A mother in Hoke County complains her daughter was forced to eat a school lunch because a government inspector determined her home-made lunch did not meet nutrition requirements. ... Keep Reading
Education
NCAE Misses the Mark, Again
The February 6 Daily Political Briefing by the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) resorts to misleading statements about teacher pay in an unsuccessful attempt to ... Keep Reading
Behind the DPI School Personnel Numbers
The Department of Public Instruction has released the final public school personnel [1] figures for 2011-12. Last week we posted preliminary school personnel data on the Civitas ... Keep Reading
Gov. Perdue’s Tax Increase for Schools: A Bad Idea at a Bad Time
Yesterday, Gov. Perdue released a statement supporting a three-quarters-of-one- cent increase in the state sales tax to stop what she says are “deep and unnecessary cuts to public ... Keep Reading
Preliminary DPI Personnel Data Shows Increase in State-Supported Education Jobs
Preliminary DPI Personnel Data Shows Increase in State-Supported Education Personnel Preliminary public school personnel data from the Department of Public Instruction shows ... Keep Reading
NCAE: A Giant Chasm Between Rhetoric and Reality
NCAE: A Giant Chasm Between Rhetoric and Reality Last week the North Carolina General Assembly successfully overrode Gov. Perdue’s veto of SB 727- No Dues Checkoff for ... Keep Reading
House Votes to End Dues Check Off Benefit for NCAE
Late last night, amidst legislative maneuvering and name calling, House Republicans overrode Governor Perdue’s veto of SB-727 and voted to stop the state from collecting membership ... Keep Reading
Education Editorial: long on rhetoric, short on facts
“It’s time for the Republican legislators to stop deluding themselves about the adequacy of their funding for public education.” Winston Salem Journal Editorial, November 15, ... Keep Reading
Class Size Ratios: Time to Throw Away an Outdated Idea
For years a certain unquestioned assumption has governed North Carolina public schools: smaller class sizes in the lower grades will help boost student achievement. The formal ... Keep Reading
State Lawmakers’ “Risky Business”
Risk is the word of the day on Jones Street. “At-risk” that is. A term used for deciding eligibility for the state’s Pre-K program (formerly More at Four), “at-risk” has had a ... Keep Reading
