Fourth Circuit Ruling Based on Agency Letter, Not the Letter of the Law Perpetuates Trend of Bureaucrats Rewriting Laws Making and Enforcing Laws are Powers Best Kept ... Keep Reading
Education
Teacher Pay Tops 2016 Session Education Agenda
This year’s “short session” will focus on bills approved by one of the Chambers last year Teacher pay will be the headline issue Other key issues will likely include: funding ... Keep Reading
Are Schools for Academics — or Social Justice Activism?
by A.P. Dillon Durham Charter Enlists First-Graders for “Black Lives Matter” March School Pushes Social Justice Themes, Ferguson Protests and Teach For ... Keep Reading
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Planning Gender-Neutral Bathrooms
By A.P. Dillon Gender Neutral Bathrooms Considered At Retreat Push Comes from Sheldon Lanier, Equity Director No Public Vote/Discussion Is Scheduled With all the outcry ... Keep Reading
School Crime Report Has Interesting Ups and Downs
by A.P. Dillon Serious Offenses Show Spike Drop-out Rates Increase for Hispanics, Whites Short Term Suspensions Rise by 10,400 The Department of Public Instruction has ... Keep Reading
School Chiefs’ Pay: Time for Changes
Wake superintendent’s new deal raises questions on salaries, terms Wake board tries to tie the hands of future boards The average NC school head’s salary is higher than the ... Keep Reading
NC Supreme Court to Rule on Teacher Tenure Law
A case in NC’s Supreme Court will decide the fate of the 2013 law that voids teacher tenure guarantees The court will need to decide: Is teacher tenure a protected contractual ... Keep Reading
UNC Integrity Officer? Right problem, wrong solution.
UNC-Chapel Hill is hiring a “Chief Integrity and Policy Officer” to improve oversight Position only adds to bureaucracy and is unlikely to ... Keep Reading
US Dept. of Ed Issues Testing Compliance Ultimatum
by A.P. Dillon The U.S. Department of Education has issued a testing compliance ultimatum to several states, including North Carolina, and the ultimatum includes the threat of ... Keep Reading
Why Free College Tuition is a Bad Idea
Calling something free doesn’t make it free. Nothing in life is free. It’s simply a matter of who pays the costs. If a college education has value, why give it away? If college ... Keep Reading
