Here’s my parting message for the year: “23 skidoo.” Readers “of a certain age,” know this early 20th century slang expression.
Published: Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 @ 5:19 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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One of New Jersey’s main teachers unions is calling for the end of the basic skills test for certifying teachers.
Published: Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 @ 11:05 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The budget our legislature has passed is the cherry on top of the upside-down power grab cake our lawmakers have been baking since January.
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 12:11 am
By: Tom Campbell
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School bells are ringing across North Carolina. Children are having backpacks blessed. Seniors are driving decorated cars around neighborhoods to the school parking lot. Excitement rises as the back-to-school rituals crank up.
Published: Thursday, October 5th, 2023 @ 8:02 am
By: Lib Campbell
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Merit-based teacher pay rewards excellence and encourages outstanding teachers to enter and remain in the profession
Published: Monday, October 2nd, 2023 @ 10:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican legislators take paid vacation with no one to blame for budget impasse but themselves; Enactment of Medicaid Expansion and teacher raises hang in balance
Published: Thursday, September 14th, 2023 @ 5:15 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Gov. Cooper’s decision to declare a “state of emergency” for public education lacks justification and widespread public support
Published: Tuesday, September 12th, 2023 @ 8:40 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Bipartisan Calls from Public Education Leaders in 40 School Districts Across the State Urge Legislators to Invest in Public Schools
Published: Monday, September 11th, 2023 @ 7:54 am
By: Governor's Office
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Biology versus politics debated by state legislators as female athletes prepare to testify in Wednesday's second day of meetings.
Published: Monday, May 22nd, 2023 @ 12:20 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A new Civitas poll shows that North Carolina parents are concerned about the safety of students in the classroom and the politicization of public schools.
Published: Sunday, December 4th, 2022 @ 1:29 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Carolina Journal makes a wide sweeping evaluation of the news that most effects us most here in North Carolina, and is distilled for your clear understanding by the electronic means of video.
Published: Tuesday, November 29th, 2022 @ 9:34 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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School boards are expected to ensure public education is performing its civic and legal responsibilities to educate our children
Published: Saturday, November 26th, 2022 @ 7:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The multiple problems todays public school teachers face are daunting.
Published: Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 @ 10:58 pm
By: John W. LaCava
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Giveaway to teachers likely to come at the expense of test scores, even as kids are far behind from previous school closures.
Published: Saturday, August 27th, 2022 @ 11:51 am
By: Daily Wire
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Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) said during Tuesday remarks about the state’s education system that Florida is “the place where woke goes to die.”
Published: Friday, August 26th, 2022 @ 11:32 pm
By: Daily Wire
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As teacher shortages loom ahead of the new school year, union leaders are calling for more financial resources.
Published: Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022 @ 11:50 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Stories about educator employment too often rely on anecdotal evidence, hearsay, and politically motivated testimonials
Published: Tuesday, August 16th, 2022 @ 9:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The state's current system prioritizes years of service and credentialing for teachers in determining pay. Top education leaders say a new proposal would revamp that structure, putting more emphasis on performance and provide clear pathways for advancement.
Published: Sunday, August 7th, 2022 @ 9:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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One year ago, with the country at a crossroads, President Biden unveiled his Build Back Better Agenda.
Published: Monday, November 8th, 2021 @ 11:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday The Raleigh News and Observer ran an article titled, North Carolina teachers may go on strike for higher pay and Medicaid expansion.
Published: Thursday, January 23rd, 2020 @ 2:15 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Senate Education Committee Backs Bills Regarding Read to Achieve, Retired Teachers, and Testing CutsWednesday was a busy day for the Senate Education Committee, which approved six bills during its April 17 meeting. Three of them directly affect K-12 education.
Published: Monday, May 13th, 2019 @ 1:10 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Senate Education Committee took action Wednesday, April 10, on a number of bills, including a law easing rules on welding and manufacturing internships.
Published: Thursday, May 2nd, 2019 @ 11:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A new initiative in North Carolina, Teaching Scholars Award Program, aims to encourage young teachers to work in rural areas in exchange for financial rewards and enrichment opportunities
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 @ 8:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A host of luminaries led by UNC system President Margaret Spellings used a Thursday press conference to announce a newly branded North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program
Published: Monday, March 13th, 2017 @ 9:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In North Carolina, Republican candidates for the General Assembly and statewide offices have been told that their policies are to blame for the fact that fewer high school graduates pursue teaching careers
Published: Friday, October 21st, 2016 @ 2:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Nora Carr is the Guilford County Schools Chief of Staff to Superintendent Mo Green and writes columns on communications and messaging for the American School Board Journal.
Published: Saturday, October 10th, 2015 @ 10:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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"'Bipartisan' usually means that a larger-than-usual deception is being carried out," comedian George Carlin once quipped. Perhaps, then, North Carolinians should be suspicious about the fact that the University of North Carolina system's president, a Democrat, and its Board of Governors...
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 @ 11:57 am
By: John William Pope Center
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In recent years, teacher shortages, along with high attrition rates in rural areas and in fields such as secondary math and science, have prompted state officials to look to the UNC system for more teachers.
Published: Monday, March 16th, 2015 @ 9:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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For years, North Carolina policymakers have stressed the importance of increasing K-12 teacher production and retention rates. Teacher shortages and high attrition rates in rural and low-income areas and in fields such as secondary math and science and special education have prompted many...
Published: Sunday, February 1st, 2015 @ 8:42 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Fewer young men and women want to become teachers, according to a report from the UNC system. It is easy to see why enrollments in schools of education have decreased as much as 23 percent or more over the past five years.
Published: Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 @ 4:22 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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North Carolina has a genuine teacher recruitment and retention crisis. But it has nothing to do with tales of teacher discontent spun by the mainstream media, special-interest groups, and teacher unions.
Published: Sunday, June 22nd, 2014 @ 4:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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