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Submitted by BlueNC on Sat, 04/03/2021 - 08:56 MASS SHOOTING AT WILMINGTON HOUSE PARTY LEAVES 3 DEAD: Seven people have been shot in a mass shooting at 7th and Kidder Streets in Wilmington. N.C, according to Wilmington Police Chief Donny Williams. The shootings happened around midnight. “There was a house party that was taking place inside of a house,” Williams said. “At least seven people inside were shot and three are deceased. They are not being identified until the next of kin has be...

    Raleigh, N.C.     Legislation giving North Carolina families the choice to attend in-person summer learning programs in public schools cleared multiple state House committees on Tuesday with support from local superintendents who spoke in favor of the bill.     House Bill 82 Summer Learning Choice for NC Families would provide six weeks of classroom instruction, five days a week, for families who choose to participate this summer. The programs are targeted to students falling behi...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Its back to school for many families in Wake County this week. Now, some students could be headed for summer school if a new bill passes through the General Assembly. The "Summer Learning Choice for Families", also known as House Bill 82, would require school districts to offer six weeks of learning recovery and enrichment after the school year ends. The bill aims to "mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on at-risk students and to require the implementation of innovative ben...

Tim Moore House Speaker Tim Moore said Tuesday that the conference committee tweaking Senate Bill 37, which would require school districts to provide in-person instruction, has reached agreement on the legislation. Speaking at a press conference, Moore said the House and the Senate could vote on Senate Bill 37 as early as Wednesday. A provision that would require teachers opting out of in-person instruction to provide a doctor’s note documenting an underlying condition that make...

A bill filed by House Republicans on Monday requires school district to offer six weeks of learning recovery and enrichment programs after the regular school year ends. House Bill 82 — “Summer Learning Choice for Families” — would also require “innovative” and frequent testing throughout the school year to assess student learning loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Tim Moore It amends the state’s Benchmark assessments law to mandate more testing in “certain grades and co...

Gov. Roy Cooper Citing recent studies that show schools can reopen for in-person instruction if they follow safety  protocols, Gov. Roy Cooper and state education leaders on Tuesday said it’s time for students to return to schools for in-person instruction. “Research done right here in North Carolina tells us that in-person learning is working and that students can be in classrooms safely with the right safety protocols in place,” Cooper said. The governor is referring to the much-discus...