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Highlights
EdNC - Ben Humphries | March 27, 2025: Stein, Green address educators at 2025 NCASA Conference on Educational Leadership
The Carolina Journal - Theresa Opeka | March 27, 2025: NC Treasurer announces OpenAI pilot program in state government
EdNC - Mebane Rash | March 27, 2025: The reality of federal cuts: RTI files WARN notice of 'mass layoff'
State Board of Education April Meeting
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Wednesday, April 2 at 10 AM
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Thursday, April 3 at 9 AM
About the State Board of Education
YouTube recordings of SBE meetings HERE.
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Education Committee Meetings This Week
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
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K-12 Education Bills
Bills in the News:
The Carolina Journal - David N. Bass | March 26, 2025: NC Senate bill would add flexibility to school calendars - Senate Bill 754, was filed by was filed by Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, alongside Sens. Amy Galey, R-Alamance, and Michael Lee, R-New Hanover.
WUNC - Adam Wagner | March 25, 2025: NC lawmakers try to keep hemp products out of schools - House Bill 328 would require local school leaders to adopt policies banning the use of most products containing any hemp-based compounds on school grounds.
EdNC - Ben Humphries | March 20, 2025: 'Solly's Law' to restrict youth vaping introduced in NC legislature - House Bill 430 (=S318) would raise the minimum age to buy tobacco in North Carolina from 18 to 21. Federally, the required age has been 21 since 2019.
WRAL - Will Doran | March 25, 2025: NC House passes ban on cellphones in schools, with some exceptions - The bill now goes to the Senate, where lawmakers have been considering their own version of a statewide ban on phones in schools, but with stricter rules than what's proposed in the House bill.
K-12 Education Bills to Watch
- In addition to the bills scheduled to be heard in education committees next week, here are six education bills to watch. For a complete list of education bills to watch, see the tracking link above.
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Bill
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Short Title
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Action Description
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HB 566
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Principal Fellows Changes.
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Filed 3.27.2025
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SB 754
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School Calendar Flexibility: A New Alternative.
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Re-ref to Senate Ed/Higher Ed
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SB 360 (=H464)
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Healthy Students - A Nurse in Every School.
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Ref to Senate Rules
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SB 227
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Eliminating "DEI" in Public Education.
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Ref to House Rules (Made Crossover)
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HB 87
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Cell Phone-Free Education.
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Ref to Senate Rules (Made Crossover)
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SB 55
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Student Use of Wireless Communication Devices.
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Ref to House Rules (Made Crossover)
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Useful Acronyms
DPI = Department of Public Instruction
GS = General Statute
HB/SB = House Bill/Senate Bill
JR = Joint Resolution
LB/LOB = Legislative Building/Legislative Office Building
LEA = Local Education Agency
NCGA = North Carolina General Assembly
PCS = Proposed Committee Substitute
PSU = Public School Unit
SBE = North Carolina State Board of Education
SL = Session Law
For the glossary of education acronyms/terms, click here.
For the glossary of legislative terms, click here.
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NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) FIELD TRIP FUNDING – Apply Today!
Apply today for the Learning Happens Here Field Trip Fund, which reimburses NC public schools for visits to any state site managed by the NC Department of Natural & Cultural Resources (DNCR). Eligible destinations include NC State Parks, NC Historic Sites, the NC Symphony, the NC Zoo, and more (click here for a list of our DNCR’s 100+ sites and programs you can visit!)
Need help choosing a site or completing the application? Rebecca Barefoot, our Field Trip Fund Manager, is available for phone or virtual appointments! Contact her at fieldtripfund@dncr.nc.gov for personalized assistance. We are here to help!
Key Details:
- Funds cover: transportation (including charter buses), tour/activity tickets, special activities, substitute teachers, chaperone costs, meals for students in need, and more.
- Title I schools are funding priorities!
- Field trips to any DNCR-managed site are eligible – check our Find a Field Trip page or email us at fieldtripfund@dncr.nc.gov to confirm.
- We WANT to fund your trip and are HERE TO HELP! Need ideas? Overwhelmed by the application? Email Rebecca at fieldtripfund@dncr.nc.gov.
Visit DNCR’s Learning Happens Here website to learn more and apply today!
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NCDPI Office of Government Affairs: Anne Murtha – Legislative Specialist
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