As the 2022-23 school year approaches, the United States economy appears to be sliding into a recession. Unfortunately, North Carolina social studies standards offer few opportunities for students to develop…
Northampton County is the only majority-choice county in North Carolina, with 57% enrolled in private, home, and public charter schools School choice is not an urban or suburban phenomenon. Of…
Inflation continues to pummel consumers, and the back-to-school shopping season will be no exception. Crippling inflationary pressures will drive up the cost of outfitting youngsters for the coming school year.…
Currently, North Carolina’s middle school health standards require educators to address various environmental problems. Likewise, environmentalism is a central component of state science standards for middle and high school students.…
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction will begin revising state health and science standards this year. Given the issues involved, public engagement is critical. To date, however, few citizens…
Yesterday, I posted a Twitter thread that described a handful of discussion items that the National Education Association (NEA) planned to discuss at their Representative Assembly meeting in Chicago. It…
I am proud to announce the release of American Birthright, model social studies developed by some of the nation’s top historians and scholars to teach America’s foundational history of liberty.…
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has begun the process of revising state science and health standards. The public will have multiple opportunities to offer feedback in the coming…
State lawmakers have approved over $500 million in school safety funding since 2013, and Gov. Pat McCrory created the North Carolina Center for Safer Schools that year. According to a…
We don’t need parental control of education. Wake County Board of Education Member Dr. Jim Martin
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the Academic Development Institute released the 2022 North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey this week. Overall, 85% of educators agreed that their…
Controversies surrounding the drafting and adoption of social studies standards offer valuable lessons to those concerned about the process of revising state science and health standards. To ensure that education…