Superior Court Judge David Lee, who now presides over the long-running Leandro case, should hit the “pause” button on school choice programs because they make it more difficult for ... Keep Reading
Issues
The Only Safe Means of Voting is Hand-Marked Paper Ballots
This op-ed originally appeared in Real Clear Policy on June 4. Since then, problems with ballot marking devices in Georgia's June 9 primary further demonstrated the need for a ... Keep Reading
State elections board is planning for the wrong election and potentially endangering voters
The State Board of Elections is preparing for 30% to 40% rate of mail-in voting this fall. The available data indicates that the actual figure will be much lower. Significant ... Keep Reading
Parents fret as Gov. Cooper’s school announcement provides zero clarity on back to school plans
In the classic 1978 coming of age movie Grease, at least beauty school dropout Frenchy had her guardian “Teen Angel” to tell her what it would be like to return to Rydell High ... Keep Reading
Want to help the public schools? Help families with children in private schools
It will be a fall unlike any in our lifetime. North Carolina must learn to live with a pandemic and its aftermath. Many questions hang over the reopening of schools this fall. One ... Keep Reading
Heartbreak for North Carolina delegates as Cooper’s unbending virus rules force RNC 2020 Convention to abandon Charlotte
As vice-chair of the Mecklenburg County Republican Party, Sarah Reidy-Jones did not want to leave anything to chance. She had been pitching Charlotte’s case to host the Republican ... Keep Reading
The politics of reopening and education recovery
This week, Ray and Brooke discuss Phase 2, the education landscape in North Carolina, the politics of reopening, mask wearing, and remember the late Congressman Sam Johnson ... Keep Reading
Funding North Carolina Public Schools: Time for a Change?
Funding North Carolina Public Schools: Time for Change? Education is one of the state’s most important responsibilities. That importance is highlighted in the North Carolina ... Keep Reading
Bad bill watch: Redistricting bill is impractical and runs counter to NC Constitution
North Carolina’s county clusters are a unique solution to the problem of balancing two constitutional requirements for redistricting A bill to alter how county clusters are ... Keep Reading
DPI: Average NC teacher salary hits $54,682, second highest in the Southeast
By Dr. Terry Stoops Every February, the Information Analysis section of the Division of School Business at the NC Department of Public Instruction (DPI) publishes “Highlights ... Keep Reading
