Today North Carolina released A-F grades for all traditional public and charter schools. News outlets have been all over the story and pundits are angling to put a spin on what ... Keep Reading
It’s Time to Celebrate National School Choice Week
This is National School Choice Week and there are many reasons to celebrate this modest but important idea. School choice is based on a simple truth: Parents know their children ... Keep Reading
N&O Editors: Deny WCPSS budget facts
“Do you have any interest in reporting the facts?” That’s the question I’d like to ask News & Observer editors after reading the recent editorial, “Time for Wake Schools to ... Keep Reading
10-Point Grading Scale: A Trojan Horse
It’s now official: Beginning with the 2015-16 school year, all North Carolina public high schools will be on a 10-point grading scale. Last week the State Board of Education ... Keep Reading
Diploma Costs Undercut Spending Myths
Civitas recently published findings on the cost of a high school diploma in North Carolina and academic performance – and the results undercut the myth that money alone can buy ... Keep Reading
Wake School Estimates Must Be Double-Checked
Before Wake County asks taxpayers to pay for more buildings, the school system needs to ensure its population estimates are accurate. In October 2013, Wake County voters ... Keep Reading
Why Newspapers Are Dying
Reporter Lynn Bonner and the News and Observer showed us once again why people have stopped buying newspapers: Reporters keep trying to make the news, not report it. That’s ... Keep Reading
Are taxpayers footing the bill for union group’s expenses?
It appears the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) have been providing free office space for years to the local branch of an organization with close ties to state and national, ... Keep Reading
Bill Gates: Hypocrisy 2.0
Billionaire Bill Gates, who has spent millions advocating for and implementing the Common Core Standards in 44 states and thousands of public schools across the United States, ... Keep Reading
NC Spends $150K per High School Diploma. Are We Getting Our Money’s Worth?
How much of your money is spent to educate one high school graduate in North Carolina? $50,000? $75,000? Our new analysis shows that North Carolina taxpayers spend about ... Keep Reading
