Opinion
Cooper’s blunder still holds us back
Student achievement in North Carolina remains almost half of a grade level below pre-COVID scores in math and three quarters of a grade level below in reading.
News
Morrow calls on DOGE to dismantle US Department of Education
Michele Morrow, executive director of the National Alliance for Education Reform and former Republican candidate for state superintendent in North Carolina, has called for the dismantling of the US Department of Education, urging the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under Elon Musk's leadership to take swift action.
Opinion
Expanded school choice must be a pandemic lesson-learned
By now, we are all too familiar with the struggles of pandemic-era education for both families and schools. The last 18 months will go down as one of the most challenging times in our nation’s history for students, teachers, and parents. For more evidence of learning loss, look no further than the latest round of...
Opinion
Falsehoods common in political debate
Politicians employ falsehoods that fit their rhetorical needs, often without checking their sources and considering alternative explanations for the data.
Opinion
We’re No. 26! We’re No. 26!
The federal government offers enlightening new data about public school graduation rates across the country.
Opinion
A Not-so-Silent Epidemic
Two years ago, the national report, The Silent Epidemic (pdf), heralded America’s growing – but largely unrecognized – high school dropout crisis. Now, this epidemic is silent no more.
Opinion
Great Big Front-Page Blooper
The Raleigh News & Observer embarrassed itself on Tuesday with a ludicrous story claiming that half of North Carolina’s schoolchildren live below the poverty line.
Opinion
Changing landscape of public education
WASHINGTON, DC — Since the mid-1990s, two trends have transformed the landscape of American public education: enrollment has increased because of the growth of the Hispanic population, and the number of schools has also increased. Read how they intersect.
Opinion
Lindalyn’s Journal
On Tuesday, the Manhattan Institute released a new report, Public High School Graduation and College-Readiness Rates: 1991–2002, evaluating both graduation rates and college readiness state by state. Interestingly, the Manhattan Institute data differs from reports released by the state Department of Public Instruction. This error occurs because the Manhattan Institute has a more accurate and valid definition of "graduation rate."
Opinion
Call. 87: UNC, Community Colleges Want Better Salaries
UNC wants $28.5 million and the Community College System $61.5 million in order to make faculty salaries competitive with peer institutions. AND While 41 percent of non-Hispanic whites attend college in the United States, only 22 percent of Hispanic youths go, according to "Education=Success."
