Inter- and intra-district open-enrollment policies let parents choose a traditional public school other than the one to which their child has been assigned. Unlike most other states, North Carolina has…
The use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in K–12 schooling is a topic that has taken the education community by storm. Since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, the…
North Carolina scores low marks when it comes to fostering a welcoming regulatory environment for educational innovators and entrepreneurs, according to the Education Entrepreneur Freedom Index. The goal of the…
A record number of parents across North Carolina have submitted applications for the state’s expanded Opportunity Scholarship voucher program this month. Families who have not yet submitted applications can do…
As AI usage becomes more widespread and its educational applications grow in diversity, school districts have reacted by attempting to ban or restrict AI, allowing it to be used districtwide…
Last Thursday, parents across North Carolina rushed to apply for the state’s Opportunity Scholarship voucher program on behalf of their children. More than 20,000 applications were received on the first…
Earlier this week, I described some of the changes that were incorporated into the second draft of the proposed content standards for Healthful Living, which covers both Physical Education and…
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction posted the second draft of proposed Healthful Living standards on Dec. 14. The new draft incorporates aspects of the John Locke Foundation’s recommended…
The Wake County Public School System provided training for school board members that included a “land acknowledgment,” a “black body acknowledgment,” a video about confronting one’s “implicit biases,” and an…
At long last, the North Carolina House and Senate are set to vote on a conference budget this week after months of delays. According to the proposed budget, lawmakers will…
A new report on Florida’s K-12 education system describes the main tenets of Critical Social Justice, discusses how this ideology finds its way into K-12 schools, and documents how Florida…
State government data show that North Carolina’s Opportunity Scholarship Program serves students from low- and moderate-income households. Of the 17,287 households with OSP recipients during the 2022-2023 academic year, more…