Democratic members of the N.C. State Board of Education have their sights set on Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt, saying Truitt was putting too many parents from schools of choice on a new advisory committee.
Published: Thursday, March 17th, 2022 @ 1:21 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The writer of Ecclesiastes says, "For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven." During hard times we recognize the need to hunker down and reduce spending.
Published: Saturday, April 30th, 2016 @ 10:07 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Members of a state legislative panel are concerned that a new federal education law could keep in place controversial Common Core educational standards that dictate to states how students are taught and what they must learn.
Published: Sunday, April 10th, 2016 @ 11:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A teacher, a lawyer, and a doctor all say North Carolina needs a new leader in the state's highest elected position for education policy, and are laying claims to why they should be at the helm.
Published: Sunday, March 6th, 2016 @ 4:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Yogi Berra once said, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”
Published: Tuesday, June 9th, 2015 @ 10:12 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The NC General Assembly should create two permanent commissions that would be charged with raising the quality and rigor of state English Language Arts and mathematics standards, curricula, and assessments.
Published: Sunday, March 2nd, 2014 @ 10:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two new permanent commissions should help North Carolina leaders decide whether to modify or replace controversial Common Core public school standards.
Published: Wednesday, February 26th, 2014 @ 10:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A week before each monthly NC State Board of Education (SBE) meeting, state board staff post an agenda and meeting materials on the board's meeting website.
Published: Friday, December 6th, 2013 @ 11:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Few pieces of education legislation filed this year have been subject to more debate than House Bill 944: Opportunity Scholarship Act.
Published: Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 @ 4:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I want to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you; so many of you made a difference in big ways and small for our campaign.
Published: Saturday, November 10th, 2012 @ 12:00 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Across North Carolina our teachers are being asked to do more with less, and have been for many years.
Published: Sunday, November 4th, 2012 @ 1:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Across North Carolina our teachers are being asked to do more with less, and have been for many years.
Published: Wednesday, October 31st, 2012 @ 10:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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But when the conversation turns to races like Secretary of State, Secretary of Labor, and Superintendent of Public Instruction, eyes glaze over, yawns break out, and looks of confusion take over.
Published: Monday, October 22nd, 2012 @ 4:38 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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While many candidates hold meet-and-greets in swanky hotel ballrooms, Tedesco holds court at dutch-treat events in small town cafés.
Published: Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 @ 9:37 am
By: Brant Clifton
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North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson is traveling across the Tar Heel State to educate voters about the relationship between smaller class sizes and improved student performance.
Published: Thursday, August 30th, 2012 @ 2:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If Richard Alexander gets his way, he'll be North Carolina's next superintendent of public instruction. He'll also be the last.
Published: Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 @ 5:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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