Before becoming the board chair of N.C. Connections Academy, Bridget Phifer was a parent of a student enrolled in the virtual charter school. Health issues kept Bridget’s husband in and out of the hospital, but the flexibility offered by the virtual charter school let their daughter visit her father while keeping up with her education....
Homeschooling is the maverick among North Carolina’s K-12 options. Since its launch three decades ago, homeschooling has bucked convention and stumped prognosticators. Age and experience haven’t tamed its life outside the lines; this unorthodox movement still defies expectations. Yet amid unpredictability, one constant has emerged: Homeschooling is enormously popular. Thirty years ago 809 students were...
A recent study of the impact of digital devices offers reasons for concern.
RALEIGH — Cabarrus County proponents of a statewide virtual charter school cling to longshot hopes that their unprecedented e-learning institution can open this year. For that to happen, the North Carolina Virtual Academy may have to prevail in a legal battle against the State Board of Education.
Arguments about “devastation” and “destruction” of North Carolina’s public schools ignore the facts.
K-12 education ranks as a top concern among voters in North Carolina’s upcoming gubernatorial election. In an Elon University poll released Monday, education even edged out the economy: 53 percent of North Carolinians indicated education would influence their vote in the governor’s race, compared to 51 percent who cited the economy and 46 percent who referenced taxes.
STANFORD, CA — Stanford Alumni Magazine asked two experts for their perspectives on school reform and NCLB testing and accountability policies. One says that the necessary incentives structure is lacking. The other worries about the effects of choice.
In a shocking turn of events, American students have just tested near the bottom of the international heap in mathematics. OK, so it’s not really that shocking.
Americans shouldn't worry about college graduation rates, rather they should focus on K-12 education.
