“Cool wisdom.” That’s the phrase the News & Observer used in an editorial (“Defending Open Doors”) to summarize outgoing community college ... Keep Reading
Education
Higher Education Enrollment by Non-U.S. Citizens
The U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, estimates population demographics annually. After applying parameters for citizenship and school enrollment to the 2006 ACS data, ... Keep Reading
Navigating the Shoals of Ninth Grade
The State Department of Public Instruction (DPI) recently released the first “cohort graduation rate,” showing that little more than two-thirds of high school students ... Keep Reading
Are Our Schools Swelling with the Poor?
Shame on the Raleigh News & Observer. A headline story on October 30th declared, “South’s schools swell with poor kids” and later stated, “49 percent of ... Keep Reading
Help Middle Class Children: Light Up a Smoke
If we want to help middle class kids get healthcare, we'd better start puffing. ... Keep Reading
Charter Schools: Why More Study Is Needed
The debate over raising the cap on charter schools has prompted legislation (HB 30) for a study of charter schools. A recent report by the North Carolina Center for Public Policy ... Keep Reading
Overrated Economic Diversity
This article was originally published in the Raleigh News and Observer on September 28, 2007. Misplaced confidence. That’s the best way to describe the Wake County school ... Keep Reading
Are Our Students Performing As Well As We Think?
This week the federal government released the latest scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also called the nation’s report card. The NAEP tests ... Keep Reading
Enrollment Growth
A portion of the State Lottery funds are reserved for school construction. 65% of this money is distributed to all counties based on school enrollment (Average ... Keep Reading
Education Recap: Spending Increases and Program Expansions Mark Legislative Session
As might be expected, education remained a top priority for lawmakers during the 2007 long session. What is perhaps more surprising is that even as education spending increased by ... Keep Reading
