Article 9 doesn’t say how “free public schools” should be organized or how student success is measured. Nor does it limit the scope of what the legislature can require schools to do.
I offered amendments to protect biological female students and to provide single-stall bathrooms for trans students. My amendments were unilaterally shut down.
The caricatures of school-choice leaders presented by progressive critics bears no resemblance to the actual human beings I know, work with, or love.
According to North Carolina Department of Public Instruction 2022-2023 assessment data, there is not a single assessed subject in which even 40% of North Carolina’s students with disabilities scored “Grade Level Proficient” or above. Stated another way, in 2022-2023, 84.3% of North Carolina’s students with disabilities could not read proficiently in grades 3 through 8,...
With the summer holidays finished and kids back in school, the long session of the North Carolina General Assembly is exiting turn four and headed down the back straight to the checkered flag of this monumental and historic legislative session. Over the next week, some major decisions will be made by North Carolina’s leading political...
It’s a troubling time for many American families. With inflation cutting deep into their ability to buy basic household necessities, violence appears to be on the rise, and too many schools — traditionally a solid source of support — seem to be faltering or even working against them. Amidst the concerns for our country, though,...
Cheryl Caulfield swiveled behind her freshly minted name plate during a Wake County School Board work session. The new school board member who ran on improving learning loss, pulled the microphone close and asked why money earmarked to address COVID shut-down test scores wasn’t being used for tutoring. Caulfield was a “just a mom, not...
This week, I was talking with a radio host based in Charlotte, and she asked me how North Carolina stacks up when it comes to school choice. My answer: the state has a lot of school choice strengths, but some unusual weaknesses. First, the good news. There are hundreds of public charter and public magnet...
When you pay for recurring expenses with a windfall, you guarantee either an imperiled program or a tax increase.
The state's first black lieutenant governor offers clues about his priorities in office.
The governor and Senate leader have signaled their interest in a better working relationship.
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