Last week the North Carolina State Supreme Court sought to clear up confusion over who controls public education in North Carolina. By a surprising 6-0 vote–with one ... Keep Reading
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The two sides to changes in NC’s graduation rate
In September 2006 - in the throes of a significant dropout problem -- the State Board of Education adopted the goal that 100 percent of students in North Carolina should graduate ... Keep Reading
Expand Charter Authorizers in NC
From Gerard Robinson and The AEI Blog We need to understand the importance of authorizers in our current debate about charter schools. Movies such as “Waiting for Superman,” ... Keep Reading
Audit Raises Questions about Bertie County Schools
The Bertie County Schools (BCS) are a financial mess and need to get their house in order. That was the pointed conclusion of a 2016 audit done at the request of a new ... Keep Reading
State Board Approves New ELA Standards and Discusses an Independent Review
By a vote of 8 to 4 the State Board of Education (SBE) this morning approved the revised English Language Arts (ELA) standards. While many believe they are an improvement over the ... Keep Reading
State Board of Education to Vote on Common Core Lite English Standards
Warmed-over Common Core standards are on the agenda for approval at the State Board of Education meeting in Raleigh. For years, we’ve written about the problems of Common Core ... Keep Reading
GOP needs long-term perspective
After clearing disruptive protestors from the galleries in the late afternoon Thursday, members of the state House approved on a 70-36 vote legislation that not only transfers ... Keep Reading
Something to think about…..
From State Board of Education web site. .... NC State Board of Education Vision: Every public school student will graduate ready for post secondary education and ... Keep Reading
Senate allows students to choose high school math track
Yesterday the Senate passed legislation (HB 657) that allows high school students to choose either the current integrated math sequence based on the common core math standards or ... Keep Reading
Common Core: battle not over yet
If you thought the debate over Common Core Standards was over; think again. It may be only starting - again. Earlier this week, the State Board of Education adopted proposed ... Keep Reading
