The Covid-19 House Education Working Group unanimously approved draft legislation on April 23 to redress issues emerging from the impact of coronavirus on schools across North ... Keep Reading
How to help school districts meet the coming challenges
To limit the spread of coronavirus, public schools have been closed across North Carolina and the nation. While the closure will protect public health, the economic fallout from ... Keep Reading
Luebke, Catt: Trump’s school choice message resonates with parents and voters
By Bob Luebke and Drew Catt The following article appeared on the opinion page of the Fayetteville Observer on March 20, 2020 In his State of the Union speech in February, ... Keep Reading
Coronavirus and the public schools: a way forward
Last week Gov. Roy Cooper extended the closure of all public schools in North Carolina through May 15 via executive order. Among other things, Cooper said the extension is ... Keep Reading
Closing the public schools may limit coronavirus, but raise other issues
In hopes of limiting the spread of coronavirus, Governor Cooper issued an executive order prohibiting gatherings of more than 100 people and closing the public schools for two ... Keep Reading
School Choice and the Democratic Primary: where do the candidates stand?
With less than a week before the North Carolina Democratic Primary, the second Civitas Poll shows Joe Biden (27 percent) leading former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (19 ... Keep Reading
Do income and wealth dictate school spending?
NC Policy Watch references a study that cites disparities in local wealth as leading to disparities in education funding and work to shortchange poor districts The blog post ... Keep Reading
WestEd Report: A Review, Part II
In the WestEd Report: A Review, Part I, I examine the good and the bad of the WestEd Report (WER). Part II continues the critique, examines a major constitutional question raised ... Keep Reading
The West Ed Report: A Review, Part I
On January 21, Eric Davis, chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Education distributed a memo to selected organizations titled “Invitation to Submit Recommended Priorities ... Keep Reading
Constitutional crisis brewing over path of WestEd recommendations?
Despite inconclusive evidence that increased spending produces better outcomes, in early December, Superior Court Judge David Lee released a consultant’s report that recommended ... Keep Reading
