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 State Board of Education Vision: Every public school student in North Carolina will be empowered to accept academic challenges, prepared to pursue their chosen path after graduating high school, and encouraged to become lifelong learners with the capacity to engage in a globally-collaborative society.
State Board of Education Mission: The mission of the North Carolina State Board of Education is to use its constitutional authority to guard and maintain the right of a sound, basic education for every child in North Carolina Public Schools.
Friday, May 26, 2023
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- The House did not concur in the Senate Committee Substitute for HB 259 on Thursday, May 24, 2023. Both chambers will appoint members to a Conference Committee to negotiate the final budget. Conference reports must be approved by both chambers to pass.
WRAL•NEWS Laura Leslie | May 18, 2023: House, Senate must reconcile spending plans - (Video)
Carolina Journal Grant Lefelar | May 25, 2023: NC lawmakers look to expand teaching programs that attract minority males - Filed in April, House Bill 833 allocates $150,000 in nonrecurring state funds towards the state Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to “study and report” on existing programs intended to boost the number of male minority teachers in N.C. public schools. In an interview with Carolina Journal, Fontenot, who is black and a former teacher, said the bill was inspired by efforts in South Carolina to increase the number of African-American males in the teaching profession.
K-12 Education Bills - LINK
K-12 Education Bills that made Crossover - LINK
K-12 Education Bills with Action this week:
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Useful Information
This section includes details pertaining to acronyms referenced throughout the K-12 Education Legislative Update newsletters.
For the glossary of education acronyms/terms click here.
DPI = Department of Public Instruction
SBE = North Carolina State Board of Education
LEA = Local Education Agency
PSU = Public School Unit
For the glossary of legislative terms click here.
NCGA = North Carolina General Assembly
LB/LOB = Legislative Building/Legislative Office Building
HB/SB = House Bill/Senate Bill
JR = Joint Resolution
SL = Session Law
GS = General Statute
PCS = Proposed Committee Substitute
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Education Articles and Briefs
EdNC Rupen Fofaria | May 24, 2023: Legislators visit public school that sets up newcomer students and families for success - The Doris Henderson Newcomers School in Guilford County is so popular the district is opening a second newcomers school in August. What makes the newcomer school special? - They learn about the education system. They receive instruction designed to catch them up in English, literacy, mathematics, and other subjects. And they take field trips to develop background knowledge on American culture – like going to baseball games.
EdNC Rep. Ashton Clemmons and Sen. Jim Burgin | May 24, 2023: Perspective | Building trust across the aisle - Much of what you hear in the news these days is that our state and our country are deeply polarized. We know that many of us socialize with people that hold the same political beliefs and we tend to consume media and news that confirms our point of view. Both of us got into public service because we believe it is important to solve problems in our community and we are committed to engaging with anyone who wants to work with us. We saw the power of listening to people with different points of view when we participated in the North Carolina Leadership Forum at Duke University (Sen. Burgin in 2022 on the topic of health care, and Rep. Clemmons in 2019 on the topic of education funding and school choice).
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