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North Carolina has chosen top-10 expectations for students and last-place effort from policymakers. Is it fair to expect significantly more of NC’s public school children than of state budget writers? North Carolina gives its students the 8th highest bar for proficiency standards in the nation… …yet the NC General Assembly ranks last (50th) in PK-12... Continue Reading →
According to an NC private school voucher marketer, “All it takes is a fire and health inspection." North Carolina's General Assembly just opened the floodgates on what was already the least regulated private school voucher program in the country. Exposing fraud Public education advocate and school finance expert Kris Nordstrom released research in June 2023... Continue Reading →
Yesterday I watched my students cross the stage to receive their diplomas and listened to speeches recognizing the unique challenges they faced during the pandemic. I couldn't help but think about a less unique but deeper and more lingering crisis faced by previous classes and set to continue unless more NC residents recognize the problem... Continue Reading →
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