Outgoing State Superintendent Atkinson offered misguided criticism of school choice But traditional “public schools” are really ‘district schools,’ and don’t accept ... Keep Reading
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The Other Side of Safety in the Classroom
NC spends millions to keep schools safe from intruders System for checking teacher background is inadequate NC DPI should adopt recommendations from 2010 SBE report or ... Keep Reading
Johnson upends Atkinson in race for State Superintendent
Tuesday’s elections brought many surprises. Certainly one of the larger ones on the state level was Mark Johnson’s victory over State Superintendent June Atkinson. Johnson, a ... Keep Reading
Legislators Demand Action Against Common Core
Two months after the Academic Standards Review Commission issued its final report, the fate of Common Core in North Carolina is far from settled. The State Board of Education ... Keep Reading
NC Common Core Commission Takes a Dive
by A.P. Dillon On Friday, December 18th, the North Carolina Academic Standards Review Commission (ASRC) was tasked with providing recommendations to replace Common Core ... Keep Reading
The House Passed ESEA Bill To See What Was In It
By A.P. Dillon In less than 21 days, including the Thanksgiving holiday, Congress pushed through a bill that is over 1,000 pages long and has at least 391 pages worth of changes ... Keep Reading
Naughty & Nice
Naughty and Nice: North Carolina had plenty of both this year. Here is our list! Naughty: Bob Hall of Democracy North Carolina, for making false claims about the 2014 elections ... Keep Reading
Vouchers and “school of terror”
[/video} This clip has not received much publicity. Last week, North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction, June Atkinson shared her views with a Wilmington TV ... Keep Reading
DPI’s response – er nonresponse – to Lt. Governor Dan Forest.
Earlier today Lt. Gov. Dan Forest issued a video in which he responds to the Department of Public Instruction's response to the questions he submitted regarding the implementation ... Keep Reading
NC Department of Public Instruction’s Response to Lt. Gov.: …We Need Paper
In response to Lt. Governor Dan Forest's issuance of a letter outlining 67 questions for NCDPI and Superintendent June Atkinson yesterday, NCDPI requested 10,000 sheets of paper to ... Keep Reading
