This week, JLF opined on a host of issues concerning schools in the state. Terry Stoops and Lindalyn Kakadelis tackled teaching standards and standardization; Stoops in the Charlotte Observer, and Kakadelis in the Clayton News-Star.  The eye-opening Charlotte-Mecklenburg bond defeat drew attention from WBT’s morning show with Al Gardner
with special guests Kakadelis and John Hood. Also, North Carolina was one of several states chosen to participate in a
study on the effects of leadership on student achievement conducted by
the Wallace Foundation. 
The Wallace Foundation contacted
Kakadelis to participate in the state leader interview component of the
study. Her answers, plus those of other state leaders, will
combine with data gathered by the University of Minnesota, to help
identify leadership practices that help students achieve.