Education
Last week, a newly-elected Republican majority on the state Supreme Court blocked millions of dollars for underfunded schools. They haven’t just undermined the courts. They’ve undermined all of us.
This legislation is meant to scare teachers away from teaching, just as anti-abortion legislation is written in purposefully vague terms to scare doctors into inaction.
In the 2021-2022 school year, more than 1,600 books were banned from school libraries across the nation. Here are seven that were pulled or banned in North Carolina.
Each year, the state of North Carolina sets aside millions of dollars to make attendance at the state’s colleges and universities more affordable and accessible for students. Unfortunately, many of the students who need this assistance the most are not aware these funds exist.
About 90% of the benefits from Biden's plan will go to families earning less than $75,000 according to the White House, but a group of Republican-led states have sued to block it.
Rep. John Torbett introduced a bill last week that would make North Carolina the 19th state to ban and/or restrict how teachers can discuss racism and sexism.
House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate Leader Phil Berger are asking the Court to overturn the Leandro ruling by reinstating a prior Appeals Court order blocking the transfer of new funds.