An ongoing series of evaluating and recommending smarter functioning childcare programs, the Smart Start saga is an in-depth look into potential areas for improvement of efficiency ... Keep Reading
Education
We Need a Better Way to Pay Teachers
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
Answering Charter School Critics
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
SB-8: An Overview of Charter School Legislation
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
Smart Start Overhead Takes From Kids
This story is part of an ongoing series evaluating Smart Start and related early childcare programs in an attempt to improve their efficiency and priorities. Related articles and ... Keep Reading
Smart Start Presentation
Download a copy of the presentation from Andrew Henson given to the NC legislature. ... Keep Reading
Flexibility Will Go a Long Way in Resolving School Budget Crisis
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
Finding Savings in Obscure Places of the Education Budget
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
CCSA Continues to Dodge the Facts
This article is a response to CCSA’s rebuttal of an expose of mismanagement of a Smart Start childcare program. The original expose can be found here. CCSA’s response can be found ... Keep Reading
Childcare Subsidy Goes Bust, Kids Go Home
To see the follow-up, click here. Many underprivileged kids in Durham County got a very cold Christmas present last year, as around 250 children on a Smart Start scholarship for ... Keep Reading
