Politics
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Refusing to Return to the Classroom? Here’s What Every Teacher Needs to Know.
Coronavirus or not, some NC districts want students and teachers back. NCAE President Tamika Walker Kelly explains teachers’ rights.
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Incoming NC Schools Superintendent Catherine Truitt: Testing Decision Is Out Of My Hands
Many are fired up about plans to force NC students back into school for federally-required testing despite a coronavirus surge.
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Roy Cooper Is No Unicorn. Here’s How Other NC Democrats Can Win Like Him.
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper outperformed most NC Democrats in the 2020 election. There is a lesson in this for the party.
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‘We’re Still Very Early in the Game’: Why NC GOP’s Voter ID Win Doesn’t Settle Legal Case
A senior counsel with the Southern Coalition for Social Justice talks the next steps in the long-running legal battle over voter ID in NC.
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Forcing Kids Back in Class for ‘End of Year’ Testing Makes No Sense
With NC schools expected to hold standardized testing in person, a teacher says educators can assess student progress without putting students’ health at risk.
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Biden Says He Will Ask All Americans to Wear Masks for ‘100 Days’
President-elect Joe Biden’s first request of the nation isn’t hard, but it is meaningful.
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HB2 Is Officially Dead and Gone in NC. Here’s Why That Matters.
The sunset of NC’s repeal of HB2 could have far-reaching effects, impacting local non-discrimination ordinances and, even, minimum wage rules.
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Betsy DeVos Owns a $40 Million Yacht, but Thinks Helping People Afford College Is ‘Insidious’
Student debt cancelation and tuition-free college may seem extreme to DeVos, who owns a $40 million yacht, but not to those facing the cost crisis of America’s higher education system.
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‘Their Inaction Might Actually Kill People’: Parents Thrash NC Lawmakers Over In-Person School Testing
With coronavirus booming, some parents want NC to back off on a plan for students to take standardized testing in-person at school.
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The COVID Classroom Is Stressful. But Don’t Blame Teachers, Blame Your Leaders.
A NC educator says too many leaders are asking schools to offer a false sense of normalcy during the coronavirus pandemic.







