House committee weighs raising pay for school principals
Principals advocate for a revised plan for school principal compensation.
Derek T. Muller, a Notre Dame Law School professor, recently published research on his personal site showing the political contributions of his fellow law professors at major American law schools. What he found is not surprising, but it is fairly disheartening to those who hold traditional American beliefs on things like freedom of speech, limited...
According to the National School Choice Awareness Foundation (NSCAF), more Americans googled “school choice” during National School Choice Week in January 2023 than during any other time over the prior six years. This should come as no surprise to North Carolinians. Since January 2023, our state legislature has made major expansion possible in both charter...
Jack Denton sat down with the Carolina Journal to reflect on his federal case and look forward to the future.
North Carolina policymakers debate education savings accounts.
Last year, the Republican legislature passed the Parents Bill of Rights (PBR) over Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto. The PBR gives parents the right, among other things, to challenge supplementary materials — including library books — that contain content parents find objectionable. Based on my recent experience representing a parent in an appeal to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school...
Two of the state Supreme Court's newest members offer a new approach toward a 30-year-old education funding case.
When I tell my friends and colleagues that I’ve started taking ice baths each day, I usually get the same quizzical look. And I can understand why. Why I would willfully submerge myself in sub-40 degree-Fahrenheit water for six minutes is a real headscratcher. Our auto response as human beings is to seek comfort and...
Indicative of a national trend, chronic absenteeism has only declined slightly from when it was at its peak.
The United States, including North Carolina, is facing a growing number of serious issues due to the millions of illegal immigrants that have come into the country since President Joe Biden took office, and experts say the problems are likely to get a lot worse.
The Elkin City Schools Board of Education has resolved its pension spiking dispute with the state treasurer’s Retirement Systems Division. The resolution effectively ended a lawsuit that once involved six local school boards and a community college.
Some school leaders are embracing the competition inherent in school choice and working to make their local public schools the best choice possible for the general community.