Education encompasses more than vocational training. It introduces learners to great swaths of human experience. It broadens perspective. It provides historical context. It builds character. It fires the imagination.
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,...
Legislative leaders recognize that while they have already enacted significant tax reductions, additional measures will boost the economy in the long run, particularly those that encourage capital investment.
A new study from the University of Arkansas finds that crime rates among students in private school voucher programs are lower than those among students who attend traditional public schools. The research, conducted by doctoral student Corey DeAngelis and professor Patrick Wolf, scrutinizes the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program — the longest standing school choice law...
RALEIGH — National cost-effectiveness numbers show that public charter school students scored 17 points higher on average in math on the weighted NAEP assessment results than traditional public school students, or 40 percent better in productivity. Charter school students scored 16 points higher in weighted reading assessments, or 41 percent better.
RALEIGH — A new University of Arkansas report finds that public charter schools are more productive than traditional public schools in each of the more than 20 states studied, including North Carolina. Titled “The Productivity of Public Charter Schools,” the report documents that students gained an average of 17 additional points in math and 16 points in reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress for every $1,000 invested.
Most taxpayers have no idea how much we spend on public schools, and the media and the education establishment have little incentive to inform them.
Most taxpayers have no idea how much we spend on public schools and the media and the education establishment have little incentive to inform them.
I like field trips so much that my boys go not just on their regular school-organized trips but also on Hood Academy field trips of my own design.
Media outlets and supporters of Common Core standards have treated legitimate criticism dismissively, often insulting critics.
The mainstream media and supporters of Common Core standards have treated legitimate criticism of the proposal dismissively, often insulting the critics.
