| DATE | NEWS RELEASES |
| Jun 24, 2011 |
State Board Approves 185-Day
Instructional Year Waiver Policy |
| Jun 16, 2011 |
Race To The Top Contract
Alert – McREL |
| Jun 10, 2011 |
Statement from State Board
of Education Chairman Bill Harrison and State Superintendent June Atkinson
on the approval of the Conference Report to Senate Bill 8 |
| Jun 9, 2011 |
Race to the Top Contract
Alert — Multiple Agencies |
| Jun 7, 2011 |
State Graduation Rate Climbs
Above the National Average;
NC Also Posted Second Highest Gains |
| Jun 6, 2011 |
State Superintendent Promotes
Summer Reading |
| Jun 1, 2011 |
PUBLIC NOTICE
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction for Waivers to Title I,
Part A Supplemental Educational Services |
| May 19, 2011 |
Race to the Top Contract
Alert — NC State Kenan Fellows |
| May 17, 2011 |
Race to the Top Contract
Alert — NC New Schools Project |
| May 12, 2011 |
Public Comment Being Accepted
on Waivers to SIG |
| May 9, 2011 |
State Board Endorses Gov.
Perdue's Career and College Promise;
Also Approves Resolution Supporting Global Schools |
| May 5, 2011 |
USDA Grant Enables Elementary
School Students to Have Their Fruit and Vegetables, and Eat Them Too! |
| May 4, 2011 |
Union County Schools' Principal
Named Principal of the Year |
| May 4, 2011 |
Race to the Top Contract
Alert — Teach for America |
| May 2, 2011 |
Race to the Top Contract
Alert — NCASA |
| Apr 26, 2011 |
More at Four Named One of
the Nation's Top Pre-K Programs for Sixth Consecutive Year |
| Apr 19, 2011 |
Thousands of Students and
Teachers Earn Professional Certifications Through Microsoft IT Academy |
| Apr 13, 2011 |
Subcommittee Education Budget
would Cut Public Schools; Turn Back Progress |
| Apr 6, 2011 |
Alamance-Burlington Schools'
Teacher Moves to Head of the Class as
North Carolina's Teacher of the Year |
| Apr 5, 2011 |
Grant Benefits Low-Income
Students Taking AP/IB Tests |
| Apr 4, 2011 |
2011 Governor's School Selections
Announced |
| Mar 17, 2011 |
State Public Schools Curriculum
Revised;
Career and College: Ready, Set, Go! Work Continues to Move Forward |
| Mar 7, 2011 |
Race to the Top Contract
Alert –
Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning |
| Mar 3, 2011 |
Dropout Rate Lowest Ever
Recorded; School Crime and Violence Up |
| Mar 3, 2011 |
NCDPI Receives $40,000 Grant
from the Verizon Foundation |
| Mar 2, 2011 |
Race to the Top Contract
Alert – NCSU TOPS |
| Mar 1, 2011 |
Race to the Top Contract
Alert – R+M |
| Feb 17, 2011 |
State Superintendent Congratulates
School Employees on
Finance Certification |
| Feb 15, 2011 |
NC Application for Grant
Awards Under IDEA Part B Available for Comment |
| Feb 15, 2011 |
Race to the Top Contract
Alert |
| Feb 14, 2011 |
State Superintendent Atkinson
Encourages Students and Parents to Love the Bus |
| Feb 11, 2011 |
Educators Receive Information
Technology Certification; Second Certification Class Underway |
| Feb 11, 2011 |
Race to the Top Funds on
the Way to Local Districts, Charters |
| Feb 8, 2011 |
NC School Leaders say Tuition
Tax Credits Would Undermine
Public Schools |
| Feb 3, 2011 |
State Board Adopts Guiding
Principles for
2011 Legislative Session |
| Feb 2, 2011 |
Two North Carolina Middle
Schools Recognized as Schools to Watch |
| Feb 2, 2011 |
Regional Teachers of the
Year Named;
State Winner to be Announced in May |
| Feb 1, 2011 |
Regional Wachovia/Wells Fargo
Principals of the Year Named;
Principals Now Compete for State Title |
| Jan 25, 2011 |
Race to the Top Contract
Alert |
| Jan 25, 2011 |
North Carolina 2009 NAEP
Science Tests Results Released |
| Jan 6, 2011 |
Tatum Joins State Board of
Education as Local Board Advisor |
| Jan 6, 2011 |
NC Education Resources Now
Available on iTunes U |
| Dec 21, 2010 |
Notices of Intent to be Posted
under Race to the Top |
| Dec 15, 2010 |
Over 2,200 NC Teachers Achieve
National Certification in 2010;
State Leads Nation in National Board Certification |
| Dec 9, 2010 |
State Board of Education
Names New Legislative Liaison |
| Dec 2, 2010 |
Online Learning Report Shows
N.C. Virtual Public School Second in the Nation in Enrollments |
| Dec 2, 2010 |
State Board of Education
Approves Revised Social Studies Standards;
U.S. History to be Taught Over Two Courses |
| Dec 2, 2010 |
State Board Approves Two
New Principal Academies to Serve High Needs Schools |
| Nov 30, 2010 |
Guilford County Teacher Receives
Prestigious Teaching Award |
| Nov 30, 2010 |
Governor's Education Transformation
Committee's Subcommittees to Meet in December |
| Nov 29, 2010 |
NCDPI Requests Waivers to
Title I, Part A, School Improvement Grants 1003(g); Citizen Comment Period
Ends Dec. 3 |
| Nov 22, 2010 |
Potential Budget Cuts Would
Hurt Teachers and Students |
| Nov 15, 2010 |
NCDPI and Microsoft Announce
Partnership |
| Nov 4, 2010 |
Additional Schools Selected
to Participate in Reading Diagnostic Assessment |
| Nov 4, 2010 |
More at Four Helps Level
Academic Playing Field for Disadvantaged Students |
| Nov 3, 2010 |
Governor's Education Transformation
Commission to Hold First Meeting |
| Nov 2, 2010 |
General Assembly Awards Dropout
Prevention Grants |
| Oct 28, 2010 |
2010 North Carolina School
Report Cards Now Online |
| Oct 25, 2010 |
School Bus Safety Poster
Contest Winners Named |
| Oct 13, 2010 |
NC Districts, Schools Recognized
for High Graduation Rates |
| Oct 11, 2010 |
NC's New Draft Social Studies
Standards Available for Review |
| Oct 8, 2010 |
NC State Board of Education
Approves Components of New Accountability Model for Students and Schools
|
| Oct 7, 2010 |
State Ends Student Accountability
Gateways |
| Oct 7, 2010 |
State Superintendent "Reads
for the Record" |
| Oct 1, 2010 |
State Superintendent Encourages
Disability Education in October |
| Sep 27, 2010 |
More at Four to be featured
at NBC's Education Nation Summit |
| Sep 24, 2010 |
NCDPI Requests Waiver to
Extend Funding Window |
| Sep 13, 2010 |
NC SAT Takers Most Diverse
Group in State History;
Scores Show Greatest 10-Year Gain among "SAT States" |
| Sep 8, 2010 |
State Superintendent Celebrates
International Literacy Day and Literacy Month |
| Sep 3, 2010 |
SMARTER Balanced Assessment
Consortium Receives Grant;
North Carolina Benefits as a Governing State |
| Sep 2, 2010 |
Harrison Re-Elected State
Board of Education Chairman;
McDevitt to Serve Again as Vice-Chairman |
| Aug 18, 2010 |
NC's Average ACT Score Surpasses
the Nation;
More Students Prepared for College Work |
| Aug 12, 2010 |
USDA Releases 2010-11 Policy
on Free and Reduced-Price Meals; National School Lunch Program Ensures Students
Have Access to Nutritious Diet |
| Aug 5, 2010 |
ABCs Results Show School
Performance Improved in 2009-10; Academic Growth Rates Up |
| Aug 5, 2010 |
Trend Shows Steady Progress
in State Graduation Rates |
| July 28, 2010 |
NC Receives Six New "Clean
Diesel" School Buses |
| July 8, 2010 |
State Board of Education
Names New Executive Director |
| July 1, 2010 |
25 Schools Receive Federal
School Improvement Grants |
