Bob Luebke

Gov. Roy Cooper’s war on school choice continues. The governor vetoed SB 392 on July 29. Among other things, the bill would have allowed virtual charter schools to grow ... Keep Reading

School Choice opponents want people to only listen – not think At the June 5th  Cato-Civitas school choice event former Democratic State Sen. Joel Ford was one of five ... Keep Reading

House and Senate budget proposals stoke the endless debate over teacher pay Current discussion over teacher pay continues to focus on salary and largely ignore benefits. The ... Keep Reading

Is declining state support driving WCPSS requests for more dollars? Recently, Wake County Commissioners heard an earful from taxpayers, many of whom came to oppose the proposed ... Keep Reading

Comprising almost 40 percent of North Carolina’s $23.9 billion-dollar state budget, K-12 education is the single biggest item in the state budget. Educating young people is a ... Keep Reading

Two school districts want to provide affordable housing for teachers and other government employees. A review of housing and salary data, reveals teachers can afford housing in ... Keep Reading

Politicians opposed to the Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) have been fighting recent efforts to expand the program. The latest example is SB 609. Some of these arguments ... Keep Reading

Enrollment changes generally foretell changes in public school staffing levels. Since 2015, enrollment in North Carolina public schools is down nearly 12,000 students ... Keep Reading

School districts are starving for resources. We still have a huge teacher shortage crisis and our kids are suffering.                                                           ... Keep Reading

Teacher salary is a subject that seems to never goes away in North Carolina. One of the reasons why this is so is because of how we talk about it. Our discussions are frequently ... Keep Reading