Bob Luebke

Earlier this week Republican lawmakers released their $10.6 billion budget proposal for public education for the coming fiscal year. Budget discussions have been framed by how ... Keep Reading

Recent actions by school accrediting giant, Advance Education Inc. (AdvancED), have set off a firestorm of public discussion about accreditation, its value and how it is awarded. ... Keep Reading

Revenue shortfalls and the state government’s need to balance the budget have raised the possibility of massive teacher layoffs at the local level. While the economy is partly to ... Keep Reading

Increased access to higher education is one of the UNC system’s guiding goals.[1] Moderate growth estimates project UNC enrollment will grow by another 20 percent in the next seven ... Keep Reading

The education budget remains the center of an ongoing battle between Democratic Gov. Perdue and the Republican-controlled House and Senate. Discussions are framed by how best to ... Keep Reading

Opponents of bill (SB-8 ) to expand the number of charter schools in North Carolina are in high gear. In an effort to sway lawmakers and public sentiment, critics of the ... Keep Reading

Like a bad headache, sometimes bad bills just won’t go away. Such is the case with this week’s Bad Bill of the Week SB 169, introduced by Senator Fletcher Hartsell (R-Cabarrus) and ... Keep Reading

Facts to Consider: 20,000 – Number of students on charter school waiting lists in North Carolina. 100 – Maximum number of charter schools North Carolina can establish under ... Keep Reading

I will not sacrifice our children’s future. I will not eliminate teachers whose job it is to build that future and the future of our state. Governor Beverly Perdue, State of the ... Keep Reading

Minimizing the recession’s impact on the classroom is one goal members on both sides of the aisle share. A thorough review of current education spending is one way to accomplish ... Keep Reading