Opinion
Alvin, Simon, and Theodore Explain Student Spending
RALEIGH -- Does North Carolina's method of funding public schools favor wealthy counties at the expense of poor ones? The facts suggest otherwise.
Opinion
A Circle of Mockers
Incidents of school violence reveal a disturbing picture of kids’ views about acts of aggression.
News
School Choice in N.C. Takes A Small Step Forward in 2009
RALEIGH — The movement to allow greater access to educational alternatives and programs, by expanding charter schools, providing tax credits for educational expenses, and giving homeschooled students more opportunities to participate in public school sports did not advance this year.
News
Congress Leaves School Lunch Fraud Question on Sidelines
RALEIGH — Congress could soon act on bills that would devote more taxpayer funds to the programs and expand eligibility for students — even while questions about the reliability of one entitlement, the free and reduced-price lunch program, remain.
Opinion
Longer School Day, Longer School Year: Here We Go Again
Public education officials continue to push ideas that have no track record of improving student performance.
News
Report: One-Fifth of Students Ineligible for Meal Programs
RALEIGH — A sour economy is prompting more families to enroll in subsidized school nutrition programs, but new data from Mathematica Policy Research finds that one-fifth of students get benefits that don’t match their economic circumstances.
News
Half of Sampled School Lunch Applicants Can’t Prove Eligibility
RALEIGH — A majority of sampled applicants enrolled in the free and reduced-price lunch program in North Carolina can’t prove eligibility to participate, according to verification summaries from the state’s 115 school districts.
News
New Parent-Friendly Ratings Give N.C. School Districts Low Grades
RALEIGH – North Carolina school districts are not very "parent-friendly," according to a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Most districts earn poor grades on a new assessment of public school administration, teachers, safety, and student performance.
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U.S. K-12 Students Trail Global Counterparts
RALEIGH - For more than two decades, cross-national assessments of student academic performance against international standards have shown that U.S. students consistently score below the international average in mathematics, science, and reading compared to their counterparts in 30 industrialized nations.
Opinion
Give Credit Where Credit Is Due
Education tax credits help parents choose the best options for their children.
Opinion
Stepping In The Wrong Direction
Grants for life coaching and dance instruction are not likely to keep more kids in North Carolina's public schools.
News
Guilford Now Facing Two School Bonds
GREENSBORO — Guilford County voters will have not one but two school bonds on the ballot for the May 6 primary. The Guilford County Board of Education originally submitted a $457 million school bond package to Guilford County commissioners, but commissioners split the package into two bonds at its Jan.16 meeting.
