News
DPI marks first year of Green’s plan with pre-plan results
DPI marked year one of Mo Green's strategic plan with four record results, all of which predate the plan. The dashboard it launched sets a 2030 goal of 60% proficiency.
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Critics: Green’s new education pillars lack academics focus
North Carolina education policy critics say Superintendent Mo Green's new "Achieving Educational Excellence" strategic plan pays too little attention to whether students are actually learning, with its eight guiding pillars largely silent on the core test score benchmarks that measure grade-level proficiency in reading and math. The critique comes as state and national data show NC students still lagging behind pre-COVID academic levels.
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Dems on NC Board of Ed ask NCGA to put ‘moratorium’ on Opportunity Scholarship funding
The North Carolina Board of Education, largely composed of appointees by former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, voted last week to urge lawmakers in the legislature to put a “moratorium” on Opportunity Scholarship spending for the upcoming school year. The board wants the extra funds sent to traditional public schools. The resolution passed 9-2, with Republican...
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One Democrat backs amendment making N.C. Board of Education members elected
North Carolina Rep. Tricia Cotham of Mecklenburg County was the only Democrat to support a proposed constitutional amendment that would make members of the N.C. Board of Education elected rather than appointed. The vote was taken Feb. 7 during the House K-12 Education Committee. Cotham is the newly minted co-chair of the committee, along with...
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State Board of Education approves guiding documents for controversial social studies standards
The N.C. State Board of Education voted 7-3 on Thursday, June 17, to approve guiding documents for controversial new social studies standards that place greater emphasis on race and gender in teaching U.S. history. The move comes even as lawmakers in the General Assembly are weighing legislation to delay implementation of the standards by one...
Opinion
Mark Robinson is right to stand against Marxist infused critical race theory
Critical theory came out of the Frankfurt School of Marxist thought.
Opinion
Left is damaging public education
The roles that slavery, segregation, prejudice, and other injustices have played in our history have been embedded in North Carolina’s curriculum for decades.
Opinion
Education reformers can squeeze some good from COVID-19 lemons
Disruption linked to the coronavirus pandemic prompts new thinking about the way we teach our children.
Opinion
Out go the classics in English classrooms
Classic literature has fallen from favor in English class. The movement away from the literary canon, begun decades ago, has accelerated rapidly following adoption of Common Core standards by most states eight years ago. Some states, including North Carolina, have revised these standards. But the devaluation of classic literature is widespread, shortchanging students’ writing competencies,...
