Gov. Cooper recently declared a “state of emergency for public education,” claiming Republican policies aim to “choke the life out of public education” by cutting budgets, siphoning funds, and funneling…
Last week, Gov. Roy Cooper pulled $50 million from reserve accounts and funds set aside for summer reading camps (which will not occur this summer for obvious reasons). Districts and…
With a competitive Democratic presidential primary and a Republican incumbent, eight counties saw an opportunity to get voter approval for a sales tax referendum. This was the first presidential primary…
While the media will be focusing on union activists at today’s teacher march, I’ll be thinking about a young man named Junior. In 2016, a sobering documentary titled “Raising Bertie”…
JLF’s Terry Stoops writes for Carolina Journal‘s Daily Journal that while the media will be focusing on union activists at today’s teacher march, he’ll be thinking about a young man named…
The N.C. Department of Public Instruction released estimates for the distribution of $100 million in lottery funds for school facilities. Charter schools are not entitled to lottery funds for this…
Capitol Broadcasting Company, which is owned by multimillionaire backers of multiple left-wing advocacy organizations, decided to opine on teacher pay today. It is a pretty amusing piece. This passage, for…
At last count, 12 North Carolina counties will include an increase in the local sales tax on their May ballots. In all 12 of those counties, it’s a bad idea. …
The State Board of Education received the 2016-17 State of the Teaching Profession in North Carolina report last week. The report summarizes the attrition and mobility of public school teachers…
For the last few months, I have updated Locker Room readers on the financial mess in Bertie County. Simply put, the district spent a lot more money than they had…
Bertie County Schools is laying off staff to address multi-year budget deficits. According to an article published in the Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald, the district will eliminate 21 support positions over the…
Because the entity in question is not a private or charter school, don’t expect the News & Observer or WRAL to say a word about it. But the Bertie County Schools…