Bob Luebke

These are troubling times for private schools. The COVID-19 pandemic has already forced the closure of 57 private schools across the country and displaced over 7,900 students. And ... Keep Reading

Superior Court Judge David Lee, who now presides over the long-running Leandro case, should hit the “pause” button on school choice programs because they make it more difficult for ... Keep Reading

It will be a fall unlike any in our lifetime. North Carolina must learn to live with a pandemic and its aftermath. Many questions hang over the reopening of schools this fall. One ... Keep Reading

Funding North Carolina Public Schools: Time for Change? Education is one of the state’s most important responsibilities. That importance is highlighted in the North Carolina ... Keep Reading

These are troubled times for our schools. The coronavirus response has emptied our school buildings, jumbled staff assignments and forced schools to pivot to online learning. ... Keep Reading

Leandro v. State of North Carolina casts a long shadow over the public schools in the Tar Heel state. In 1997, the state supreme court held that the state’s children have “a right ... Keep Reading

Late last week Representatives Graig Meyer (D-Orange), Ashton Clemmons (D-Guilford), Cynthia Ball (D-Wake) and Raymond Smith (D-Sampson) introduced  HB 1129, a bill which ... Keep Reading

Does school choice divert funds and harm the public schools?  Today one in of every five children in North Carolina public schools are educated in schools of choice. That ... Keep Reading

These days one assertion pervades nearly every discussion on education: schools perform poorly, because they lack the resources to do a good job. For many, it’s reasonable to ... Keep Reading

Teacher pay: myths and facts Teachers are underpaid and disrespected in North Carolina. That’s an oft-repeated refrain of activist teacher organizations like the North Carolina ... Keep Reading