A public records request filed by the Civitas Institute confirms that the UNC Poverty Center continues to use publicly funded resources for blatantly political activities in ways ... Keep Reading
Education
26 More Charter Schools: Let’s Celebrate!
Last week the State Board of Education gave final approval to 26 new charter schools in North Carolina. The new schools are scheduled to open this fall. The addition of more than ... Keep Reading
NC lawmakers finally taking a look at Common Core questions
This article originally published in the News & Observer After a spring and summer of growing public discontent over the Common Core State Standards and their effect, the ... Keep Reading
Transparency and the Ivory Tower
As the old saying goes, “What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.” But some North Carolina professors have decided that they are neither goose nor gander. In a letter ... Keep Reading
Common Core English Language Arts Standards: More Problems than Promise
On June 2, 2010 the North Carolina State Board of Education adopted the Common Core math and English Language Arts standards. Opinion regarding the quality of the English Language ... Keep Reading
Common Core State Standards: Why Parents and Citizens Should Be Concerned
CCSS Are Based on Shaky Assumptions Assumes -- without proof-- that Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are the best standards. Assumes national standards are the route to ... Keep Reading
Test Results Raise Lots Of Questions – As They Should
Don't panic. That's the message most of us have been hearing all day from the Department of Public Instruction (DPI). Today DPI released state test scores for the READY ... Keep Reading
The Outlines of Education Reform: Part II
Changes Aim to Improve Teaching, Add Choices In part I of this two-part series on the shape and direction of education reform in North Carolina, we looked behind the education ... Keep Reading
A Sober Look at Education Reform in NC
Republicans slashed the education budget, offered teachers no pay raise and passed vouchers to allow kids to take public school dollars to private schools! We’re witnessing the ... Keep Reading
NC Teachers Speak Up On Common Core
As schools across North Carolina begin teaching classes based on the Common Core standards, it is timely and appropriate to consider the views of the people who are closest to the ... Keep Reading
