These are troubled times for our schools. The coronavirus response has emptied our school buildings, jumbled staff assignments and forced schools to pivot to online learning. ... Keep Reading
Issues
The WestEd Report: Plenty of reasons to hit the brakes
Leandro v. State of North Carolina casts a long shadow over the public schools in the Tar Heel state. In 1997, the state supreme court held that the state’s children have “a right ... Keep Reading
Alarm bells going off for public school parents, as school administrators consider life altering back to school plans
Catherine Truitt, a senior advisor on education during Gov. Pat McCrory’s administration and current candidate for state superintendent of public instruction, was addressing an ... Keep Reading
HB 1129: Progressives tell us once again how much they hate school choice
Late last week Representatives Graig Meyer (D-Orange), Ashton Clemmons (D-Guilford), Cynthia Ball (D-Wake) and Raymond Smith (D-Sampson) introduced HB 1129, a bill which ... Keep Reading
Newspaper: Civitas continues to call for transparency and accountability on reopen plan
On May 4 unemployment claims in North Carolina surpassed 1 million. A staggering number for a state that was in great economic shape prior to the Covid-19 epidemic. Policy experts ... Keep Reading
State elections board seeks sweeping powers to disregard election law
On May 11, I noted that the State Board of Elections (SBE) was proposing to expand the emergency powers of SBE Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell and that she “may be tempted to ... Keep Reading
Educational bureaucracy and the collapse of civics
In the wake of the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Department of Education earlier this week, civic illiteracy and even hostility to the principles that made America great continue to ... Keep Reading
Limited Phase 1 opening little comfort for North Carolina’s plummeting tourism industry
For Ray Pickett, May was supposed to be a strong month at the Blowing Rock Inn, which he and his wife own and manage. With spring in the air, flowers blooming along with ... Keep Reading
Does school choice divert funds and harm the public schools?
Does school choice divert funds and harm the public schools? Today one in of every five children in North Carolina public schools are educated in schools of choice. That ... Keep Reading
The General Assembly should provide election funds but also demand accountability from state elections board
The State Board of Elections is seeking up to $4.5 million from the General Assembly in order to match $22.5 million in federal grants. The General Assembly should exercise ... Keep Reading
