by A.P. Dillon On Friday, December 18th, the North Carolina Academic Standards Review Commission (ASRC) was tasked with providing recommendations to replace Common Core ... Keep Reading
NC Common Core Commission Wraps Up 15 Month Investigation
By A.P. Dillon Today is the final meeting of the Academic Standards Review Commission (ASRC). The ASRC was tasked by General Assembly Senate Bill 812 with investigating Common ... Keep Reading
Five Thoughts from Our Recent Poll Results
How do North Carolinians feel about their schools and how their children are educated? The November Civitas Poll provided plenty of good information about those topics. So what did ... Keep Reading
New WCPSS Enrollment Numbers: Parents Want Choice
They say people vote with their feet. If that’s the case, the steady increase of students into local charter schools and home schools should not go unnoticed – by educators or ... Keep Reading
Support for Common Core Blinds N&O Editors
The News & Observer is doing its darnedest to ignore the growing criticism of Common Core standards. The paper’s recent editorial “Defending Common Core” was an exercise in ... Keep Reading
The Education Budget: Three Things You Should Know
Those who watch state government have had plenty to talk about since the General Assembly passed the state’s new $21.7 billion state budget. Since education is the single largest ... Keep Reading
KEA: Big Government Comes to Kindergarten
If you’re a parent of a child starting school this fall, you have plenty to worry about. First of all, you hope your child likes school, can make friends and gets a good teacher, ... Keep Reading
State Budget Deal: Education Spotlight
After nearly eight months of lengthy and heated discussion, Republican leaders in the North Carolina Senate and House have come to a consensus on a $21.7 billion state budget for ... Keep Reading
Untangling Budget Plans Regarding Teacher Assistants
Sixty-plus days past a July 1st deadline and North Carolina still has no state budget. One issue that many think is prolonging the current stalemate is what to do about teacher ... Keep Reading
Cut This, Go Home: Reducing TA’s in Favor of Smaller Classes Is a Wise Investment
This series, entitled “Cut This, Go Home,” includes several budget items that should no longer receive taxpayer funding because they fall well outside the legitimate, core ... Keep Reading
