In response to a recent Carolina Journal opinion piece written by Glen Stephens, who acknowledges the poor record of North Carolina’s services to its academically and physically challenged students, let me say, I share your frustration. I have a child with developmental and academic challenges. Public schools could not accommodate my child’s unique learning needs,...
Few missions will be as important, and as challenging, as preparing the next generation of principals to lead North Carolina’s schools.
The latest Department of Public Instruction computer system has been plagued with problems.
How can we differentiate the pay of teachers on the basis of their performance while also treating them fairly?
The education establishment’s one-size-fits-all approach leads teachers to believe they have lost control of their classrooms.
ARLINGTON, VA — Three basic differences separate businesses from schools: the multiple purposes of tax-supported public schools; public responsibility for achieving these purposes; and democratic deliberations. Schools aren't like businesses.
We can debate the merits of single-sex classes, but not whether children learn from their role models — adults.
One teacher seeks no input before testing theories about boys and girls.
RALEIGH — Excitement was in the air when installation began on the Department of Public Instruction’s NC WISE computer system in 1998. Eight years later the program, riddled by problems, is so far behind schedule it remains stuck in the first of three phases.
NEW YORK, NY— The New Teacher Project, a non-profit group created to facilitate the growth of outstanding teachers, has released a report on the negative effects of staffing rules in urban schools. These rules usurp the freedom of schools to find the right faculty.
