By Peyton Majors Christian Action League May 3, 2024 The North Carolina Senate this week vigorously debated political worldviews before successfully approving a significant funding allocation — hundreds of millions of dollars — to eliminate the waitlist for the state’s Opportunity Scholarships voucher program. The North Carolina Senate approved House Bill 823, which includes $248 […]
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North Carolina’s Education Transparency: Johnston County Sets the Example
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League November 16, 2023 Officials in Johnston County are making it clear that elementary-aged children do not need to be hearing about or reading about sexuality, sexual activity or gender identity at school. The Board of Education there last week approved policies that not only meet the letter of North […]
N.C. Pastor Leads Fight Against Liberal School Books, Curriculum: ‘It’s an Agenda’
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League March 10, 2023 A North Carolina pastor says he’s on a mission to change what books are allowed in schools and that he wants to help other parents do the same. Nicholas McNeill, the pastor of Zion Hill Baptist Church in Rennert, N.C., told The Laurinburg Exchange that his […]
Rev. Creech Takes Umbrage With ‘Culture Wars’ Comments in Governor’s State of the State Address
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League March 9, 2023 Governor Roy Cooper delivered before a joint meeting of House and Senate members of the General Assembly his last biennial State of the State address, Monday night. The State’s constitution bars Cooper from running for Governor a third time. WUNC’s Capitol Bureau Chief, Colin Campbell, explained […]
Parents Want More Transparency from Schools: Parents’ Bill of Rights Moves Forward
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 3, 2023 North Carolina parents have made it clear that they want more transparency from schools and more influence over what their children are being taught, and Republican lawmakers are trying, once again, to give them what they want with a new version of the Parents’ Bill of […]
Bored No More: What Escaping Government Schools Can Do for Our Kids
By Annie Holmquist Intellectual Takeout July 21, 2022 It continually amazes me to see the proliferation of good coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly regarding its effects on the education system and the students in it. Yes, the attempt to somehow transfer the traditional classroom to an online environment was a disaster that left […]
Ending Critical Race Theory for the Children’s Sake
By Jeff Minick Intellectual Takeout March 24, 2021 A video of a white teacher from Loudon County, Virginia protesting the required Critical Race Theory (CRT) training for teachers is a highlight of Andrea Widburg’s article, “Maybe the pendulum is starting to swing on cancel culture.” Take one minute to watch this female fireball, and you’ll […]
Bringing BLM into North Carolina Classrooms
By Graham McDowellChristian Action LeagueJuly 16, 2020 In light of the Governor’s much-anticipated announcement about reopening schools, pandemic-weary parents may be too focused on how and when their students will head back to class to consider precisely what they will learn there. In Wake County, their studies could include a significant dose of Marxist ideology, […]