Education
Teaching Profession
Introduction One truth about education has been underscored repeatedly over the last decade: A high-quality teacher is one of the most significant influences on student achievement. It’s a truth regularly…
Florida Teacher Certification Examinations
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Josh Stein’s Criticism of the Opportunity Scholarship Program Undermined by the Law He Has Pledged to Uphold
Josh Stein is North Carolina’s attorney general. He’s also the Democratic nominee for governor. Last week Stein was interviewed by Tim Boyum of Spectrum News’ Capital Tonight program on various…
Education
Teacher: DPI licensure office placed me on hold for nearly three hours
That phone number is for the Licensure office at the Department of Public Instruction (DPI). State education officials have tried to improve the performance of that office for many years. …
Education
Weak background check system for NC teachers
WECT has the details of teachers who “fall through the cracks” of the background check system. Writer and blogger Andrea Dillon calls it North Carolina’s quiet epidemic. With 18 victims…
Education
Teacher vacancies a problem only in certain subjects, school districts
One of the outstanding features of the 2016-17 State of Teaching Profession Report is that it includes teacher vacancy data for the current school year. The definition of a “vacancy”…
Education
Federal report shows uptick in education school enrollment
Federal report shows uptick in education school enrollment
Education
DPI sponsoring NCAE membership drives?
Apparently, the NC Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is allowing the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) to recruit members during informational sessions for those interested in National Board Certification.…
Liberty
Attack ads play upon the erroneous belief that more education spending means better education
Writing on Independent Institute’s blog The Beacon, Vicky Alger observes that misleading ads are playing a big role in some elections, including our own Senate race. These ads “work” with…
Liberty
“Many of our best teachers are not licensed, but they are highly qualified.”
Jane Shaw of the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy writes today at Carolina Journal about the impact of a change in North Carolina law related to teacher education. This…
Education
Teacher certification is a poor indicator of quality
One of the provisions in Senate Bill 337: NC Charter School Advisory Board would allow charter schools to employ fewer certified (or licensed) teachers. Currently, at least 75 percent of…
Liberty
More choice in hiring teachers
Should school officials be limited to considering only teachers who have state licenses? Suppose that those officials (or some of them at least) thought that individuals without such government approval…
Liberty
Re: NCTQ evaluates…
If you talk to school leaders who are allowed to choose among applicants who have been through an ed school program and applicants who haven’t, you’ll often hear that they…