elementary students differs from others in NC
- February 12 — Top NCDHHS officials’ presentation underscores need to return K-12 students to classrooms
- February 12 — Cooper: COVID-19 vaccinations for school employees to begin Feb. 24
- February 12 — Senate Bill 37 throws wrench in Durham’s plan to keep schools all-virtual this year
- February 12 — ABSS moving ahead with in-person learning plan
- February 12 — ‘Apple RV’ to visit Perquimans County
- February 12 — Guilford County educators react to NC COVID-19 vaccination plan to move to Group 3
- February 12 — NC teachers can start getting COVID-19 vaccine Feb. 24, says Cooper
- February 12 — NC Teachers Don’t Reflect Student Population; More Minority Instructors Needed
- February 12 — North Carolina teachers, child care workers eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccination starting Feb. 24
- February 12 — New law would force some students, teachers into Plan A
- February 12 — Group 3, you’re up! NC’s educators can get the COVID-19 vaccine starting on Feb. 24; then, other …
- February 12 — NHC Board of Education approves move to Plan A for PreK-5th grades
- February 12 — Educators jump to the front of the vaccine line, even as many seniors wait
- February 13 — NC Association of Educators responds to new CDC guidelines for schools
- February 13 — What Do North Carolina Schools Need to Reopen Safely?
- February 13 — Push for rapid school reopening gains momentum, but issue is far from settled
- February 13 — New and familiar faces at NC General Assembly. Here’s the Senate:
- February 13 — Ruth Perry Watkins
January 31-February 6, 2021
- January 31 — Parents rally in downtown Raleigh with one message: reopen the state’s public schools
- February 1 — Debate sparked after Republican lawmakers announce bill requiring all NC schools offer in-person …
- February 1 — School Community Led by People, Not Billionaires
- February 1 — NC educators meeting in downtown Raleigh to advocate for vaccines, funding
- February 1 — Educators group plans to protest Cabarrus Schools reopening
- February 2 — Bill filed to reopen schools; NCAE wants teachers vaccinated first
- February 2 — NC Association of Educators calls on lawmakers for more funding for teacher and student supports
- February 2 — NC Association of Educators wants teachers vaccinated before schools reopen
- February 2 — Johnston students resume in-person classes as pressure builds for NC schools to reopen
- February 2 — Group of parents, educators call for more protection as Cabarrus County Schools prepares for …
- February 2 — How a fight for an elementary school became a catalyst for positive change
- February 2 — Duke, UNC study suggests that schools can reopen safely but only if proper precautions are followed
- February 3 — NC educators group seeks $15 per hour for school workers and ending state-funded school vouchers
- February 3 — Parents across US rally for in-person learning after CDC study reveals lower risk
- February 3 — Gov. Cooper strongly urges all schools to provide in-person learning for students
- February 3 — Local teachers, lawmakers react to push to return to in-person learning
- February 3 — Governor wants all districts to return pupils to classrooms
- February 3 — Parents call for Plan A in New Hanover County schools, Board of Education delays decision
- February 3 — The next battle in the COVID wars: Teachers vs. politicians, parents
- February 3 — Cooper urges, but doesn’t mandate, all NC schools to offer in-person lessons
- February 3 — NHC School Board tables discussion about moving students to Plan A
- February 3 — Some local schools head back to classrooms ahead of state push for in-person learning
- February 3 — Biden administration will begin shipping COVID-19 vaccines to select pharmacies next week
- February 3 — Governor wants all districts to return pupils to classrooms
- February 4 — The NCAE petitions for educators to be prioritized in vaccination process
- February 4 — ‘Very disappointed’: NC teachers dismayed by Cooper’s push to reopen schools without …
- February 4 — School Reopening Bill Advances
- February 4 — The NCAE petitions for educators to be prioritized in vaccination process
- February 4 — Buncombe County Association of Educators shares statement on school reopenings
- February 4 — New Hanover County Schools to consider reopening elementary schools fully
- February 5 — Many NC teachers concerned over push to get back to in-person instruction during pandemic
- February 5 — School Boards Grapple with Reopening Guidance
- February 5 — Educators asking for higher vaccine priority
- February 5 — SCS to explore return options
- February 5 — Gaston County school leaders to consider return to 5 days of in-person classes
- February 5 — Teachers, preparing for students in the classroom, want to move up in vaccine line
- February 5 — NC lawmakers pass COVID relief, advance K-12 reopening bill
- February 5 — K-12 Reopening Bill Moves Forward In NC Senate
- February 6 — NC lawmakers pass COVID relief, advance K-12 reopening bill
- February 6 — K-12 Reopening Bill Moves Forward In NC Senate
- February 6 — Some NC lawmakers push for bill to allow more funds to help low-income parents send their kids to …
- February 6 — State OKs COVID relief bill; school reopening part of $1.6 billion legislative effort
January 24-30, 2021
- January 24 — Cabarrus County Schools K-3rd grade to move to Plan A starting Feb. 16
- January 26 — County considers retroactive $15 per hour for Durham school workers
- January 26 — A handful of NC school districts have begun vaccinating employees
- January 27 — Wake’s decision to stick with remote learning is having a damaging effect on children
- January 27 — Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education narrows candidate pool for open seat. Three …
- January 27 — Cumberland County teacher named finalist for National Teacher of the Year
- January 28 — Protesters surprise legislators, demand spending of NC’s billions in savings
- January 28 — Teachers react to commissioners getting vaccine ahead of schedule
- January 28 — Butts named Caswell County Teacher of the Year by VFW 7316
- January 28 — Local teachers want to know when they’ll get vaccinated
- January 29 — How some outside of the current Phase are being vaccinated against COVID-19 in NC
- January 29 — ‘This is about our children’: Parents plan rally asking for NC schools to reopen at governor’s mansion
- January 29 — GOP pushes legislation to force NC public schools to reopen for in-person classes
- January 29 — Other county leaders and teachers react to New Hanover commissioners getting vaccine ahead of …
- January 30 — NCAE launches ‘We Heart NC Public Schools’ tour
- January 30 — Allen Johnson: There was no masking the disrespect for a dead Ga. teacher
- January 30 — GOP pushes legislation to force North Carolina schools to reopen for in-person classes
January 17-23, 2021
- January 17 — Majority of NC students are back to virtual classes due to COVID-19 spike
- January 18 — Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools teacher quits over COVID-19 concerns
- January 22 — Johnston County teachers association concerned about Plan B
- January 22 — Educators Ask for Delay in Face-to-Face Learning
- January 22 — Johnston teachers say keep students online-only until school workers are vaccinated
- January 22 — Cabarrus Association of Educators releases statement following Thursday’s Called Meeting
- January 22 — Onslow County vaccinating some teachers ahead of state guidance
- January 22 — Teachers Raise Concerns As Cabarrus County Schools Return to In-Person Learning
- January 22 — Cabarrus school board responds to statement questioning return to Plan B
- January 23 — The push to reopen schools has taken a mean-spirited turn on Twitter
January 10-16, 2021
- January 13 — NC elementary school teacher dies from COVID-19
- January 13 — Bring back ‘severed ears,’ county school official in NC said on eve of Capitol riot
- January 13 — Longtime Columbus County elementary teacher dies from COVID-19
- January 13 — Parents urge New Hanover Co. school board to reconsider moving to Plan A next week
- January 13 — Asheville City Schools to continue remote learning for pre-K through 12th grade students through …
- January 13 — School choice during the COVID-19 pandemic
- January 13 — CCS high school students to return to in-person hybrid learning Feb. 1
- January 14 — NC Association of Educators wants Gov. Roy Cooper to tighten restrictions to slow spread of …
- January 14 — Wake students may not resume in-person classes next week. Leaders recommend delay.
- January 15 — New Hanover County school board votes to delay transition to Plan A for elementary schools
- January 15 — Floyd G. Brothers Sr.
- January 15 — Wake schools to stay with online classes. It’s uncertain when students might return.
- January 15 — New Hanover school board delays transition to 100% in-person learning for elementary students
- Jaunary 16 — Majority of NC students are back to virtual classes due to COVID-19 spike
January 3-9, 2021
- January 3 — Educators demand 6 feet – and no less – from New Hanover County Schools in Plan A
- January 7 — Port City Daily: “Educators demand 6 feet – and no less – from New Hanover County Schools in Plan A”
- January 7 — NC educators call on state elected officials to condemn chaos in Washington
- January 8 — Governor announces appointments to boards and commissions
December 27, 2020 – January 2, 2021
- January 1 — New Hanover County teachers want schools to reopen… safely
- January 1 — Educators call for greater distancing before reopening of elementary schools
December 20-26, 2020
December 13-19, 2020
- December 13 — Wake County board of education to discuss potential return to virtual learning in Monday meeting
- December 16 — New Hanover County Schools revisit Plan A move, settle on postponing reopening
- December 16 — Vacant school board seat will be filled after application, interview process
- December 17 — The state’s new hires won’t be able to use the employee health plan at retirement
December 6-12, 2020
- December 6 — EDITORIAL: State’s education is in a state of crisis
- December 8 — Orange County Schools Educators Hold Demonstration Upon Return to Classrooms
- December 8 — Group of Buncombe County educators disagrees with board’s plan to scrap planning day
- December 8 — Could CMS implement Plan C and go remote learning district-wide?
- December 9 — Lawsuit Challenging CMS Remote Learning Hits Delay Because Judge Is A CMS Parent
- December 10 — More CMS students than usual are failing as district returns to remote learning
- December 10 — Rising COVID cases cause some NC school districts to suspend their in-person classes
- December 12 — Wake County educators hope for tighter restrictions as COVID-19 cases rise in schools, community
- December 12 — ‘I feel like I’m drowning’: OCS teachers say district isn’t listening to their concerns
November 29-December 5, 2020
- December 2 — Pandemic pushes some NC teachers out the school door — or off the screen
- December 4 — NCAE hosts discussion with health experts about reopening schools
- December 4 — NC Educators Meet With Scientists To Discuss COVID Data, School Reentry
November 22-28, 2020 — No stories available
November 15-21, 2020
- November 19 — State Superintendent-elect Catherine Truitt: Where she stands on charters, the board and the NCAE
- November 19 — Absences, failing grades up since Wake students have been learning online
- November 20 — Testing reform group condemns in-person testing mandate for high school students
November 8-14, 2020
- November 10 — Catherine Truitt becomes the second Republican in a row to lead NC’s schools
- November 10 — Thousands of Wake County middle school students are now back in school. Is it safe?
- November 11 — What to expect at the Guilford County Board of Education meeting
- November 11 — New Hanover County Board of Education talks failure rates, takes no questions
- November 12 — Incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis Victorious in NC After Democratic Challenger Concedes
- November 13 — New NC Superintendent Of Public Instruction Looks Ahead
- November 14 — New NC Superintendent Of Public Instruction Looks Ahead
November 1-7, 2020
- November 2 —2020 Voter Guide
- November 3 —Your OG&B Election Day Preview
- November 4 — Competition heated for regional races around Charlotte. Many incumbents survived
- November 6 — North Carolina’s K-12 school reopening is not driving COVID-19 spike, officials say
October 25-31, 2020
- October 27 — Gaston’s political parties weigh-in on school board races
- October 28 — NCAE to Drive Voters to the Polls with In-Person GOTV Efforts
- October 30 — LETTER: Gail Young is most qualified for state house
October 18-24, 2020
- October 20 — No class: Parents, students, mostly going it alone
- October 21 — ‘We want to go back but we have to do it safely’ | Forsyth County Association of Educators protest
- October 22 — Local educators and candidates rally at Pack Square in support of public education
- October 22 — Education supporters rally in Greensboro
- October 22 — Mountain teachers take a stand for the candidates of their choice
- October 22 — A champion of our mountain way of life
- October 22 — Candidate Profiles: State Senate candidates Hise, Wheeler have clear plans for future of District 47
- October 22 — Some NC Schools Have Been Open For Nearly 3 Months. How’s That Going?
- October 23 — This NC House candidate isn’t a Democrat or a Republican and won’t ‘align with anybody’
- October 24 — Folwell, Chatterji vie for state treasurer
October 11-17, 2020
- October 12 — The Readers’ Forum: Monday letters
- October 13 — ‘A mother to everyone’: Elementary school teacher in North Carolina dies of Covid-19 complications
- October 14 — Guilford County Association of Educators plan to hold rally outside of Board of Education meeting
- October 14 — Stanly County Schools shifts to all-remote learning after community experiences spike in cases of …
- October 14 — Educators rally outside the Guilford County Board of Education building ahead of meeting
- October 14 — Pandemic, budget crisis combine to leave eastern NC school district reeling
- October 14 — ABSS School Board candidates say why they’re running for office
- October 15 — Voter’s guide: The races that are most important to education
- October 15 — Candidate Questionnaire: Tricia Shields, NC Court of Appeals
- October 15 — Candidate Questionnaire: Ronnie Chatterji, NC Treasurer
- October 15 — Wayne County elementary school reports cluster of COVID cases, temporarily closes campus
- October 15 — Triad City Beat’s 2020 Election Guide
- October 15 — 2020 Endorsements: Judicial Elections
- October 16 — KCS planning for 75 percent capacity on elementary campuses in transition to Plan A
- October 17 — A second Wayne County school has been closed due to a coronavirus outbreak
Week of October 4-10, 2020
- October 5 — Hickory Assistant Superintendent receives award
- October 6 — After almost 7 months, some elementary students return to the classroom full-time
- October 6 — Asheville City Board of Education expected to make final decision on in-person learning
- October 6 — WLET – Rudy Diamond
- October 6 — Future educators receive college scholarships
- October 7 — ‘Extremely nervous and worried:’ Teachers upset as Wake school board meets to discuss …
- October 7 — A Stanly County teacher has died due to complications from the coronavirus
- October 7 — NHC Parents, Teachers Express Concerns Over School Reopening
- October 8 — A Wayne County school has closed after a major coronavirus outbreak
- October 8 — Parents share trials of remote learning with US Education Secretary
- October 8 — Parents share trials of remote learning with US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, state lawmakers
- October 8 — Wake high school students are working from home. Teachers ask, ‘Why can’t we, too?’
- October 9 — Parents share trials of remote school with DeVos
- October 9 — Outcome of NC Supreme Court races could alter political landscape for years
- October 9 — Judge Lucy Inman – Candidate for Associate Justice
- October 9 — Tommie Omega Burch Waldroup
- October 10 — Pierce endorsed by NC Association of Educators
- October 10 — Forest tries to get state Board of Education to vote on reopening all NC schools
- October 10 — Forest tries — and fails — to get NC Board of Education to vote on reopening more schools
- October 10 — ‘I’ve said what I’m going to say.’ Cunningham won’t answer questions about scandal
Week of September 27-October 3, 2020
- September 27 — North Carolina Association of Educators express concerns about returning to school in person
- September 27 — District school closings boost homeschooling in NC
- September 27 — Curfew imposed for Raleigh Saturday night
- September 28 — The Readers’ Forum: Monday letters
- September 29 — NCAE President Tamika Walker Kelly on COVID-19 and the return to in-person instruction
- September 29 — To go or not to go: School districts, parents face tough choices with increased flexibility
- September 29 — Group of educators want action taken against Cabarrus school board member
- September 30 — North Carolina teachers doing ‘dual prep work’ this school year, spokesperson says
- September 30 — Gaston County Schools spent $120K on PPE during summer
- September 30 — COVID-19 frustrates children again by stealing Halloween fun
- September 30 — ‘Trust has been broken.’ NC school board censures member who used slur at meeting.
- October 1 — ‘It’s mind-boggling:’ Parents, teachers reaction to Wake County’s plan to bring elementary, middle …
- October 1 — As school gets going, a lingering anxiety
- October 1 — Wake schools work to balance safety, socialization with return to the classroom
- October 1 — Wake will bring students back to school. But teachers and parents are still unhappy.
- October 2 — Dr. Mandy Cohen speaks at NCAE meeting
- October 2 — School board moves grades K-5 to “Plan A”
- October 2 — Parents, students, teachers rally for return to in-class learning in Wake County
- October 2 — KAE expresses disapproval with BOE’s plan to move to Plan A on Nov. 2
- October 3 — As More NC School Districts Announce Reopening Plans, Teachers‘ Concerns Intensify
Week of September 20-26, 2020
- September 20 — NC COVID-19 cases increased by more than 1200 Saturday, hospitalizations declined
- September 20 — How should schools reopen for in-person classes? Deadline is Monday for Wake’s survey
- September 20 — Coronavirus live updates: Here’s what to know in North Carolina on Sept. 19
- September 22 — ‘Flirting with danger’ | NCAE concerned about transition to Plan A
- September 22 — WLET – Mary Law
- September 22 — Is school choice good for NC? GOP, Democratic superintendent candidates disagree.
- September 22 — Wake school board caught in the middle as parents push reopening, teachers urge caution
- September 24 — NCAE wants teachers to lobby against reopening elementary schools
- September 24 — District closings boost homeschooling
- September 24 — Letter: I Support Simon
- September 24 — Sights and Sounds: Teachers, parents protest at school board meeting as district debates reopening
- September 24 — NC Association of Educators on Reopening NC Elementary Schools
- September 24 — NCAE wants teachers to lobby against reopening elementary schools
- September 24 — Teachers group opposes return to classrooms
- September 24 — Could Orange County students return to classroom by October? Here is a plan.
- September 24 — Former history teacher to use ‘working knowledge of the issues’ in state House race
- September 25 — Johnston County elementary students will get daily, in-person classes. Here’s the plan.
- September 25 — District closings boost homeschooling
- September 26 — Wake County schools may reopen even though principals and teachers want a delay
Week of September 13-19, 2020
- September 15 — NC Senate GOP accuses teachers group of backing cop killers. NCAE says that’s ‘garbage.’
- September 15 — Forsyth County’s NCAE chapter advocates for increased pay for school support staff
- September 15 — ‘You’ll see them working two and three jobs’ | Pushing for a pay raise for school support staff
- September 15 — NC Senate GOP accuses teachers group of backing cop killers. NCAE says that’s ‘garbage.’
- September 15 — Biden will be ‘most pro-union president since FDR,’ wife says at news conference
- September 15 — Roy Cooper’s post-COVID-19 plans should worry all North Carolinians
- September 15 — Senate leader Phil Berger attacks education leaders over their support for Black Lives Matter at …
- September 15 — Teachers‘ group backs Cooper-Suggs for Wilson’s state House seat
- September 15 — Political Notebook: State auditor speaks to Rowan Democrats during virtual breakfast
- September 16 — What We’re Reading: Top State Stories 9/15
- September 17 — Parents in Charlotte-Mecklenburg district file suit over remote instruction
- September 17 — NC education candidate wants to slash charter schools, an education lifeline
- September 17 — Republicans press Cooper to fully open public schools; Lt. Governor dismisses mask mandate
- September 18 — NCAE holds emergency town hall after governor’s COVID schools announcment
- September 18 — NCAE president worries about teachers’ health if students return
- September 18 — Cooper: Elementary students can return to school for in-person instruction under Plan A
- September 18 — Gov. Cooper allows elementary schools to move to full in-person learning
- September 18 — Mangrum wants to slash the education lifeline
- September 18 — Coronavirus live updates: Here’s what to know in North Carolina on Sept. 17
- September 18 — Coronavirus live updates: Here’s what to know in North Carolina on Sept. 18
- September 18 — North Carolina’s elementary schools can reopen for in-person instruction Oct. 5
- September 19 — Teachers group to fight reopening NC elementary schools. NCAE says move unsafe.
- September 19 — In-person learning likely to come back gradually – not as soon as it’s allowed – in Winston-Salem …
Week of September 6-12, 2020
- September 6 — Gov. Roy Cooper says he will sign $1.1B COVID-19 relief package that includes ‘Extra Credit Grant …
- September 8 — Teachers‘ group endorses Gailliard in state House race
- September 8 — It’s not safe’: Wayne County teachers urge district to reconsider opening schools
- September 9 — Parents File Lawsuit Against CMS Over Remote Opening
- September 9 — Forum to feature NC school superintendent candidates
- September 9 — Free COVID-19 testing available in Raleigh on Tuesday
- September 9 — NEA affiliate NCAE protests for more money on same day legislature passes historic relief funding
- September 9 — BIGGER PICTURE-Teachers, parents, students scramble as US schools reopen
- September 9 — Teachers, parents, and students scramble as US schools reopen
- September 10 — Parents file lawsuit against CMS demanding students return to classroom
- September 10 — Wall Street Journal sees North Carolina’s expansion of private school vouchers as ‘victory’ for …
- September 10 — Political newcomer Tarsha Ellis hopes to represent ‘something different’ for Stanly, Rowan counties
- September 10 — Davidson County Schools board dismiss request to delay reopening
- September 11 — Top NC news for Thursday, Sept. 10
- September 11 — In Battleground State, Democrats Recognize 2020 Is A Bad Year To Continue Opposing School …
- September 11 — Candidate forum: NC Superintendent of Public Instruction
- September 12 — State superintendent candidates participate in forum ahead of November election
- September 12 — Fayetteville organizations sponsor food and school supply giveaway, voter registration
Week of August 30-September 5, 2020
- August 30 — EDITORIAL: Governor’s budget focuses on votes, not the taxpayers
- August 30 — Cooper would slash private school voucher program to pay for education wishlist
- August 30 — Chicago Teachers Union blasted for ‘completely’ supporting guillotine protest outside of Jeff Bezos …
- September 2 — NC ranks 30th nationally in average teacher salary, 2nd again in Southeast
- September 3 — NC Senate passes $1.1B COVID-19 relief package that includes ‘Extra Credit Grant’ for families
- September 3 — COVID-19 relief bill has $335 check for NC parents. Here’s when you’d get it and how.
- September 4 — NC Senate passes third COVID-19 relief bill focused on education
Week of August 23-29, 2020
- August 23 — Parents team-up against lawsuit for state’s private school voucher program
- August 24 — Our first Tuesdays with Tamika! Actually…
- August 27 — NC religious schools with anti-LGBTQ policies receive top opportunity scholarship dollars
- August 28 — NC religious schools with anti-LGBTQ policies receive top opportunity scholarship dollars
- August 28 — NEA Gives State High Marks For Education Funding
- August 29 — Report: Six of top eight voucher schools in NC discriminate against LGBTQ families
- August 29 — Cooper would slash school voucher program to pay for education wish-list
Week of August 16-22, 2020
- August 17 — ‘Kind of at a loss’ Teachers express concerns as school starts back up during the pandemic
- August 17 — Flashpoint | Teachers, parents prepare as students head back to school whether it’s in-person or …
- August 18 — North Carolina virtual learning platform crashes minutes into first day of school
- August 18 — NC Teachers Host Funeral Procession to Protest Reopening Schools Under Plan B
- August 18 — North Carolina schools resume with most students online
- August 18 — Union County Public Schools starts back under Plan B
- August 19 — Civitas files campaign finance complaints against NCAE PAC, claiming excessive contributions to …
- August 19 — Educators and parents continue to plead for all remote learning
- August 19 — Campaign finance complaint filed against NC Association of Educators
- August 19 — Teacher, psychologist weigh in on emotional impacts of schools’ new normal
- August 19 — GOP leader and Democratic activist in tight race for Guilford’s House District 59
- August 20 — Teachers‘ group endorses Fitch in state Senate race
- August 20 — Helpline Adds Mental Health And Emotional Support For Educators
- August 22 — Family, friends, former students celebrate the life, impact on their lives, of Georgeva Gerald Wright
Week of August 9-15, 2020
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August 9 — NC teachers rally for 2nd coronavirus relief bill that they say would help education
- August 9 — President’s weekly unemployment extension met with mixed reactions by North Carolinians
- August 9 — Caravan of educators, parents, cafeteria workers protest in front of Republican US senator’s office
- August 10 — Opportunity lost? The education empire strikes back at school choice
- August 11 — Amy Cooke: Children, parents must have opportunity to choose
- August 11 — Teachers‘ groups endorses Wellons in state Senate race
- August 11 — Celeste Banks Chandler Brown
- August 12 — Guilford County Schools planning in-school learning centers for students who need internet access
- August 13 — NC Institute for Constitutional Law says lawsuit on Opportunity Scholarships is ‘meritless’
- August 13 — Mission Health nurses’ campaign tests state’s union resistance
- August 13 — Petition created to address safety of school employees in Gaston County
- August 13 — CMS Relaxes Mask Requirement For Teachers Alone In Classrooms
- August 13 — Students stay home during remote learning; North Carolina teachers wonder why they can’t
- August 13 — Nurses action in Asheville signals unions flexing muscles
- August 14 — Gaston County schools employee tests positive for COVID-19
- August 14 — Some Guilford County teachers concerned about ‘4-hour’ in-school virtual teaching requirement
- August 15 — “We are ready to see you” | school leaders prepare for the start to school
Week of August 2-8, 2020
- August 2 — Supporting and Lifting Up Teachers in the World of COVID-19
- August 2 — NC teachers petition schools reopen, include list of demands needed to return
- August 3 — Much More Needed to Make Classrooms Safe, Durham Teachers Say
- August 4 — Gaston County poll says majority prefers all-remote learning
- August 5 — Money trail shows school choice in Democrats’ crosshairs
- August 5 — Union County teachers voice concerns about returning to in-person learning
- August 5 — NC School Districts Grapple With Reopening Plans As Pandemic Costs Mount
- August 5 — NC School Districts Grapple With Reopening Plans As Pandemic Costs Mount
- August 5 — Employees to return to school even though they don’t feel safe, study says
- August 5 — School choice opponents sue to stop Opportunity Scholarships
- August 5 — NC Teachers Worry About The Risks Of Returning To The Classroom
- August 5 — Pence and DeVos visit NC school to encourage safe reopening nationwide
- August 6 — School choice opponents sue to stop Opportunity Scholarships
- August 6 — Plan to delay in-person instruction fails at Gaston County School Board meeting
- August 6 — Computer cameras not required to be on for Virtual Academy in Wake County
- August 7 — State Board of Education resolution honors Halifax County Schools educator who died after …
- August 7 — Despite outcry, UCPS moves on with reopening
- August 7 — NC may turn to low-performing virtual charters in response to demand for online education
- August 8 — Buncombe County teachers excited, concerned as they get ready to head back to classrooms
- August 8 — Educators and parents plan protest in support of HEROES Act
Week of July 26-August 1, 2020
- July 26 — See which NC schools districts are going fully remote for reopenings
- July 26 — Majority of NC public school students will start new school year learning from home
- July 26 — NCAE North Carolina Association ofEducators “Educators want to
- July 27 — Parents cite discrimination based on religion and sexual orientation in challenge to state’s school …
- July 28 — Majority of NC students will start new school year learning from home
- July 28 — Many teachers uneasy as Buncombe County Schools leaders ponder reopening plans
- July 28 — Gov. Cooper Held Virtual Meeting Exclusively With NCAE Teachers
- July 28 — Suit again targets NC private school scholarship program
- July 28 — NC Public School Advocates File New Lawsuit Challenging School Vouchers
- July 28 — Left-leaning teacher groups sue over private school voucher program
- July 28 — State says South Carolina districts must offer in-person instruction option in reopening plans
- July 28 — How will Guilford schools reopen? We may find out today.
- July 28 — Conservatives wary of radical makeovers in education
- July 29 — Cumberland County educators voice COVID-19 concerns in the classroom once remote learning …
- July 29 — Suit again targets NC private school scholarship program
- July 29 — NC educators worried that VP Pence’s private school visit won’t focus on public school funding …
- July 29 — Myers, Carol McAlister
- July 29 — Top local stories we are following today
- July 29 — Suit again targets NC private school scholarship program
- July 29 — Teachers concerned for school safety
- July 29 — 3 colleges to take over the University of Bridgeport campus in Connecticut
- July 29 —Revised Texas guidelines give schools leeway to offer virtual in struction for several weeks
- July 30 — Parents, teachers file suit to end private school scholarship program despite widespread support …
- July 30 — Reopening public schools: A look inside one district’s decision-making process
- July 30 — Lee County Schools to discuss reopening plan on Thursday
- July 30 — Parents, teachers file suit to end of private school scholarship program despite widespread support …
- July 30 — Pence urges in-person school during Apex visit
- July 31 — Lawsuit Targets NC Voucher Program Sending Taxpayer Money to Religious Schools
- July 31 — Board Member: CMS Will Cancel In-Person Orientation
- July 31 — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools reverse course, will start schools fully remote
Week of July 19-25, 2020
- July 19 — Teachers worried about a return to school
- July 19 — Carr accepts Washington County superintendent’s post
- July 19 — North Carolina Teachers‘ Union Demands Benefits For Illegal Immigrants Before Returning To …
- July 19 — Beloved Halifax County principal, music teacher dies from COVID-19
- July 20 — North Carolina teachers‘ union demands welfare for illegal immigrants and suspended rent before …
- July 21 — Teachers ‘overwhelmingly’ uncomfortable with current Plan B approach, Wake NCAE president says
- July 21 — North Carolina teachers’ unions demand support for undocumented immigrants, more funding to …
- July 21 — Gaston County to reopen schools under Plan B concept
- July 21 — Back to school plans move forward for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
- July 21 — School districts face concerns from NC teachers over reopening plans
- July 22 — New Hanover County Association of Educators asking for revised school plan
- July 22 — Schools and COVID-19: As reopening approaches, what we still don’t know
- July 22 — Fear, praise among range of emotions for Gaston County Schools’ reopening plans
- July 22 — Will teachers‘ unions reelect Trump?
- July 22 — Michigan Teacher Fired After Tweeting ‘Trump Is Our President’
- July 23 — Local teachers‘ group responds to school opening plan
- July 23 — Parents & education leaders concerned about inequalities created by remote learning
- July 23 — Dark money funded political activism masquerades as journalism
- July 24 — Teachers‘ Unions Offering Master Class in Pandemic Politics
- July 24 — Teachers‘ Unions Make Far-Left Political Agendas Conditional for School Reopening
- July 24 — Schools and COVID-19: As reopening approaches, questions linger on masks, staff and more
- July 24 — Alamance County schools push back classroom teaching
- July 24 — Not ready for prime time? Virtual school decision follows Asheville’s glitch-plagued virtual meeting
- July 24 — WATCH: The Racial Divide: Inequity in Education
- July 25 — Alamance County schools push back classroom teaching
- July 25 — Reopening North Carolina: Schools going remote gaining steam
Week of July 12-18, 2020
- July 14 — As Gov. Cooper prepares to give update on school reopening plans, NC educators worry about …
- July 14 — NC Teacher Expresses Her And Other Teachers‘ Concerns About Reopening Schools
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July 14 — NC Teacher Expresses Her And Other Teachers’ Concerns About Reopening Schools
- July 14 — Gov. Roy Cooper to announce public school opening plans Tuesday
- July 15 — NCAE, lawmakers react to NC school reopening plans
- July 15 — NCAE: Lawmakers need to provide schools with funding to address pandemic
- July 15 — NC Association of Educators responds to school reopening decision
- July 15 — North Carolina K-12 students to have mix of online, in-person classes
- July 15 — Cooper: When NC students return to school, it will ‘look a lot different’
- July 15 — NC Teacher Expresses Her And Other Teachers‘ Concerns About Reopening Schools
- July 15 — Teachers balk at plan to reopen schools
- July 15 — CDC director: Keeping kids out of classroom could be worse than sending them back
- July 15 — WATCH LIVE: Cooper Says NC Schools Can Reopen At 50% Capacity
- July 15 — Forsyth County Association of Educators president hopeful WS/FCS starts with online learning in …
- July 15 — ‘I have a lot of concerns,’ says Johnston teacher and parent
- July 15 — Keep kids and teachers safe: The real work begins for the Guilford County School District
- July 15 — Can Schools Open Safely? What Other Countries Have Decided
- July 16 — CMS to make decision Wednesday night on what class will be like in fall
- July 16 — As NC plans to reopen schools, some teachers don’t want to ‘put our lives on the line’
- July 16 — COVID-19 has not stopped housing development in Wake County. Here are new projects.
- July 16 — Pender County School District silent on questions about its handling of racism investigation
- July 17 — As NC plans to reopen schools, some teachers don’t want to ‘put our lives on the line’
- July 17 — North Carolina Association of Educators endorses Graham for re-election to state House seat
- July 17 — Governor announces school plan
- July 17 — Air quality forecast for Asheville, Friday, July 17: Moderate (YELLOW and GREEN)
- July 17 — Perspective | Schools decision comes amid uncommon moments in a governorship
- July 17 — County Health Department reports 59 new COVID-19 case, 49th virus-related death
- July 18 — NCAE organizing a ‘teachers’ bill of rights’ for reopening schools
- July 18 — Teachers worried about a return to school
- July 18 — Onslow schools parents struggle with their options with one month until back to school
- July 18 — NC public schools will be required to follow safety measures for in-person instruction
- July 18 —North Carolina Teachers‘ Union Demands Benefits For Illegal Immigrants Before Returning To …
- July 18 — Carr accepts Washington County superintendent’s post
Week of July 5-11, 2020
- July 7 — Teachers fear they may not be ready for school this fall
- July 7 — Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district weighs academic opening
- July 9 — Wake County teachers concerned about reopening schools if COVID-19 numbers remain high
- July 10 — Reopening schools: Teachers feel like they’ve been caught in the middle
- July 10 — Health privacy added concern for Wake teachers preparing to return to classes in pandemic
- July 11 — North Carolina teachers tell leaders: ‘Our schools, our safety, our say’
- July 11 — Maureen Stover from Cumberland County Schools is the new NC teacher of the year
- July 11 — Fayetteville educator named North Carolina’s teacher of the year
- July 11 — Wake County schools continue to prepare for upcoming school year, update public on plans
- July 11 — Applications to Virtual academy will play key role in Wake school reopening plans
Week of June 28-July 4, 2020
- June 30 — What will school look like in the fall? Teachers prepare for all scenarios
- June 30 — NC ranks 30th in US in average teacher pay, NEA says. Budget fight slows growth.
- June 30 — Aligning to give vulnerable students the gifted teachers they need
- July 1 — NC ranks 30th in US in average teacher pay, NEA says
- July 2 — Gov. Roy Cooper said the state must ‘get it right’ before reopening schools
- July 2 — Gov. Cooper not ready to issue statewide directive on school reopening, gives districts more time to …
- July 2 — North Carolina governor delays decision on how state’s K-12 public schools will operate in August
- July 2 — NCAE Releases Statement on School Re-Opening Announcement Delay
- July 3 — Parents, educators react to Durham Public Schools 2020-21 reopen plan
- July 3 — Wake County identifies 2 new COVID-19 outbreaks in Raleigh (link not working)
- July 3 — NC schools begin to map reopening options, athletic plans as Gov. Cooper stalls on state directive
- July 3 — Wake County identifies 2 new COVID-19 outbreaks in Raleigh
- July 3 — Cooper delays school reopening announcement without saying why
- July 4 — Biden: Everything Changed When the World Saw George Floyd Say ‘Mama, I Can’t Breathe’
- July 4 — Many questions, few answers as Wake parents, teachers plan for part-time return to the classroom
Week of June 21-27, 2020
- June 21 — EDITORIAL : State teacher’s union leader is tone deaf to fiscal challenges
- June 22 — Groups representing tenants and landlords agree: NC faces an acute rental housing crisis
- June 22 — NC Republicans have provided meaningful teacher raises
- June 22 — NC State Chancellor: We have a responsibility to unite against racism, intolerance
Week of June 14-20, 2020
- June 15 — Katherine Bain Inscoe Taylor
- June 18 — PW exclusive: Departing NCAE president Mark Jewell looks back and to the future
- June 18 — Republicans are offering NC teachers a ‘bonus’ that tells how much they value teachers.
- June 19 — $350 bonus for NC educators is not enough, Buncombe County teacher says
- June 19 — Buncombe County educators develop action plan to address racism
- June 19 — Sources: New UNC System President to be elected Friday
- June 19 — Bill for teacher bonuses await Cooper’s decision; teacher says it’s not enough
- June 20 — ‘It’s just way too much to take on’: School systems struggle with the politics of reopening
Week of June 7-13, 2020
- June 8 — Our view: Great educators
- June 9 — National Science Teachers Association Announces Recipients of its 2020 Teacher Awards Program
- June 9 — It will be costly to keep schools safe, save jobs
- June 10 — Forsyth County Association of Educators looking to parents on idea to improve school district
- June 10 — State issues “toolkit” to help districts prepare for upcoming school year, navigate COVID-19 threat
- June 10 — NC districts, teachers prepare for uncertainty of fall semester amid pandemic
- June 11 — NC Association of Educators President calls Senate teacher pay bill ‘disrespectful’
- June 11 — NC won’t require face masks when schools reopen, but some argue it should
- June 12 — NCAE President on COVID Reopening Plans for Schools
- June 12 — NC educators’ union backs Britt
- June 12 — Proposal gives NC teachers step increases, bonuses, but not raises
- June 12 — NC teacher pay plan in Senate offers bonuses next year
- June 12 — NC Association of Educators president calls Senate teacher pay bill ‘disrespectful’
- June 12 — NC teacher pay plan in Senate offers bonuses next year
- June 12 — Obituaries June 12, 2020
- June 13 — Teacher pay: Bill would provide bonuses but no new pay raises
Week of May 31-June 6, 2020
- June 3 — Halifax County Principal of the Year Teicher L. Patterson ’13MSA: ‘In Order to Change a School …
Week of May 24-30, 2020
- May 28 — Kazazes, Barbara A.
- May 28 — Wayne County teachers seek assistance
- May 29 — East Forsyth High School teacher wins Teacher of the Year
- May 30 — Bracy named new leader for Johnston
Week of May 17-23, 2020
- May 19 — NCAE President Mark Jewell discusses how educators are coping with the pandemic and how …
- May 19 — Our view: Larry Womble
- May 20 — Average NC teacher salary now more than $54000, state says. Some question accuracy.
- May 21 — NC Association of Educators awards high school senior Allen Choyce with Martin Luther King Jr …
- May 21 — Teachers’ group endorses Butterfield in congressional race
- May 21 — Teacher pay moves to 2nd in the Southeast
- May 21 — Virtual town hall sheds light on needs in education post COVID-19
- May 21 — Average NC teacher salary now more than $54000, state says. Some question accuracy.
Week of May 10-16, 2020
- May 13 — Signs to honor Class of 2020 seniors at Polk County High School
- May 14 — Stokes County Retired School Personnel awards scholarships
- May 14 — New realities for NC schools may stretch resources, alter operations, state educators say
- May 15 — St. Stephens senior receives scholarship
- May 15 — ‘Larry would fight injustice where he saw it …’ Former NC Rep., city councilman Larry Womble dies …
Week of May 3-9, 2020
- May 3 — Forsyth school board member named to state task force on reopening schools
- May 4 — K12 Schools Get Relief Funding, But Less Than Requested
- May 5 — What Could School Look Like in the Fall?
- May 5 — The North Carolina COVID-19 Recovery Package: What’s In It For Schools?
- May 7 — Virtual panel about what reopening schools should look like happening Thursday
Week of April 26-May 2, 2020
- April 26 — K-12 classrooms to remain closed in North Carolina, $1.4 billion in federal aid proposed
- April 26 –– North Carolina K-12 schools closed for rest of academic year
- April 26 –– Gov. Cooper closes NC schools for the rest of the school year
- April 26 — North Carolina schools closed for remainder of year
- April 26 — Newly elected education leaders pledge to resist privatization, say pandemic could change future …
- April 26 –– NC schools won’t reopen this spring because of pandemic
- April 28 –– ‘We have to be prepared to be in this format for quite some time:’ NCAE weighs in on future of in …
- April 29 — Charlotte Talks: Public Schools Are Closed For The Year. Now What?
- April 29 — Schools close for rest of the year
- May 1 — New task force to help decide how to reopen NC schools after coronavirus pandemic
- May 1 — Istation controversy, DPI audit, a path to reopening schools, extension of emergency leave: State …
- May 2 — Forsyth school board member named to state task force on reopening schools
Week of April 19-25, 2020
- April 19 — Mystery request for $250 million pops up at State Board of Education meeting
- April 19 — Leaders of teacher protest group now in charge of NC Association of Educators
- April 23 — Newly elected education leaders pledge to resist privatization, say pandemic could change future
- April 23 — When will it be safe for NC students to return to school? Opinions vary as decision looms.
- April 23 — Education Council Honors 14 Students at NC State College of Education 2020 Spotlight Awards
- April 24 — New grading policy from state has major differences from prior Guilford County Schools plans
- April 24 — New coalition on the left presses inequality issues during COVID-19 and beyond
- April 25 — North Carolina K-12 schools closed for rest of academic year
- April 25 — Gov. Cooper closes NC schools for the rest of the school year
Week of April 12-18, 2020
Week of April 5-11, 2020
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Week of March 29-April 4, 2020
- March 31 — Governor Roy Cooper’s order forbids utility shutoffs, restricts evictions
- March 31 — NC Stay at Home Order goes into effect
- April 2 — Two executive orders make it easier for students to access remote learning as COVID-19 spreads
- April 3 — Gov. Cooper signs orders to help students access remote learning as COVID-19 spreads
- April 4 — Citing safety concerns, Durham Public Schools end meals program after employee tests positive …
- Week of March 22-28, 2020
- March 24 — North Carolina public schools to stay closed through May 15; state requests testing waiver
- March 24 — State school board votes to cancel tests amid coronavirus closure
- March 24 — All NC public school buildings will be closed until May 15 because of coronavirus
- March 24 — Gov. Cooper declares North Carolina schools closed until May 15
- March 28 — North Carolina ‘stay at home’ order issued as some Piedmont proclamations go into effect at 5 pm
Week of March 15-21, 2020
- March 15 — 23 cases of coronavirus in NC; Governor orders K-12 schools to close for 2 weeks
- March 15 — Schools closed, mass gatherings banned
- March 15 — Governor Cooper orders closing of all NC public schools, bans large gatherings
- March 16 — ‘The right decision’: NC Gov. Roy Cooper announces all K-12 schools in state to close
- March 16 — Schools release plans after closure order
- March 16 — Tribe, casino to maintain operations; schools closing due to coronavirus
- March 16 — Coronavirus Live Local Updates: 10 new cases reported in 24 hours, brings total to 26 in NC
- March 17 — Coronavirus: NC teachers are rethinking what school looks like. Be patient
- March 19 — Teachers still on ‘optional’ workdays, some may work remotely
- March 19 — (Charlotte Observer) NC school workers will be paid during coronavirus closure. But how long will that last?
- March 20 — (Raleigh News & Observer) NC school workers will be paid during coronavirus closure. But how long will that last?
Week of March 8-14, 2020
- March 8 — Future teachers redecorate, spruce up Ashley Elementary in Fayetteville
- March 12 — Democratic lawmakers, Senate leader trade barbs on state budget
- March 14 — Not all state employees can work from home. How NC coronavirus limitations may play out
Week of March 1-7, 2020
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March 2 — March 2 Bless Your Heart
- March 4 — Elizabeth Edwards
- March 5 — Lambeth, Motsinger win big in NC House 75 primaries
- March 5 — Forsyth County voters weigh in on 1/4-cent tax option to increase teacher pay
- March 5 — Ashley Elementary to get “makeover” from education association
- March 5 — ‘Please help us’: MGSD assistant superintendent asks legislators for aid with teacher shortage
- March 7 — NC union push to get louder
Week of February 23-29, 2020
- February 23 — Cummings, retired educator, honored
- February 24 — As voters, black women are important to Democrats. As candidates, where’s the support?
- February 26 — George Leach receives Order of the Long Leaf Pine
- February 29 — Salisbury Kiwanis Club honors eight more with centennial awards
Week of February 16-22, 2020
- February 17 — Teacher-association faction wants to veer farther left
- February 18 — Efforts underway to move NCAE more left
- February 20 — School advocacy group: NC must meet Leandro requirement of “sound, basic education”
- February 20 — ‘Dig a little deeper’: How school report cards can impact a parent’s choice
Week of February 9-15, 2020
- February 10 — ‘Claiming to Not See Race Leads to Inequity in Education‘
- February 12 — Political Notebook: Lieutenant governor candidate isn’t Wilson’s Allen Thomas
- February 12 — Cantey gets some attention, but drifts farther from coalition
- February 13 — Business Briefs
- February 13 — Chapel Hill-Carrboro school district ends $767070 contract its board did not approve
- February 14 — Ideology and race could shape primaries in newly blue NC districts
- February 14 — Trumka: 19-year high in strikes shows ‘sea change in America’
- February 15 — Three votes better than just one for at-large seats on school board
Week of February 2-8, 2020
- February 3 — Pros, cons of teacher strike weighed
- February 3 — Teacher pay in North Carolina: Teacher politicians dispute real salary
- February 6 — State legislative committee takes up teacher prep, but remains mostly silent on blockbuster …
- February 7 — Community groups continue decades-long fight for increasing educational standards
Week of January 26-February 1, 2020
- January 26 — Proposed teacher strike will fail public education
- January 26 — Teachers suffer without raise as budget still stuck
- January 26 — The Editorial Board debates: Should NC teachers go on strike?
- January 27 — NC superintendent Johnson talks teacher anger, performance grades, rural funds, and more
- January 27 — We asked NC teachers about striking for better pay. They responded. And they’re mad.
- January 28 — Is another teacher walkout coming? NC educators say they’re considering more action to get the …
- January 28 — North Carolina Association of Educators surveying members, considering more action to demand ...
- January 29 — A Week in the Life: Here’s What Happened Since the INDY Went to Press Last Week
- January 30 — Letter: NC teachers’ strike would harm students’ education
- January 30 — Editorial Roundup: North Carolina
- January 30 — Fewer NC teachers are quitting. Does that mean teachers are happier about their jobs?
- January 31 — More North Carolina teachers are staying in the state
- January 31 — North Carolina Teachers Are Flirting With a Strike
- February 1 — The NCAE is threatening a strike. What does that mean?
- February 1 — Teacher strike is on the table
Week of January 19-25, 2020
- January 19 — North Carolina group gauges teachers‘ support for strike
- January 20 — North Carolina group gauges teachers’ support for strike
- January 21 — NC educators debating ‘extended collective work stoppages’
- January 22 — North Carolina teachers may go on strike for higher pay and Medicaid expansion
- January 23 — NC Association of Educators surveying members over potential walk-out
- January 23 — Teachers across North Carolina consider extended walkout in new survey
- January 24 — NC teachers association gauges educators’ interest in walkout
- January 24 — Teachers across NC consider extended walkout in new survey
- January 24 — Latest North Carolina news, sports, business and entertainment at 9:20 pm EST
- January 24 — NC teachers want info before responding to pay impasse
- January 24 — Latest North Carolina news, sports, business and entertainment at 3:20 am EST
- January 25 — NCAE ponders next step to get teachers pay raises
- January 25 — NCAE to survey educators regarding their suggested actions for funding demands
- January 25 — Will NC teachers walk out? Educators want info before responding to pay impasse
- January 25 — Teachers suffer without raise as budget still stuck
- January 25 — A strike is not out of the question for NC teachers over pay impasse
- January 25 — NC superintendent Johnson talks teacher anger, performance grades, rural funds, and more
- January 25 — Latest North Carolina news, sports, business and entertainment at 11:20 am EST
- January 25 — Top Raleigh news: Prep underway for Women’s March; third suspect charged in sex trafficking; more
Week of January 12-18, 2020
- January 14 — Senate decides to address three governor vetoes, including budget and teacher pay, on chamber …
- January 15 — Make no mistake. The budget failed because Republicans failed to compromise.
- January 15 — North Carolina teachers rally for pay raise, Gov. Cooper calls for ‘compromise’
- January 15 — Impasse Continues Over State Budget, Pay After Brief Session
- January 15 — Asheville Association of Educators holds demonstration to support public education funding
- January 15 — Teacher, school worker raises on hold as Cooper veto holds
- January 15 — Senate Democrats maintain Cooper veto of teacher pay bill
- January 16 — Senate can’t gather enough votes for veto override
- January 16 — Impasse continues over state budget, pay after brief session
- January 17 — Our view: State Senate failure
- January 17 — As state budget stalls, NC teachers gauge appetite for statewide strike
- January 17 — Our Opinion: NC Senate fails us again
- January 17 — Photos: “Our Schools Deserve Funds Now” Rally
- January 18 — North Carolina group gauges teachers’ support for strike
- January 18 — Latest North Carolina news, sports, business and entertainment at 1:20 am EST
- January 18 — GOP to blame for no progress
- January 18 — North Carolina group gauges teachers‘ support for strike
Week of January 5-11, 2020
- January 6 — PolitiFact remembers 2019
- January 6 — Decade in review: 2018
- January 10 — State Superintendent Mark Johnson is prepared to sign another emergency contract for Istation if …
- January 11 — Achievement Schools District in Tennessee seeks ‘restart’ after failing to improve schools
Week of December 29, 2019 – January 4, 2020
- December 30 — The year ahead: Educator James E. Ford (link inaccessible)
- December 31 — Durham, NC: Housing is a human right!
- January 1, 2020 — Top Ten #RedforEd Political Power Plays in 2019
- January 3, 2020 — The New Year should be pivotal for public education in North Carolina
Week of December 22-28, 2019
- December 24 — Governor’s Summit Addresses Teacher Diversity Problem
- December 25 — Iredell County elementary teachers concerned with new reading assessments
- December 26 — Public education battles of 2019 figure to remain front and center in 2020
- December 26 — 2020 will bring many education challenges to North Carolina and Wake County (link inaccessible)
- December 28 — A math teacher does the math on NC teacher pay
Week of December 15-21, 2019
- December 16 — Democrat wrong on NC/US teacher pay
- December 16 — A new report reveals how North Carolina’s school spending falls short of the law
- December 16 — Democrat wrong on NC/US teacher pay
- December 17 — NC State College of Education Faculty, Alumni Address Need for Teacher Diversity at DRIVE Summit
- December 17 — Leandro report: Principal pay plan harms high-need schools
- December 18 — Fact Check: Has North Carolina Teacher Pay Ever Matched The National Average?
- December 19 — Mark Johnson pledges to fight North Carolina’s complacent ‘deep state’ if elected lieutenant governor
Week of December 8-14, 2019
- December 11 — Leandro report released: What it will take for NC children to receive sound, basic education
- December 11 — Governor: Bring HBCUs into Teaching Fellows program
- December 11 — Dayson Pasion announces candidacy for ABSS School Board
- December 12 — Cooper calls on teachers to pressure legislature over budget
- December 12 — Democrat wrong about the history of NC’s teacher pay
- December 12 — Leandro report: More funding, quality teachers needed to ensure sound, basic education
- December 12 — Fact check: Democrat says NC’s teacher pay used to meet the national average
- December 12 — Report: NC falls short offering every child ‘sound basic education‘
- December 12 — Democrat wrong about the history of NC’s teacher pay
- December 13 — Leach eyes at-large school board seat
- December 13 — How and Why Pro-China Communists Took Over Durham, North Carolina—Huge Implications for …
- December 14 — Stuart Egan: Forest is not a friend of our public schools
Week of December 1-7, 2019
- December 1 — Republicans pitch new teacher raises, but with a catch in budget fight
- December 2 — NCAE calls on teachers to picket before or after school Wednesday for more education funding
- December 3 — Fact check: Republican leader tells half the story about Cooper’s teacher pay vetoes
- December 3 — Teachers joined by parents, students in rally again for higher pay
- December 5 — Mid-year pay raises are coming for Wake County school employees
- December 5 — Teachers Mostly Blame General Assembly For Not Getting A Raise
- December 6 — Sen. Phil Berger sidesteps an inconvenient truth about NC teacher pay
- December 6 — Durham Association of Educators plan emergency meeting as teachers demand raises
- December 7 — Concerned Durham Teachers Hold Emergency Meeting
Week of November 24-30, 2019
- November 24 — Educators flood streets of the Triangle further demanding pay raise as state budget battle persists
- November 24 –– What grade did your school receive? Search our 2018-19 NC school performance database
- November 24 — These 119 NC schools were the top-performing public schools in 2018-19
- November 30 — Teacher pay raises still on hold in budget standoff
- November 30 — Republicans pitch new teacher raises, but with a catch in budget fight
Week of November 17-23, 2019
- November 19 — Photos, Videos and More from NC State Athletics’ Educator Appreciation Day Game Nov. 16
- November 20 — Op-ed: Want to inspire NC educators? Make sure the next state Superintendent has a strong …
- November 20 — Dockery finalist for state teaching award
- November 20 — Triangle educators plan new round of protests as state budget battle persists
- November 20 — NC Republican tells half the story about teacher pay vetoes
- November 20 — Some NC school bus drivers may stay home next week in protest
- November 20 — Teachers, supporters plan to protest outside 6 Wake schools Wednesday morning to call for more …
- November 21 — Educators flood streets of the Triangle further demanding pay raise as state budget battle persists
- November 21 — NC lawmaker said teacher told her she goes hungry due to low pay. GOP wanted proof.
- November 21 — Teachers joined by parents, students in rally again for higher pay
- November 22 — Bill Kirby Jr.: 7-mile stretch from All American Freeway to Cliffdale Road gets the green light
- November 23 — Teachers protest for higher pay
Week of November 10-16, 2019
- November 10 — Cooper With Support Of NCAE Vetoed Teacher Pay Raise Bill
- November 10 — Governor Cooper vetoes teacher pay bills, seeks higher raises
- November 10 — Governor vetoes teacher pay raises
- November 10 — ‘We’re being used as pawns’: NC educators caught in ongoing state budget stalemate
- November 10 — NC governor vetoes teacher pay bills, seeks higher raises
- November 10 — Teachers stand with Gov. Cooper despite veto risking pay raises for 2019
- November 12 — Cooper vetoes ‘paltry’ teacher pay raises: GOP: Warren’s agenda wrong for NC
- November 12 — Some NC Teachers Will Picket For Raises Wednesday Without Disrupting School
- November 12 — NCAE calls on teachers to picket before or after school Wednesday for more education funding
- November 12 — State Superintendent Mark Johnson wants to become NC’s next lieutenant governor
- November 12 — What happened when North Carolina cut taxes like the GOP plans to for the country
- November 13 — North Carolina schools chief running for lieutenant governor
- November 13 — State Superintendent Mark Johnson joins the field seeking to be NC lieutenant governor
- November 13 — NC Schools Chief Running For Lieutenant Governor
- November 13 — State school superintendent wants lieutenant governor job
- November 13 — JUSTIN PARMENTER: Educators back Cooper’s pay raise veto, lawmakers must do better
- November 13 — Teachers to protest NC budget stalemate before school Wednesday
- November 13 — ‘I can’t afford to be a teacher‘: The battle for teacher raises continues
- November 13 — Political Notebook: Cooper vetoes ‘paltry’ teacher pay raises
- November 14 — CMS Teachers Stage ‘Walk-In’ Protests Over State Pay Raise Impasse
- November 14 — NC superintendent won’t run for re-election
- November 14 — ‘Do the right thing’: NC teachers, students demonstrate for higher raises, funding
- November 15 — Editorial: NC General Assembly adjourned with loose ends
- November 15 — Club Happenings
- November 15 — North Carolina teachers protest for better pay
- November 15 — Gov. Cooper vetoes teacher pay raises
- November 15 — Teacher Chris Meek announces 2020 campaign for New Hanover County Board of Education
- November 15 — Editorial: NC General Assembly adjourned with loose ends
Week of November 3-9, 2019
- November 3 — Heavy Rotation: 9 Songs Public Radio Can’t Stop Playing
- November 3 — Teacher pay raises still on hold in budget standoff
- November 4 — Heavy Rotation: 9 Songs Public Radio Can’t Stop Playing
- November 5 — Our view: Delay on teacher raises and Medicaid expansion leaves us with a mixed legislative bag
- November 5 — Republicans pitch new teacher raises, but with a catch in budget fight
- November 6 —ELECTION 2019: ‘Dark money’ fuels battle over Proposition CC
- November 6 — Our Opinion: Unfinished business for the General Assembly
- November 6 — EVELYN FRANCES DAVENPORT PETTY
- November 6 — NC legislature to reconvene Nov. 13, ‘Last Saturday’ early voting bill passes NCGA
- November 6 — Broken Ribs, Torn Rotator Cuff, and an Injured Back: School Staff Under Attack By Students
- November 6 — Mallard Creek High parents disappointed with CMS response to teacher assault
- November 6 — Our view: Delay on teacher raises and Medicaid expansion leaves us with a mixed legislative bag
- November 7 — North Carolina editorial roundup
- November 7 — Teacher: 100 days in, Superintendent Mark Johnson still hasn’t turned over my public records request
- November 7 — Educators rally in Durham for increased funding as budget stalemate continues
- November 7 — Dan Forest wants every NC family to be eligible for a private school voucher
- November 8 — Educators urge Gov. Cooper to veto pay raise bill
- November 8 — (Winston-Salem Journal) Teachers could get 4.9% raises through an offer by the state GOP leaders
- November 8 — (Greensboro News & Record) Teachers could get 4.9% raises through an offer by the state GOP leaders
- November 9 — (Jacksonville Daily News) Governor vetoes teacher pay bills, seeks higher raises
- November 9 — (Orlando Sentinel) Governor vetoes teacher pay bills, seeks higher raises
- November 9 — Teachers Demand Better Deal At Rally In High Point
- November 9 — Teachers stand with Gov. Cooper despite veto risking pay raises for 2019
- November 9 — NC governor calls 3.9% teacher pay hike inadequate as reason for veto over Republican bill
- November 9 — Governor vetoes teacher pay bills, seeks higher raises
- November 9 — Teachers protest GOP-proposed pay increase
- November 9 — Cooper vetoes teacher raises, calling them ‘paltry’
- November 9 — Gov. Cooper vetoes 4 bills, as state budget stalemate continues
Week of October 27-November 2, 2019
- October 28 — Halloween Carnival chairman is organized
- October 29 — Ta-Nehisi Coates pulls few punches at Raleigh “Color of Education” summit
- October 30 — What grade did your school receive? Search our 2018-19 NC school performance database
- October 30 — North Carolina reading scores drop on national tests, despite Read To Achieve effort
- October 30 — SCS BoardOKs Bracyextension
- October 30 — Raleigh school celebrates academic progress but says C grade ‘does not define who we are’
- October 30 — Effectiveness of ‘Read to Achieve’ called into question after dip in reading scores
- October 31 — Hiss Golden Messenger and WS Symphony collaborate for show at The Ramkat
- October 31 — Republicans pitch new teacher raises, but with a catch in budget fight
- October 31 — Steinburg vindicated of politically motivated charges
- November 1 — Republican-led General Assembly has approved teacher pay raises. The ball is in Gov. Cooper’s …
- November 1 — Teacher raises approved in North Carolina legislature; Democrats say ‘not good enough’
- November 1 — NC Legislature Approves Teacher Raises; Democrats Say It’s Not Enough
- November 1 — NC legislature lurches toward an ending — for now
- November 1 — State legislature passes teacher pay-raise bill
- November 2 — Nearly 600 NC schools missed a week or more due to Hurricane Florence. How did they fare …
Week of October 20-26, 2019
- October 21 — For personal leave, NC teachers pay for their own substitutes. Many say that’s a problem
- October 23 — NC principals would get raises under budget plan, but teachers are still waiting
- October 23 — Panel Authorizes Teacher Experience Pay But No Salary Raise Yet
- October 24 — North Carolina teachers pay for personal days; Cooper looking to change that
- October 24 — Unable to load video.
- October 24 — NC principals would get raises under budget plan, but teachers are still waiting
- October 24 — Teacher pay raises still on hold in budget standoff
- October 25 — Jack Britt teacher surprised with award
- October 25 — Luebke: School choice highlights split between minorities, Democratic Party
Week of October 13-19, 2019
- October 18 — 4 NC teachers receive National Math/Science Award
Week of October 6-12, 2019
- October 6 — Hood: Changing how we pay teachers
Week of September 29-October 5, 2019
- September 30 — (The Robesonian) Change how we pay teachers
- October 1 — Charlotte Educators Are Fighting for Racial Equity in North Carolina Classrooms
- October 1 — (The Daily Record) Change how we pay teachers
- October 1 — Opinion | Change how we pay teachers
- October 2 — (Asheboro Courier Tribune) — Change how we pay teachers
- October 2 — (Salisbury Post) John Hood: NC should change how it pays teachers
- October 3 — Guilford County Teacher Protests Call On Legislators To Pass Budget With Higher Public School …
- October 3 — (Carolinacoastonline) Change how we pay teachers
- October 3 — Southern worker strikes show the power of solidarity
- October 5 — (BlueRidgeNow.com) Hood: Changing how we pay teachers
Week of September 22-28, 2019
- September 22 — North Carolina is no longer one of the worst states for teachers, new study says
- September 27 — Saying goodbye to Dean Westmoreland
- September 28 — Education leaders, supporters remain vigilant in anticipation of vote to override governor’s budget …
Week of September 15-21, 2019
- September 16 — Fractured trust hard to repair with both sides digging in on veto stances
- September 17 — Community briefs: Conservative men’s breakfast slated
Week of September 8-14, 2019
- September 8 — School name /
- September 11 — State education leaders call sneak veto override a ‘deceitful’ tactic that disrespects public education
- September 12 — NC House votes to override budget veto as surprised Democrats cry foul
- September 12 — NC House Republicans override Gov. Cooper’s budget veto while he’s at 9/11 memorial event
- September 12 — State education leaders call sneak veto override a ‘deceitful’ tactic that disrespects public education
- September 13 — NC’s epic and brazen legislative shenanigans? They’re historic.
- September 13 — NC House votes to override budget veto as surprised Democrats cry foul
- September 13 — Protestors call for Moore’s resignation after North Carolina budget veto override
- September 13 — NC’s epic and brazen legislative shenanigans? They make history, again and again.
Week of September 1-7, 2019
- September 1 — Six candidates featured at Dems’ gala
- September 5 — Wake, Durham schools encouraged by state performance grades
- September 5 — NC has released 2018-19 school test scores. See how your child’s school did.
- September 5 — What grade did your school receive? Search our 2018-19 NC school performance database
- September 5 — North Carolina students show modest gains on the latest round of state tests
- September 6 — No school failed, but no school aced it either
- September 6 — Nearly 600 NC schools missed a week or more due to Hurricane Florence. How did they fare …
- September 6 — Margaret Dameron Hatchett
- September 7 — Education Week graded North Carolina’s education system. See where NC ranks in 2019.
- September 7 — Six candidates featured at Dems’ gala
Week of August 25-31, 2019
- August 27 — NCAE President Mark Jewell discusses policy challenges facing teachers as the new school year …
- August 27 — School-supply funding remains at recession levels, NCAE says
- August 27 — NC Teachers Haven’t Seen 2019 Raises As School Begins
- August 28 — Legal fight won’t stop NC from training teachers in controversial new reading program
- August 28 — School district hires new financial officer
- August 29 — Trump Jr. endorses congressional candidate
- August 30 — Your child’s teacher likely wasn’t fingerprinted during hiring. Are students at risk?
- August 31 — Get ready for 2019 Dare County NCRSP
Week of August 18-24, 2019
- August 20 — Still no law requiring fingerprint backgroud checks for teachers in NC public schools
- August 21 — State blocks use of controversial new reading contract for NC schools
- August 21 — Legislature sends immigration bill to Cooper; scores of nonprofits and businesses call for veto
- August 22 — Istation ordered to halt implementation of K-3 reading assessment tool in NC schools
- August 22 — Hiss Golden Messenger to perform at Standard Deluxe Sept. 26
- August 23 — Legal fight over reading program leaves NC schools uncertain before classes start
- August 23 — Superintendent Mark Johnson pushes back against DIT’s stay on Istation implementation
- August 24 — Fake news as school year begins
- August 24 — Both GOP, Dems losing tug-of-war over our teachers
Week of August 11-17, 2019
- August 11 — Worries over SHP health insurance contract end with status quo
- August 15 — Convocation keynoter urges educators to be ‘a lighthouse for our community’
- August 15 — Opinion | The saga of Dale and Goliath
- August 15 — Commentary: Governor issues gun safety executive directive
- August 15 — Hiss Golden Messenger Shares New Song Written for His Daughter: “Happy Birthday, Baby”
- August 16 — State education officials launch TeachNC initiative to help with teacher recruitment efforts
- August 16 — Pierce selected as Teacher Fellow for NC Equity Fellowship
Week of August 4-10, 2019
- August 7 — Personal service contracts could help NC Virtual Public School teachers return to work in the fall
- August 8 — NCAE president wants state treasurer to stop ‘playing political games’ with State Health Plan
- August 8 — Still no health plan deal for state employees
- August 9 — State treasurer announces compromise healthcare plan for state employees in 2020
- August 10 — Letter critical of state health plan contract proposal may have played key role in settling dispute
- August 10 — Bid to cut State Health Plan costs fails
Week of July 28-August 3, 2019
- July 29 — Cooper vetoes legislation lifting enrollment cap for virtual charter schools
- July 29 — Governor vetoes bill letting NC virtual charter schools add more students
- July 30 — Governor vetoes bill letting NC virtual charter schools add more students
- July 30 — Governor Cooper vetoes bill to allow low-performing virtual charter schools to increase enrollment
- July 30 — Teacher shortage has NC looking elsewhere to recruit
- July 30 — MVA Monitor – July 2019 #2
- July 31 — Cooper vetoes bill letting NC virtual charter schools add more students
- August 1 — Gov. Cooper vetoes Virtual Charter Bill
- August 2 — 220 NC teachers are being laid off and online classes could be cut. Who is to blame?
- August 2 — NCAE President Mark Jewell: NC Virtual Public School teachers deseJrve better
- August 2 — NC lawmakers asked to halt layoffs of 220 teachers at Virtual Public School
- August 3 — Conflicting timelines emerge as NC virtual school prepares to lay off 220 teachers this fall
- Week of July 21-27, 2019
- July 21 — Fact check: Do State Health Plan changes deny state employees access to care?
- July 21 — Do State Health Plan changes deny state employees access to care?
- July 23 — NC House would let schools keep current program amid reading contract controversy
- July 23 — State House continues waiting game on state budget, Medicaid expansion bill
- July 24 — Happening Thursday: Fayetteville discussion of education, Medicaid expansion and NC budget
- July 25 — Senate Democrats call for legislative review of Istation contract award
- July 25 — NC Senate Republicans reject a plan to let schools pick their own reading test tools
- July 27 — Richard Alexander Meek, 69, retired vocational education teacher with West Brunswick High School
- July 27 — NC superintendent rejects protest over reading-tool contract. But fight isn’t over.
Week of July 14-20, 2019
- July 17 — (WTVD) Controversy comes with NC’s new K-5 reading assessment tool
- July 17 — (WLOS) Controversy comes with NC’s new K-5 reading assessment tool
- July 17 — Hiss Golden Messenger Shares New Song “Cat’s Eye Blue”
- July 19 — Virtual charter school gets legislative approval to grow, but opponents push for a veto
- July 19 — Advocates demand investigation into awarding of controversial Istation contract
- July 20 — Parents, teachers call for investigation into NC Superintendent Mark Johnson
- July 20 — (Raleigh N&O) Groups want investigation into how multi-million-dollar reading contract was awarded
- July 20 — (Charlotte Observer) Groups call for NC investigation into how multi-million reading contract was awarded
Week of July 7-13, 2019
- July 9 — In Asheville, teachers are struggling to live where they work
- July 13 — Lucas, Franklin Leo
Week of June 30-July 6, 2019
- July 3 — Rural WNC fights for Medicaid expansion
- July 3 — Educators are indeed professionals
- July 6 — Moving up public school calendars appears shelved for 2019 session
Week of June 23-29, 2019
- June 25 — Educators call state House Bill 370 a ‘terrible and reprehensible idea’
- June 25 — Opposition mounting to legislation requiring sheriffs to hold people for ICE
- June 26 — State lawmakers introduce budget without Cooper’s demands
- June 26 — NC Senate passes custody immigration requirement for sheriffs
- June 27 — NC lawmakers are calling for raises, but some state employees would be forced to move
- June 27 — GOP spending plan offers modest teacher pay raises, no Medicaid expansion
Week of June 16-22, 2019
- June 18 — WS/FCS school board member has concerns over requirement for teacher-salary supplements
- June 18 — NC Senate wants students to take a personal-finance class. Why some teachers object.
- June 19 — Alamance commissioners narrowly adopt budget, 8-cent tax hike
- June 21 — June 20 Community News
- June 21 — NCGA budget proposals are a slap in the face to educators
- June 22 — ‘It came from nowhere.’ NC teachers question move to have computers test reading.
Week of June 9-15, 2019
- June 11 — NCAE launches ‘Truth Tour” to expose lawmakers’ budget ‘misrepresentations’
- June 11 — (Education Week, WSOC Charlotte, U.S. News & World Report, WRAL.com, Houston Chronicle) NC teachers group unhappy with legislative budget proposals
- June 11 — NC needs to dramatically expand early childhood education…the genuine kind
- June 11 —(Glide Magazine)Hiss Golden Messenger Announces New Album ‘Terms of Surrender” & Releases New Red For Ed …
- June 12 — Cumberland County Schools supporters requesting larger budget
- June 12 — (Jam Base)Hiss Golden Messenger Announces New Album ‘Terms Of Surrender’ & Shares Single
- June 13 — Teachers demand better funding
- June 13 — (North State Journal) NC teachers group unhappy with legislative budget proposals
- June 13 — Guilford Sheriff Danny Rogers withdraws support of immigration proposal by NC Sheriffs’ Association
- June 13 — WNC educators hold Education Truth Tour
- June 13 — Teachers in the east still fighting for adequate funding for public schools across NC
- June 13 — NC Sheriff’s Association now supports controversial immigration bill
- June 13 –(Indy Week) Hiss Golden Messenger Needs a Teacher (and Your Preorder for His New Album)
- June 13 — Guilford schools might face budget choice: salary increases or other district priorities
- June 14 — ‘Education Truth Tour’ stops in Wilmington
- June 14 — Educators: ‘Not a question’ that public education is underfunded
- June 14 — More than a dozen local teacher licenses at risk if North Carolina bill fails
- June 14 — Teachers demand better funding
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Charlotte:
Total Local Viewership: 1,595
Raleigh:
Associated Press: “NC teachers group unhappy with legislative budget proposals”
Asheville:
WLOS: “WNC educators hold Education Truth Tour”
Total Local Viewership: 308,595
Greenville:
Greenville Daily Reflector: “Teachers demand better funding”
WNCT-TV (CBS): “NC Teachers Fight For Adequate School Funding”
WCTI-TV (ABC): “Public school teachers speak out against state budget proposal”
TV Clips Report – WNCT (CBS) & WCTI (ABC)
Total Local Viewership: 151,920
Wilmington:
Wilmington Star News: “Education Truth Tour” stops in Wilmington
WWAY-TV (ABC): “EDUCATORS: ‘NOT A QUESTION’ THAT PUBLIC EDUCATION IS UNDERFUNDED”
Wilmington Clips – WWAY-TV (2)
Total Local Viewership: 12,750
Week of June 2-8, 2019
- June 2 — NC says average teacher salary is $53975; many agree that figure’s inflated
- June 5 — Asheville City Schools names three new directors
- June 6 — JUSTIN PARMENTER: NC virtual pre-K pilot driven by stereotypes, not data
- June 7 — Graduation 2019: South Rowan High School scholarships
- June 7 — With growing calls for more mental health services, states tackle school counselor caseloads
Week of May 26-June 1, 2019
- May 26 — Brooks Jones: A gun in my classroom? No thanks. [FCAE member]
- May 26 — House budget delays raises till January because of ‘availability’ of funds
- May 29 — Senate budget flips script on raises for teachers, state workers
- May 29 — #RedforEd Teachers Lobbying to Increase Local Property Taxes in North Carolina
- May 30 — ‘It shouldn’t be a Democrat and Republican Issue:’ NCAE responds to budget proposals
- May 30 — NC Association of Educators blast state Senate’s two-year spending plan
- June 1 — NC says average teacher salary is $53975. Public School Forum calls that a ‘myth.’
Week of May 19-25, 2019
- May 21 — Wake GOP, most speakers say county’s proposed 10 percent tax hike is too high
- May 22 — Reece Gardner: Election and education updates
- May 23 — Teachers lauded for advanced degrees
- May 24 — Column: Why teachers care about Medicaid expansion
- May 24 — Public school teachers, support staff rally in Raleigh for additional funding, support
- May 24 — From 6750 nominees, these 10 ‘school heroes’ each will get $10000 from NC Lottery
- May 24 — To teach or to truck? It’s about more than just money
- May 25 — Source: Senate budget includes bigger raises for state employees, less for teachers
Week of May 12-18, 2019
- May 12 – Column: Partisanship made teacher rally less effective
- May 13 – Tough talks on budget loom
- May 13 – Greensboro Activists Bail Four Moms Out of Jail in Time for Mother’s Day: ‘We Cried With Them’
- May 14 – NCAE issues statement opposing controversial ICE bill
- May 15 – Poll shows voters concerned about environment, education spending
- May 15 – NC educators‘ demands: What they want and how lawmakers have responded
- May 16 – Tackling tough issues: Youth group hosts Rally for Humanity
- May 16 – Poll shows Voters concerned about Environment, Education Spending
- May 17 – The Week’s Top Stories on Policy Watch
Week of May 5-11, 2019