Long a volatile discussion topic, proposed legislation involving K-12 school calendars is back to the Judiciary Committee of ...

So the Republican-designed FY 2026 budget will be known for its $7,300 handout to private school families and perhaps its $1 billion bond, which spoils the G.O.P.’s incessant talking point about ...

Legislation that lets school districts start classes a week earlier in August and increases penalties for violating the state’s school calendar law is advancing in the state Senate. The N.C ...

An N.C. Senate bill that limits public school districts to two annual school calendar options cleared the first of three committee steps Wednesday. Senate Bill 754, titled “School Calendar ...

The N.C. Senate Education Committee on Wednesday backed what’s being called a compromise bill that addresses the desire for school calendar flexibility and the needs of the tourism industry.

A bill allowing more options for school calendars just moved forward in the North Carolina Senate. It’s called ‘school calendar flexibility: a new alternative.’ ...

North Carolina public school districts can have the option to start school a week earlier if this bill becomes law.

There have been some great April Fool's pranks over the years, such as replacing Senate President Steve Fenberg's couch with ...

Sen. Amy Galey (R-Alamance) explains her proposal to alter the public school calendar to the Senate education Committee on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 (Photo: Screengrab from NCGA video feed ...

Two GOP lawmakers in the House and Senate are leading the way on a new legislative proposal that could soon make Easter Monday a federal holiday.