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The work of protecting free expression continues at the flagship institution.
 
Courses involving “Critical Whiteness Studies,” an offshoot of Critical Race Theory, will be available to students at several colleges across the country during the upcoming 2023-2024 school year.
Courses involving “Critical Whiteness Studies,” an offshoot of Critical Race Theory, will be available to students at several colleges across the country during the upcoming 2023-2024 school year.
 
To laugh at education “doctorates” is to miss the threat they pose.
 
Enrollment pressures are coming. How institutions respond will define their future.
 
Backtracking at NC State reveals that the recent change is already hampering DEI.
 
Recent analysis has shown that public charter schools are out-performing their traditional public school counterparts on several key metrics, both nationally and in North Carolina.
Recent analysis has shown that public charter schools are out-performing their traditional public school counterparts on several key metrics, both nationally and in North Carolina.
 
Today, the North Carolina House Committee on K-12 Education approved Senate Bill 49, which would enshrine a Parents’ Bill of Rights into law.
Today, the North Carolina House Committee on K-12 Education approved Senate Bill 49, which would enshrine a Parents’ Bill of Rights into law.
 
Nationwide, colleges withhold diplomas for unpaid balances. Do UNC-System schools?
Nationwide, colleges withhold diplomas for unpaid balances. Do UNC-System schools?
 
Two students seeking refunds from the University of North Carolina System's flagship schools for fees paid during campus shutdowns restated their arguments Monday for the state's highest court.
Two students seeking refunds from the University of North Carolina System's flagship schools for fees paid during campus shutdowns restated their arguments Monday for the state's highest court.
 
Grievance-based curricula are coming to a military academy near you.
 
Two Polls Ask Parents and School Board Members Their Opinions on the Direction of Schools, Their Governance, How They Address Controversial Issues, and More
Two Polls Ask Parents and School Board Members Their Opinions on the Direction of Schools, Their Governance, How They Address Controversial Issues, and More
 
The factors that go into grading public schools in North Carolina would change under a set of recommendations proposed by an advisory panel in the Department of Public Instruction.
The factors that go into grading public schools in North Carolina would change under a set of recommendations proposed by an advisory panel in the Department of Public Instruction.
 
Turnitin thinks it can catch students who submit machine-generated prose. But for how long?
Turnitin thinks it can catch students who submit machine-generated prose. But for how long?
 
A firing at Bakersfield College shows that tenure is no match for leftist orthodoxy.
 
Bipartisan Calls from School Boards and Public Education Leaders Across the State to Invest in Public Schools
 
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has finally unveiled the first draft of proposed revisions to the state’s Healthful Living Standards, which encompass both Physical and Health Education.
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has finally unveiled the first draft of proposed revisions to the state’s Healthful Living Standards, which encompass both Physical and Health Education.
 
Last August the State Board of Education approved a 6-month delay in the standards revision timeline for Healthful Living Standards. Under the timeline, the first draft of the new standards was scheduled to be released in February 2023.
Last August the State Board of Education approved a 6-month delay in the standards revision timeline for Healthful Living Standards. Under the timeline, the first draft of the new standards was scheduled to be released in February 2023.
 
Arguments about the proposed School of Civic Life and Leadership are about politics, not process.
Arguments about the proposed School of Civic Life and Leadership are about politics, not process.
 
The University of Austin hopes to upend the existing higher-education model.
The University of Austin hopes to upend the existing higher-education model.
 
Reclaiming foundational ideas is as important as bulking up career preparation.
 
Should a eugenicist’s name be removed from the chapel he built? It’s complicated.
Should a eugenicist’s name be removed from the chapel he built? It’s complicated.
 
In North Carolina and elsewhere, the source is university schools of education.
 
A number of significant bills have made “crossover” in North Carolina's current legislative session.
A number of significant bills have made “crossover” in North Carolina's current legislative session.
 
Opponents of school choice claim that private schools are unaccountable because they don’t have to satisfy every testing mandate required of traditional public schools, yet private schools are subject to the highest standard of accountability: parents
Opponents of school choice claim that private schools are unaccountable because they don’t have to satisfy every testing mandate required of traditional public schools, yet private schools are subject to the highest standard of accountability: parents
 
HB 931 will improve campus debates and ban flagrantly ideological hiring.
 
Graduate and professional programs, too, should consider time-to-degree reductions.
 
As lawmakers in the General Assembly are poised to consider a bill that would streamline the process of approving new charter schools, a statewide charter advocacy organization reports that more than 77,000 students remain on waitlists to join charter schools.
As lawmakers in the General Assembly are poised to consider a bill that would streamline the process of approving new charter schools, a statewide charter advocacy organization reports that more than 77,000 students remain on waitlists to join charter schools.
 
Refusing to look inward, opponents of school choice insist the only thing needed to improve public schools is more money
Refusing to look inward, opponents of school choice insist the only thing needed to improve public schools is more money
 
The General Assembly may consider changes to existing higher-ed law.
 
The worst of pandemic-induced learning loss is behind us but there’s still work to do. That’s according to data in a new report from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.
The worst of pandemic-induced learning loss is behind us but there’s still work to do. That’s according to data in a new report from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.
 
Is Professor Lara Sheehi practicing antisemitism? Consider the evidence.
 
Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman made his feelings about Black History Month clear during a recent interview.
Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman made his feelings about Black History Month clear during a recent interview.
 
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