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RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments and nominations to boards and commissions.
RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments and nominations to boards and commissions.
 
The current system has failed and system of choice is the only way to break up the log jam
The current system has failed and system of choice is the only way to break up the log jam
 
Whether or not law schools keep the famed admissions test, the evaluation that matters is the Bar exam.
Whether or not law schools keep the famed admissions test, the evaluation that matters is the Bar exam.
 
Race has arguably become the single most important defining characteristic of a person in today’s society.
Race has arguably become the single most important defining characteristic of a person in today’s society.
 
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, our schools have gone in a variety of directions.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, our schools have gone in a variety of directions.
 
If you long for January, when things were “normal,” you are not alone.
 
Recently I asked my 14-year-old son to identify the biggest problem at the public school he attends in Wake County. He didn’t hesitate to answer.
Recently I asked my 14-year-old son to identify the biggest problem at the public school he attends in Wake County. He didn’t hesitate to answer.
 
"Early college" is an increasingly popular program that allows students to earn college credit in high school.
"Early college" is an increasingly popular program that allows students to earn college credit in high school.
 
Charter schools offer opportunities to experiment with innovative policies and find what works best to improve academic performance, says one education scholar, and model programs allow educators to do just that
Charter schools offer opportunities to experiment with innovative policies and find what works best to improve academic performance, says one education scholar, and model programs allow educators to do just that
 
Robeson Should Welcome Help from NC's Innovative School District
Robeson Should Welcome Help from NC's Innovative School District
 
Former Harvard University president Derek Bok can't stop thinking and writing about higher education
Former Harvard University president Derek Bok can't stop thinking and writing about higher education
 
Researchers Paul DiPerna, Lindsey Burke, and Anne Ryland conducted a national survey of military households to assess their views on school-choice options, district schools, and careers in the military
Researchers Paul DiPerna, Lindsey Burke, and Anne Ryland conducted a national survey of military households to assess their views on school-choice options, district schools, and careers in the military
 
The annual testing data and report cards for North Carolina's public schools are out
The annual testing data and report cards for North Carolina's public schools are out
 
It's tough to be an adolescent. It was ever thus. A century ago, psychologist Stanley Hall characterized adolescence as "storm and stress." Some teenagers sail through with little tempest and tumult
It's tough to be an adolescent. It was ever thus. A century ago, psychologist Stanley Hall characterized adolescence as "storm and stress." Some teenagers sail through with little tempest and tumult
 
Civitas Poll finds roughly three in four N.C. voters back school choice, with higher levels of support from black voters
Civitas Poll finds roughly three in four N.C. voters back school choice, with higher levels of support from black voters
 
Charter School Reform: Authorizers and Capital Funding
 
If North Carolina were to secede from the union and become an independent country - no, conspiracy theorists, I'm not actually proposing this as a reasonable response to recent political events - how would our education system rank among the other developed nations of the world
If North Carolina were to secede from the union and become an independent country - no, conspiracy theorists, I'm not actually proposing this as a reasonable response to recent political events - how would our education system rank among the other developed nations of the world
 
When Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest and his Democratic challenger, former state Rep. Linda Coleman, met on September 13 for their first and only debate broadcast statewide, their sharp differences of opinion on House Bill 2 were, not surprisingly, the primary focus of subsequent media coverage
When Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest and his Democratic challenger, former state Rep. Linda Coleman, met on September 13 for their first and only debate broadcast statewide, their sharp differences of opinion on House Bill 2 were, not surprisingly, the primary focus of subsequent media coverage
 
Although the debate about education policy is robust, complicated, and sometimes vitriolic, there is actually broad agreement about the bottom line
Although the debate about education policy is robust, complicated, and sometimes vitriolic, there is actually broad agreement about the bottom line
 
Although the debate about education policy is robust, complicated, and sometimes vitriolic, there is actually broad agreement about the bottom line
Although the debate about education policy is robust, complicated, and sometimes vitriolic, there is actually broad agreement about the bottom line
 
The House is scheduled to consider special school reform bill today, HB 1080. Rep. Rob Bryan (R-Mecklenburg) is championing legislation focused on giving our state more tools to help failing schools
The House is scheduled to consider special school reform bill today, HB 1080. Rep. Rob Bryan (R-Mecklenburg) is championing legislation focused on giving our state more tools to help failing schools
 
Anyone watching the higher education landscape these days can't help but note the proliferation of articles calling for free tuition. President Obama's January 2015 proposal to make the first two years of community college free spawned much of this discussion. While the proposal stalled, it did...
Anyone watching the higher education landscape these days can't help but note the proliferation of articles calling for free tuition. President Obama's January 2015 proposal to make the first two years of community college free spawned much of this discussion. While the proposal stalled, it did...
 
North Carolina's public schools are currently producing better results than you might think, according to a recent analysis of independent testing data
North Carolina's public schools are currently producing better results than you might think, according to a recent analysis of independent testing data
 
Yesterday, the Network for Public Education, a left-leaning group headed by a longtime activist in Washington, D.C., put out its "50 State Report Card." The "report card" is yet another false report aimed at smearing North Carolina's education system...well, and every state who is attempting to...
Yesterday, the Network for Public Education, a left-leaning group headed by a longtime activist in Washington, D.C., put out its "50 State Report Card." The "report card" is yet another false report aimed at smearing North Carolina's education system...well, and every state who is attempting to...
 
Almost exactly 15 years ago, I wrote an education reform plan for the John Locke Foundation entitled “Reach for the STARS."
Almost exactly 15 years ago, I wrote an education reform plan for the John Locke Foundation entitled “Reach for the STARS."
 
The state Senate's big kahuna went in front of the biggest, most-prominent Common Core-loving, spend-more-and-more-and-more money crowd and told them a few things I am SURE they didn't want to hear.
The state Senate's big kahuna went in front of the biggest, most-prominent Common Core-loving, spend-more-and-more-and-more money crowd and told them a few things I am SURE they didn't want to hear.
 
Governor Pat McCrory said learning about art is critical to developing the critical thinking skills that will help students compete in the marketplace as well as enhancing their next visit to a museum or gallery.
Governor Pat McCrory said learning about art is critical to developing the critical thinking skills that will help students compete in the marketplace as well as enhancing their next visit to a museum or gallery.
 
The Common Core Standards is a private and federal initiative to reform public education into one that spits out workers, not thinkers
The Common Core Standards is a private and federal initiative to reform public education into one that spits out workers, not thinkers
 
In the United States, tradition dictates that we have summers off from school.
 
Call me a starry-eyed optimist. I don't assume that those who disagree with me about school reform are out to destroy the education system. I assume they share my goal of expanding educational opportunities and getting a better rate of return on money spent on schools. We simply disagree about...
Call me a starry-eyed optimist. I don't assume that those who disagree with me about school reform are out to destroy the education system. I assume they share my goal of expanding educational opportunities and getting a better rate of return on money spent on schools. We simply disagree about...
 
Public schools superintendents have been in the news lately and it's not been flattering.
Public schools superintendents have been in the news lately and it's not been flattering.
 
Those who care about education reform learned a lot on February 5 when North Carolina released its first letter grades for public schools. The grades reflect three sets of information: average student performance on end-of-year tests, the amount of annual growth in those scores, and graduation...
Those who care about education reform learned a lot on February 5 when North Carolina released its first letter grades for public schools. The grades reflect three sets of information: average student performance on end-of-year tests, the amount of annual growth in those scores, and graduation...
 
Because of the tremendous benefits conferred by better education, it would be great if policymakers knew precisely what silver bullets to fire to eliminate obstacles to higher achievement.
Because of the tremendous benefits conferred by better education, it would be great if policymakers knew precisely what silver bullets to fire to eliminate obstacles to higher achievement.
 
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