North Carolina Board of Education

A committee that advises the state Board of Education on students’ non-academic needs has recommended the board back requiring a master’s degree for all school social workers in the state.

The chair of North Carolina’s Board of Education, Eric Davis, criticized the recent Border Patrol surge in North Carolina as disruptive to schools.

New statewide data shows there are 163,175 English Learners enrolled at North Carolina schools. That’s about 15,000 fewer than last year.

The state Board of Education has been exploring how it identifies and classifies students who are English learners. This week, they approved several changes making it easier for those students to move out of that classification.

North Carolina test scores released Wednesday show grade-level scores fell across the board in 2021, with the most disadvantaged groups hit hardest. This year's scores won't be used for school letter grades.

With COVID-19 cases rising and the statewide opening of schools getting close, one North Carolina Board of Education member questioned whether it’s wise to let school districts opt out of requiring masks in classrooms.

The North Carolina Board of Education gave the go ahead Thursday to twelve charter schools to open in the fall of 2016. In an unusual move, board members…

This year a new Advanced Placement U.S. History course was introduced by the College Board. It’s generated a lot of controversy across the country. The…