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N.C. lawmakers approve a new, reworked version of a bill that originally caught flak for removing a pandemic-era health exemption for wearing a mask in public.

The N.C. House is taking its turn in attempting to modify the state’s county tier designation law, this time with a bipartisan study designed to produce language for a bill

A revamped and controversial N.C. House bill that ends most COVID-19 pandemic exemptions for wearing a mask in public cleared the legislature Tuesday.

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A reworked version of a bill that originally caught flak for removing a pandemic-era health exemption for wearing a mask in public has been approved by North Carolina lawmakers

A reworked version of a bill that originally caught flak for removing a pandemic-era health exemption for wearing a mask in public has been approved by North Carolina lawmakers

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During the height of the pandemic, states received nearly $122 billion in Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ESSER III) funds to address student academic, social, emotional, and mental health needs. North Carolina received $3.6 billion, on top of previous federal Covid relief dollars. Now, districts must spend those funds by Sept. 30 — a […]

Among the ideas from the education superintendent are more math lessons in each school day and changes in how teachers learn to teach math.

A company that makes plastics for the automotive industry will invest more than $12 million to build a new manufacturing facility in Gaston County, according to a press release.