Resources from the Wake Forest School Choice Event Final Report: The Wake Forest Option: Can School Choice Spur Economic Development and Regional Prosperity? By: Nathan ... Keep Reading
Education
How to Reform Testing (Part II)
In Part I, we discussed why parents, teachers and the public in general think schools do too much testing. After all, the average public school student will take 18 standardized ... Keep Reading
School Testing Must Be Reined In – Part I
If you want to find an education issue where there seems to be universal agreement in North Carolina, talk about testing. Most everyone agrees we subject our kids to too much of ... Keep Reading
School Choice: The Engine of a Growing Economy?
Choice and competition in education yield stronger schools, better academic performance, and better community outcomes. But can robust school choice actually drive economic growth? ... Keep Reading
Questioning the Narrative of “Underfunded” Public Schools in Low-Income Areas
The narrative of public schools in low-income areas being starved of resources is well worn and unquestioned in education policy circles. School districts located in counties whose ... Keep Reading
Records Show Bias Against Conservative Groups at UNC
Last week in a blog post over at Civitas Review, I commented on the Civitas Institute Center for Law and Freedom’s (CLF) recent pursuit of public records from the University of ... Keep Reading
NC Higher Ed Funding: Facts Squelch Claims
Ever since Republicans gained majorities in the North Carolina General Assembly in 2010 and won the governor’s office in 2012, Democrats and Progressives have lamented the decline ... Keep Reading
Impending Audit Could Spell End for NCAE Dues Check Off
Neither the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) nor the Office of the State Auditor is any stranger to media attention. Between the NCAE’s dues check off litigation and ... Keep Reading
4 Reasons to Support Education Savings Accounts
School choice remains a top education priority for the Republican-dominated North Carolina General Assembly. While much of the focus this legislative session has been on ... Keep Reading
Link Between Charter Schools and Segregation Is Faulty
Charter schools increase segregation – that’s the flawed conclusion of a recent National Bureau of Economic Research report by three Duke University Professors: Helen Ladd, Charles ... Keep Reading
