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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…
KC Johnson writes for the Martin Center about misuse of transparency in UNC Chapel Hill’s dealings with the campus newspaper. “Sunlight,” Justice Louis Brandeis once wrote, “is said to be…
Shannon Watkins of the Martin Center highlights one coronavirus-related problem for N.C. universities. For college campuses across North Carolina, the fall ushered in a less-than-ideal reality. The coronavirus, although under…
Note: This is a straight-up list of requirements from StrongSchoolsNC Public Health Toolkit (K-12) interim guidance as of June 8, 2020, from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. Schools…
In a 4-3 ruling, the N.C. Supreme Court has ruled that UNC-Chapel Hill must turn over to media outlets records of sexual assault violations on campus. The split ruling affirms…
Economist John Cochrane starts a recent blogpost by quoting a comment about the cost of regulation that appeared at Marginal Revolution (another economics blog). Here are some excerpts: From my time in…
A unanimous three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court and ordered UNC-Chapel Hill to release records related to sex offenses involving students. The student-run…
The new Kindergarten Entry Assessment (KEA) is being used throughout the state this fall. The KEA is the beginning of an assessment tool called, NC K-3 Formative Assessment Process. Teachers use…
North Carolina kindergartners arriving at school this fall will be given the new Kindergarten Entry Assessment (KEA). In fact, this assessment has to be completed the first 60 days of…
Western Carolina University suspended the Zeta Xi chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha following an investigation of allegations of hazing. An unattributed press release not released to the press stated appropriate…
Michelle Malkin’s commentary today talks about the massive database tracking that comes along with those states invested in the Common Core Standards. These systems will aggregate massive amounts of personal…
An article in the Watauga Democrat concerns itself with balancing rights created by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and “the public’s right to know when scandals surface.” The…