Enrollment soars in NC home schools, private schools and charter schools amid pandemic T. Keung Hui, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Jul. 3 Home schooling grew by record numbers in North Carolina last school year and enrollment in private schools rose by the largest number in 24 years during the coronavirus pandemic.
New state figures released Thursday show North Carolina s estimated home-school population grew by more than 30,000 children during the 2020-21 school year a 20.6% increase from the prior year. At the same time, the state s private schools added 3,282 children for a 3.3% increase.
The growth in homeschooling, private schools and charter schools during the COVID-19 pandemic came as the state s traditional public schools saw a 5% drop in enrollment, falling by 70,000 students.
Jun. 10 A state judge is warning that he may force lawmakers to act if they don't begin funding a multi-billion dollar plan to provide every North Carolina student with a sound basic education. This week, state Superior Court Judge David Lee signed a court order approving a plan from the State Board of Education and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's administration that calls for at least $5.6 .
As NC legislators return, all eyes will be on how to manage education amid COVID Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan, T. Keung Hui, and Lucille Sherman, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Jan. 12 RALEIGH The North Carolina General Assembly is coming back for its long session, when it decides the two-year state budget and key priorities, including one that has gotten more attention than ever amid COVID-19: education.
Some things are the same this time: the governor is still Democrat Roy Cooper, who was reelected in the fall. The state House and Senate are still Republican majority after the election, and have the same leadership, too, in Senate leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore.