Opinion
Parents over unions
North Carolinians should reject the message of the NCAE's "Kids over Corporations" initiative and embrace educational freedom.
Opinion
Quasi teacher’s union NCAE is raising dues again. But what value do they provide?
North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) and their parent organization the National Education Association (NEA) increased already exorbitant membership dues on North Carolina teachers for the 2022-2023 school year. Let’s try to put into perspective what NCAE/NEA member dues pay for and the value brought to paying teachers. NCAE/NEA play politics. Contributions and endorsements are...
Opinion
The absurdity of continued school closings
The opening of schools feels like one of those seminal moments that cry for leadership.
Opinion
Why do teacher unions want to keep your schools closed?
This weekend, the Chicago Teachers Union tweeted that efforts to reopen schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic are “rooted in sexism, racism and misogyny.” The union later deleted the tweet after receiving a flood of criticism for the unsubstantiated — and frankly outlandish — claim, admitting that it is a “complex issue” that “requires nuance and...
Opinion
Average teacher pay number comes under attack
The Public School Forum takes aim at one of North Carolina's most popular education statistics.
Opinion
Pay Teachers A Market Wage
Teacher unions are the biggest impediment preventing educators from being paid based on their skills and talents.
Opinion
Pay Teachers A Market Wage
Teacher unions are the biggest impediment preventing educators from being paid based on their skills and talents.
Opinion
The Real Teacher Recruitment Problem in N.C.
For decades, Democratic leaders in Raleigh have clung to the flawed notion that no teacher deserves to make more money than any other.
Opinion
The Real Teacher Recruitment Problem in N.C.
For decades, Democratic leaders in Raleigh have clung to the flawed notion that no teacher deserves to make more money than any other.
Opinion
It’s About Power
The objection that opportunity scholarships breach a necessary wall between government funding and private provision of services is incoherent.
Opinion
California Parents Trigger a Revolution
Empowered by new legislation called the Parent Trigger, parents now have the legal muscle to impose reform on persistently dismal schools. Harnessing parent power to effect change isn't a novel concept, but the scope and breadth of reforms permitted under the Parent Trigger surely is.
Opinion
The Race Was Fixed
When North Carolina lost in the first round of grants from the Obama administration's $4.35 billion Race to the Top education initiative, state policymakers did little to embrace the reforms Washington suggested would provide a better chance to win funding the second time around.
