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The State Board of Education voted 9-to-2 to request a moratorium on new spending for Opportunity Scholarship vouchers as part of its budget request to the General Assembly.

Morrow announced the new National Alliance for Education Reform in an email to supporters today. She'll serve as the executive director.

Mark Robinson is routinely absent from some of the lieutenant governor鈥檚 primary job responsibilities, including presiding over sessions of the state Senate and serving on the State Board of Education and other boards.

About 11.5% of North Carolina teachers left the profession last school year, including retirements. There were just over 6,000 teaching vacancies reported statewide, including classes without a fully licensed teacher.

The State Board of Education received a positive update this week from North Carolina education officials who are tracking students' recovery from pandemic disruptions to their education. Students have nearly rebounded in third grade reading and fully rebounded in high school English.

This school year, more than 93,000 North Carolina students are enrolled in at least one AP course, the highest number on record. A greater share of students of color are also participating in 鈥� and succeeding 鈥� in these classes.

The 'Parents' Bill of Rights' requires the state board of education to hear appeals from parents who believe their school is not complying with the law 鈥� and for the school to foot the bill for legal services.

The State Board of Education discussed a policy today for how the board will hear appeals from families who believe their local school district violated the law, which requires schools to notify parents if their child changes their name or pronouns at school.

The state budget N.C. legislators released Wednesday would slightly raise teacher pay, expand private school vouchers and curtail the powers of the State Board of Education.

The policy is a reaction to a law passed in August that took authority away from the State Board of Education to decide when to open and close charter schools.