Surry County charter school falsified student records and misused funds according to a State Auditor report. An investigative report by State Auditor Beth Wood’s office has revealed that a now-defunct charter school in Surry County falsified student enrollment records to obtain state funding, misused school funds, and failed to prepare and submit 1099 tax forms. The report on...
“’Learning loss’ is a false construct.” Those words came from the Twitter account of Tamika Walker Kelly, president of the N.C. Association of Educators, on March 3, 2021. The NCAE is the state chapter of the national teacher’s union. That sentiment hasn’t aged well a year later, to judge by the results of a new...
Parents across North Carolina want their voices heard on what’s best for their children, especially after two years of lockdowns, mask mandates, and changing curriculum. Catherine Truitt, superintendent for the N.C. Department of Public Instruction is giving parents that platform through a new Parent Advisory Commission. “This Commission is focused on giving parents a seat...
As stories of the spread of coronavirus continue to circulate in the media, teachers have turned to Facebook to complain about a purported shortage of cleaning supplies and hand sanitizer needed to combat the spread of COVID-19 in their schools and classrooms. Predictably, a few petty teachers have used the crisis to prolong their tiresome...
The Republican and Democratic candidates for state superintendent had similar positions on the causes of school re-segregation and the need to find common ground. On school choice, however, they couldn’t have been more different. Candidates vying for the job took part in a forum Friday, Feb. 7, to make the case for why they should...
More money and iPads are coming to K-3 classrooms to bolster literacy instruction, but critics question the methods used to improve reading scores. The Department of Public Instruction will make an additional $400 available to all K-3 classrooms for literacy instruction. The department will also send out more iPads so that every K-3 classroom has...
The Office of State Human Resources has announced a solution to prevent the layoffs of 220 teachers with the N.C Virtual Public School. More than 200 teachers at NCVPS would have been left unemployed during the fall semester. The move would have complied with a state law requiring a mandatory 31-day break in service for...
A dispute over a K-3 reading contract is heating up after the company at the center of the controversy, Istation, sent a cease-and-desist letter to three people who have publicly criticized a decision to grant the contract to Istation. “The cease and desist notices provided are a lawful and appropriate starting point to end the...
GREENSBORO — Community leaders, school choice advocates, and religious leaders gathered at Next Generation Academy on Monday, April 15, in support of a bill to help charter schools cover the cost of getting students to their classrooms. The Frederick Douglass Foundation of North Carolina and Douglass Leadership Institute — nonprofits pushing for education reform —...
State Superintendent Mark Johnson has put a price tag on his plan to make North Carolina the best place for public school educators to begin, learn, and teach by 2030. Johnson announced #NC2030, his education initiative to improve learning and teaching environments in the state, at a Feb. 19 dinner for legislators, educators, school and...
Editor’s note: This story was corrected to reflect that Erin’s Law has not yet been passed in New York. The original version misstated that it had been adopted by New York legislators. We sincerely apologize for the error. North Carolina is one of 15 states that fails to teach children in public schools about personal...
