UNC-Chapel Hill is hiring a “Chief Integrity and Policy Officer” to improve oversight Position only adds to bureaucracy and is unlikely to ... Keep Reading
Why Free College Tuition is a Bad Idea
Calling something free doesn’t make it free. Nothing in life is free. It’s simply a matter of who pays the costs. If a college education has value, why give it away? If college ... Keep Reading
Lottery Money a Bad Gamble
As the Powerball jackpot soared over a billion dollars, much of the discussion in the Tar Heel State turned to the North Carolina Education Lottery and what that money does for ... Keep Reading
ESAs Empower Parents and Give Hope to Students
Editor’s note: if you’re interested in this topic, you can learn more at a special town hall in Apex Wednesday, Jan. 20. For more info, click here. Recent statements by Wake ... Keep Reading
Education Town Hall Meeting in Apex, NC on January 20th
Are you a parent who wishes they had more control over where and how your child is educated? Do you support school choice but aren’t quite sure about the impacts such ... Keep Reading
Court blocks Nevada ESA program
Supporters of Nevada’s groundbreaking Education Savings Account (ESA) program were disappointed earlier this week when a state judge granted an injunction stopping the ... Keep Reading
Project Veritas Investigates Common Core: “It’s about the Money”
by A.P. Dillon Earlier this week , Project Veritas, the investigative journalism outfit led by James O’Keefe and known for explosive undercover videos, released ... Keep Reading
Quality Counts 2016: NC Score: C-
Earlier this week Education Week released Quality Counts 2016. ( subscription required) The report gives overall grades and scores to states based on criteria such as chances for ... Keep Reading
Public Schools Undergoing Historic Shift
Part 2 of 2 In Part 1, we looked at Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) enrollment as an indicator of the growing gap between the educational options now available at the ... Keep Reading
What Wake Enrollment Stats Really Mean
Part 1 of 2 Wake County Public Schools are growing at a slower rate than expected, and the reasons for this trend illuminate the growing gap between what the traditional public ... Keep Reading
