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A plan to overhaul teacher tenure, the school calendar and school assessment is evolving in the state Senate as more questions and potential pitfalls emerge upon examination.
Modified: 05/30/12 12:27:34 AM
The $20.3 billion budget differs greatly from Gov. Perdue’s, and House Democrats say it doesn’t do enough for schools.
Modified: 05/30/12 05:04:37 AMUnder the Dome: Charles Malone won the Democratic primary despite having dropped out over health concerns. He says those issues are resolved and he’s ready to take on George Holding, the Republican candidate.
Modified: 05/30/12 04:31:20 AMNorth Carolina has been cleared from meeting the most rigorous requirements of the No Child Left Behind law.
Modified: 05/29/12 09:09:02 PM
The wait for a decision prompts questions about whether the jury’s eight men and four women are divided or simply being methodical.
Modified: 05/30/12 07:40:53 AMState lawmakers are considering a measure that would limit how North Carolina prepares for sea-level rise, which many scientists consider one of the surest results of climate change.
Modified: 05/28/12 10:51:17 PMFive bills vetoed by Gov. Bev Perdue are parked in a ‘veto garage’ until the GOP has enough votes to override, but some argue that the strategy is unconstitutional, and a teachers organization is suing over the issue.
Modified: 05/28/12 05:52:15 PMUnder the Dome: Crossroads GPS, the Super PAC associated with Karl Rove, the former advisor to President George W. Bush, has begun airing a new commercial in North Carolina. It is a soft-focused ad that aimed at people who may have voted for Obama in 2008 and may be having doubts about voting for him again.
Modified: 05/28/12 07:22:20 PM
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Mitt Romney has won more than 100 delegates while clinching the Republican nomination for president.
Modified: 05/30/12 08:34:01 AMLocal More
Superintendent Tony Tata says it’s not helpful when the board speaks with many voices. But member Jim Martin disagrees.
Modified: 05/26/12 04:53:11 AMContact the N&O Capitol staff
Mary Cornatzer, business/Capitol editor
(919) 829-4755
David Bracken, assistant business/Capitol editor
(919) 829-4572
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