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The committee acknowledged that passages in the book describing sexual activity may be uncomfortable to read but they held they do not detract from the value of the book.

After weeks of closed-door negotiations, N.C. Senate and House leaders announced Tuesday they have agreed to a top-line spending number of $25.7 billion in the first year and $26.7 in the second year, up 3.45% in the first year of the biennium and 3.65% in the second. Carolina Journal first reported that the two sides were about $500 million apart in their proposed total spending and with these numbers, it appears the two chambers agreed to meet in the middle. A news release said that the two c...

The N.C. Senate will consider the House’s Academic Transparency, House Bill 755, which would require that school systems post all curriculum and lesson plans so that parents and taxpayers can see what is being taught in the state’s public schools. The measure passed the House Wednesday, May 5, 66-50, along party lines. “The standard course of study does not prescribe the elements that a teacher might use to teach, the teacher develops a lesson plan,” said Rep. Blackwell. “What we woul...

The House has approved a bill requiring school districts with more than 400 students to post educational materials used by teachers “prominently” on school websites. The Senate is expected to hear House Bill 755 next week. The House approved the so-called Academic Transparency bill late Wednesday on a 66-50 vote with Republicans voting in favor of it and 50 Democrats voting against it. One Republican, Matthew Winslow, who represents Franklin and Nash counties, vote...

Rep. Hugh Blackwell House Republicans fired another volley in the state’s simmering culture war Wednesday with the approval of a bill that requires school districts and charter schools with more than 400 students to post educational materials used by teachers “prominently” on school websites. Under House Bill 755, which is also known as the Academic Transparency bill, the burden of listing textbooks and other reading materials as well videos, digital materials and other applicat...