North Carolina Education | The Mint Hill Times
CHARLOTTE – Section 1 of Article IX of the North Carolina Constitution titled “Education” reads: “Religion, morality, and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools, libraries, and the means of education shall forever be encouraged.” Obviously, it was presumed that religion and morality were and always would be a part of the education system in North Carolina. An identical provision appears within the Northwest Ordinance providing statutory guidance for territories that desired to become […]