Education
Seeing Past the Spin on Learning Loss
In the last few days North Carolinians have received quite a bit of news regarding how our students are doing in recovering from learning loss. The short answer is better…
Articles by Dr. Robert Luebke
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Plenty of Local Pork in North Carolina Education Budget
For years, Republicans called out Democrats for using state funding to finance local pet projects Republican lawmakers say they are holding the line on spending but at the same time,…
Education
NC School Districts are Spending Covid Relief Funds on Bonuses and Short-term Fixes. Will They Avert the Fiscal Cliff?
Bella DiMarco, a policy analyst at FutureEd, an education think tank affiliated with Georgetown University, has written an informative report on how North Carolina schools, are spending local ESSER funds. …
Education
A Closer Look at North Carolina Eighth Grade Math Scores. Why Aren’t the Alarms Going Off?
Student performance in eighth grade math can often be a predictor of problems or promise for North Carolina students. Since the pandemic, math performance has taken on even greater importance since…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
How Did the Recent Legislative Session Impact Education in North Carolina?
On October 25 the North Carolina House and Senate ended a historic and lengthy session. Besides passage of a $30 billion budget, the session included significant education legislation. Let’s take…
Education
We’re Number 14?
The Heritage Education Freedom Rankings have been released. The annual rankings issue each state a composite score made of metrics of how well states support the values of educational freedom. …
Education
What is the impact of school choice programs on overall education funding?
That’s the question Marguerite Roza of Georgetown University’s Edunomics Lab sought to answer in a recent webinar on the topic. Roza does a real-time financial analysis of public dollars flowing…
Education
St. Paul Public Schools Shows Districts How to Ensure Covid Funds are Spent Wisely
Like many other states, the North Carolina has received a lot of money from the federal government to address the impacts of the corona virus pandemic. At last count, North…
Education
A Few Education Highlights from the House Budget
Finally. The Republican conference budget proposal was finally released earlier today. I’m sure readers are aware of the infighting among Republican lawmakers regarding casino legislation and Medicaid expansion. There will…
Research Brief
Education
State Test Scores Offer A Mixed Bag of Results
State test scores show slight improvement over last year’s scores but still trail prepandemic levels. The hard work of teachers and students should be recognized; however, problems remain, achievement gaps…
Education
HVAC Woes Should Make Wake County Public School Parents and Students More than Hot
Not even two weeks into the new school year, at least nine Wake County public schools have already been forced to dismiss students early or close entirely because of HVAC…
Research Brief
Education
Plenty of Reasons to Expand the Opportunity Scholarship Program
The legislature may pass significant expansion of the Opportunity Scholarship Program in the budget bill. Growing public support for school choice is hard to ignore, and so is the failure…