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Once upon a time, not many years ago, North Carolina had a dream. A dream shared by parents and politicians, by citizens and educators.
Published: Sunday, June 29th, 2025 @ 4:20 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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For more than a decade we’ve studied the problem exhaustively, we’ve talked about it almost incessantly, we’ve engaged the latest curriculum du jour, and have spent more than $50 million dollars, yet we still can’t solve the mystery of our children’s reading proficiency.
Published: Sunday, March 26th, 2023 @ 9:02 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Legislative leaders are baffled. We all should be. After pouring more than $200 million additional dollars into helping our children read at grade level, they (and we) want to know when we are going to see results.
Published: Thursday, December 8th, 2022 @ 1:22 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Omicron is spreading faster than Kudzu, especially among our children.
Published: Wednesday, January 19th, 2022 @ 3:02 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Over the past few days it has felt like we were ending 2021 where we started it, in the throes of a spiking pandemic.
Published: Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021 @ 5:43 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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She arrived as an unpaid intern at the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, and now East Carolina University junior nursing student Aleigha Criego is having a hard time leaving.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 5:23 am
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that North Carolina is among nine states to win approval of its Excellent Educators for All plan by the U.S. Department of Education.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 9:40 am
By: McCrory Communications
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A State Board of Education task force may scrap longstanding end-of-grade tests for a system of interim assessments designed to provide more reliable and immediate data to identify students who need help in core subject areas.
Published: Thursday, April 16th, 2015 @ 4:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The headlines sounded great. 56 percent of our students passed their end of grade tests, compared to just 44 percent last year.
Published: Thursday, September 11th, 2014 @ 8:58 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Vladimir Lenin said, "A lie told often enough becomes the truth." Professional educrats (education bureaucrats) and their buddies in the mainstream media have taken this quote to heart.
Published: Wednesday, August 7th, 2013 @ 6:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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These latest announcements from the Chocowinity Primary School, via the Beaufort County School System, reminds us that schools are a focal point of activity.
Published: Friday, July 6th, 2012 @ 9:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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These latest announcements from the Bath area on the north side of the Pamlico River, via the Beaufort County School System, reminds us that schools are a focal point of activity.
Published: Saturday, June 23rd, 2012 @ 12:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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