In March, the Office of Learning Recovery and Acceleration at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction published the first analysis of public school learning loss in the state. “COVID-19…
Hybrid schools employ multiple settings, instructors, and mediums of instruction with varying degrees of standardization and regimentation. There are disagreements within the hybrid school community about the costs and benefits…
Last week, the North Carolina State Board of Education approved a request to begin drafting new science and healthful living standards for public schools. There is a lot at stake.…
The Center for Effective Education (CEE) and the John Locke Foundation are happy to announce Dr. Troy Kickler has joined CEE as Senior Fellow and Managing Director of the North…
The National Education Association’s 2022 “Rankings and Estimates” report included an average teacher salary figure that was significantly lower than the $55,905 average reported by the North Carolina Department of…
Last year, Judge David Lee ordered the controller, state treasurer, and Office of State Budget and Management to take $1.75 billion from state coffers without legislative approval and distribute the…
Last week, Club for Growth Action aired a campaign advertisement supporting Rep. Ted Budd that referenced a 2014 John Locke Foundation blog post about Governor Pat McCrory’s appointments to the…
If parents and guardians want to be effective advocates for their children, they need to have a clear understanding of the rights they possess and those they do not under…
In July, the N.C. State Board of Education approved the remaining supplementary materials accompanying revised social studies standards approved earlier this year. Barring intervention by the General Assembly, state education…
I strongly oppose proposed rules that would impose onerous and ultimately harmful requirements for competitive grants under the federal Charter Schools Program. The proposed “community impact analysis” is among the…
The Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission (PEPSC) unveiled an initial proposal to redesign North Carolina’s teacher salary system. The PEPSC proposal offers a performance-based, seven-tier system that would require…
During his oversight of the Leandro case, Judge David Lee failed to scrutinize the comprehensive remedial plan that bears his signature. The remedial plan formulated by California-based consultant WestEd would necessitate billions…