At one point Thursday morning, it looked like the Senate might spend the day debating sex education, a statewide smoking ban, and school violence prevention legislation, three of the most contentious issues being considered by the General Assembly this session. [Continue Reading...]
Proposed funding, eligibility and administrative changes risk undermining the program's success, says a new NC Justice Center study Current legislative proposals to alter the administration, eligibility criteria and funding levels of More at Four, North Carolina's nationally lauded education program for at-risk four-year olds, risk undermining one of the state's best investments in [Continue Reading...]
There has been an attempt, especially in the South, to circumvent the racial integration of public schools ever since segregation was ruled illegal. Separate schools were not equal, and most of us now see that segregation simply was wrong. [Continue Reading...]
One of the most important pieces of public health legislation considered by state lawmakers in a generation cleared another legislative hurdle Wednesday, as the statewide smoking ban at worksites and public places passed the Senate Health Committee without a provision added in the House that weakens it significantly. [Continue Reading...]
