Is school choice incompatible with the traditional public school system? Does support of one mean a disregard for the other? ... Keep Reading
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Improving Public Schools
How can we help public schools improve? Does supporting school choice mean opposition to traditional public schools? ... Keep Reading
Making public education truly public
Most of us agree that young people are different. They come from different backgrounds, have different aptitudes, personalities, strengths and beliefs and also they learn ... Keep Reading
NC public school enrollment declines
Enrollment in traditional public schools declined in 2017-18. ADM enrollment is down 3,341 students over last year according to Highlights of the North Carolina Public School ... Keep Reading
Do Low-Income School Districts Receive Less Funding Than Higher-Income Districts?
EdNC reports on the latest meeting of the Governor's Commission on Access to Sound Basic Education. One issue raised was the different funding levels between higher-income and ... Keep Reading
Highlights from the Senate Education Budget
The Senate released its recommended budget for the next two years. Spending for public education, K-12, community colleges and the UNC System, comprise the largest area of ... Keep Reading
Atkinson’s criticism of school choice is false and telling
Outgoing State Superintendent Atkinson offered misguided criticism of school choice But traditional “public schools” are really ‘district schools,’ and don’t accept ... Keep Reading
Obama Administration Threatens Every Public School in Nation Over Bathroom Policies
On the same night that the DOJ announced it would not withhold federal funds to NC while the lawsuits over HB2 play out, news leaked that the Obama administration's Departments of ... Keep Reading
Public Schools Undergoing Historic Shift
Part 2 of 2 In Part 1, we looked at Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) enrollment as an indicator of the growing gap between the educational options now available at the ... Keep Reading
What Wake Enrollment Stats Really Mean
Part 1 of 2 Wake County Public Schools are growing at a slower rate than expected, and the reasons for this trend illuminate the growing gap between what the traditional public ... Keep Reading
