Yesterday the State Board of Education and members of Governor Cooper’s administration submitted an action plan to Superior Court Judge David Lee as part of the ongoing work to ... Keep Reading
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WestEd Report: A Review, Part II
In the WestEd Report: A Review, Part I, I examine the good and the bad of the WestEd Report (WER). Part II continues the critique, examines a major constitutional question raised ... Keep Reading
The West Ed Report: A Review, Part I
On January 21, Eric Davis, chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Education distributed a memo to selected organizations titled “Invitation to Submit Recommended Priorities ... Keep Reading
Judge Lee issues order to move forward with WestEd plans; no response yet from legislative leaders
In December, Judge David Lee released recommendations developed by a private consultant (WestEd) to ensure the state complies with its obligation to provide all children the ... Keep Reading
Leandro recommendations: more plans, more money and more confusion
After nearly a six month wait, Judge David Lee has released the long awaited consultant recommendations for North Carolina public schools. The title of the report says it all; ... Keep Reading
Leandro, school funding and the courts: What does the public think?
In 2018, intervenors in the long-running Leandro vs. State case on school funding in North Carolina asked Judge David Lee to make recommendations to remedy the state’s failures in ... Keep Reading
Who decides how NC public schools are financed?
Another chapter may soon be added to North Carolina’s long-running school finance case known as Leandro v. State. In July 2017, several plaintiffs and the Charlotte Mecklenburg ... Keep Reading
Cooper’s Leandro Commission: Look at Who’s Missing
Article by Tyler Bonin In spite of near countless educational committees in existence, Gov. Cooper has created another new commission tasked with developing recommendations ... Keep Reading
Testing bill raises lots of questions
A bill (SB-114) to remove all state tests but those required by the federal government was passed by the Senate today and will now go to Gov. Perdue's desk for her ... Keep Reading
