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A bill that would allow state residents with concealed carry permits to legally carry guns at places of worship that share property with private K-12 schools cleared the North Carolina House on Thursday.
House Bill Could Restrict What Students Learn About Nationâs Racial History
This story first published online at NC Policy Watch.Â
North Carolina joined a growing list of states Tuesday pushing legislation that could restrict how Americaâs racial history is taught in schools.
House Bill 324, which the House Education Committee approved on a voice vote, prohibits schools from promoting concepts that suggest America is racist and that people are inherently racist or sexist, whether consciously or unconsciously.
HB 324 also prohibits teachers from promoting the concept that anyone is responsible for the sins of their forefathers.
The full House is expected to vote on the bill Wednesday.
Second-graders at Oakdale Elementary School in Charlotte do a phonics lesson.
As the pandemic deepens the academic challenges that face many students of color, a consensus is building that more effective reading instruction is a key to long-term recovery. Mecklenburg County officials have threatened to withhold $56 million from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools because of lingering racial gaps in all subjects.
For Munro Richardson, executive director of Read Charlotte, six years of analyzing data boils down to one recurring theme: From 2014 to 2019, state reading exams have consistently showed at least 72% of white third-graders in CMS are on track for academic success. Their Black and Hispanic counterparts have never gotten above 37%.
The House has approved a bill requiring school districts with more than 400 students to post educational materials used by teachers “prominently” on school websites. The Senate is expected to hear House Bill 755 next week.
The House approved the so-called Academic Transparency bill late Wednesday on a 66-50 vote with Republicans voting in favor of it and 50 Democrats voting against it. One Republican, Matthew Winslow, who represents Franklin and Nash counties, voted against the bill.
The bill requires teachers to post textbooks and other reading materials as well as videos, digital materials and other applications used in classrooms on school websites. It also requires them to post lesson plans from the previous year.