Education
Artificial Intelligence
Introduction Just a few years ago, the idea that students could receive personalized tutoring and homework help via artificial intelligence would have seemed like something out of a science fiction…
Durham Public Schools
public school system of Durham, North Carolina
Education
Questions Linger Surrounding Durham Public Schools Mess
The saga continues at Durham Public Schools (DPS). The district was thrown into chaos earlier this year when it incorrectly overpaid hundreds of employees and decided to correct the error…
Research Brief
Education
Are NC Schools Using Federal Covid Money to Help Struggling Students?
Forty-three percent of North Carolina K-12 schools received a grade of D or F on state report cards, and state test scores show academic achievement is lagging and racial achievement…
Education
Solving the bus driver problem
Parents of Wake County Public School students know well the realities of the school bus driver shortage. It means getting an unexpected call or late notification that no bus driver…
Education
The bus driver problem: Does it have to be this difficult?
How do we solve the shortage of bus drivers? That’s a question a lot of people are asking these days. Students are spending more time on buses and arriving late…
Education
Teacher Shortage Spin
Article title: ‘The bottom line is the kids will suffer:’ NC school districts struggle with job vacancies Evidence of “struggle” with vacancies (emphases added): “While it’s normal for districts to…
Education
Clickbait Website: Most and Least Equitable School Districts in NC
I think Wallethub is a ridiculous website. But I get a kick out of the fact that some of North Carolina’s “least equitable” districts are in our state’s most progressive…
Research Brief
Education
Schools are not a big driver of COVID-19 cases
Schools are finally beginning to reopen. The urgency of resuming in-person instruction cannot be overstated. Not only has it taken a toll on students’ mental health, learning losses exacerbated by…
Education
How much COVID-19 relief funding did your district or charter school receive?
The following are data published by the NC Department of Public Instruction. Public School Unit Name Allocations (as of August 14, 2020) Alamance-Burlington Schools $ 9,630,194 Alexander County Schools $ …
Education
New Carolina Journal Online features
Rick Henderson reports for Carolina Journal about concerns surrounding Durham Public Schools’ proposed “learning centers.” The Daily Journal explains how a court case involving bowling alleys reminds us about important…
Education
JLF’s Mitch Kokai in N&O article, “Freshmen state legislators want to overturn law that has held back unions for 60 years”
John Locke Foundation’s Mitch Kokai weighs in for the News & Observer on prospective bills to overturn collective bargaining ban: Two first-term Democratic state legislators have filed bills hoping to…
Liberty
Doubling down on light rail in Durham
Despite all the warning signals—the surprising sanity in Sacramento that pulled the plug on California’s $77 million high speed rail project–not to mention the decline in transit ridership— mostly due…