As Halifax County's three school systems continue to grapple with the question of equitable funding, commissioners today approved a petition from the Halifax County Board of Education which will put a referendum on the November 8 general election ballot requesting voter approval of a supplemental school tax.
A newcomer filed to run for the Halifax County Board of Education Thursday.
In calling upon the court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the three-district school configuration in Halifax County, the attorney representing county commissioners builds part of his case using the Evergreen Solutions Report.
A 2-1 vote Monday led to the ouster of Halifax County Schools Superintendent Elease Frederick, the board of education member who made the motion to release her said this afternoon.
Halifax County Board of Commissioners Chairman Vernon Bryant says he expects to bring up a letter written to the county school system by the state at the board's September meeting.
The president of the local chapter of the NAACP says state intervention in the Halifax County School System is futile.
The chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Education today sent a strongly worded letter to the Halifax County Board of Education saying it will immediately take a more direct role in the district's budget, employment decisions and student course assignment decisions.
During the latest round of hearings last week in the Leandro lawsuit, one topic came up again and again: local school boards and when they interfere with education.
Equal funding of the Halifax County School system will be a complex matter, commissioners agreed today, opting to study the issue in detail at its December retreat.
Several area schools exceeded expected growth, according to state Accountability and Testing results released today.
