local elections Oct 18, 2018: Local elections - School Board image credit, You Can Vote. Early voting has started and ends on Nov 3. Find your county's early voting sites and schedules. People can register to vote during early voting, but not on
voter issue, education March 30, 2018: Education in NC - school grades, Restart, and the Innovative School District Since 2015, NC public schools have been evaluated using letter grades based on student performance on state exams: 80% of the grade is based on how many students passed, 20% on student progress.
voter issue, education March 29, 2018: Education in NC - class size matters Many of us - especially parents with children in public schools - have followed the "class size chaos" struggle that resulted from the NC General Assembly's (NCGA) 2017-2018 budget that mandated,
voter issue, education March 28, 2018: Education in NC - school choice and segregation One of the most significant reforms made to the North Carolina public school system was the lifting of the cap on the maximum number of charter schools that could be opened in a
voter issue, education March 27 2018: Education in NC - teacher pay Teacher pay has been in the news a lot recently, with teacher strikes and walkouts leading to pay negotiations in other states, including West Virginia and Oklahoma. Here in North Carolina, teaching organizations
voter issue, education March 26, 2018: Education in NC - what is happening in our state? This week we are going to be taking a look at some of the key issues related to public education in our state. Under the Republican leadership of the NCGA, North Carolina has