By Dr. Terry Stoops Every February, the Information Analysis section of the Division of School Business at the NC Department of Public Instruction (DPI) publishes “Highlights ... Keep Reading
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Alarm bells going off for public school parents, as school administrators consider life altering back to school plans
Catherine Truitt, a senior advisor on education during Gov. Pat McCrory’s administration and current candidate for state superintendent of public instruction, was addressing an ... Keep Reading
NAEP Scores: Beyond the Government Spin
This spring, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction declared ‘NC holds steady on most measures of national assessment.’ The assessment in question was the 2017 ... Keep Reading
The House Passed ESEA Bill To See What Was In It
By A.P. Dillon In less than 21 days, including the Thanksgiving holiday, Congress pushed through a bill that is over 1,000 pages long and has at least 391 pages worth of changes ... Keep Reading
N&O Wages War on Standards Review Commission
Commentary from Civitas contributor A.P. Dillon. Over the last few weeks, the Raleigh News and Observer (along with its sister outlet, the Charlotte Observer) has been waging ... Keep Reading
KEA: Big Government Comes to Kindergarten
If you’re a parent of a child starting school this fall, you have plenty to worry about. First of all, you hope your child likes school, can make friends and gets a good teacher, ... Keep Reading
Charter School Update: a Mixed Bag
While charter schools continue to attract students and expand in record numbers, the current legislative session can best be described as a mixed bag for the 148 charter schools ... Keep Reading
Wake School Estimates Must Be Double-Checked
Before Wake County asks taxpayers to pay for more buildings, the school system needs to ensure its population estimates are accurate. In October 2013, Wake County voters ... Keep Reading
NC Department of Public Instruction’s Response to Lt. Gov.: …We Need Paper
In response to Lt. Governor Dan Forest's issuance of a letter outlining 67 questions for NCDPI and Superintendent June Atkinson yesterday, NCDPI requested 10,000 sheets of paper to ... Keep Reading
Lt. Gov. Forest on Common Core to DPI: Run, June, Run
At approximately 2PM today, Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest’s office released a statement announcing his publication of a letter to North Carolina Department of Public Instruction ... Keep Reading
