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For the last several months, lawmakers and school districts have been at odds over class size requirements for grades K – 3. On one side, some members of the N.C.…
Here I go, here I go, here I go again (again?) Readers, what’s my weakness? (financial data published by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction!)
Jackson County Sales Tax Increase?
• It looks as if U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-2nd District, may have three high-profile primary challengers. Former Chatham County GOP chairman Jim Duncan already has filed for the seat;…
View in your browser. Welcome In an effort to disseminate basic information about North Carolina’s public schools, this week’s newsletter lists per pupil expenditures and student performance results for all…
The North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) made their way to Harnett County recently. According to the Facebook post below, NCAE officials have been given access to new teachers in…
View in your browser. Welcome Thirty years after the N.C. Supreme Court recognized the legality of homeschooling in Delconte vs. State of North Carolina, the state’s home school population has…
View in your browser. Welcome This week’s CommenTerry is an election wrap-up with a focus on education issues. I mean, seriously, what else did you expect? Bulletin Board Learn. The…
View in your browser. Welcome The Annual Report on Teachers Leaving the Profession is here! The documents for next week’s N.C. State Board of Education meeting have been posted and…
A unanimous three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals ruled this morning in favor of the state Board of Barber Examiners in a dispute with the owner of three…
Earlier this month, I reported that the estimated number of homeschoolers hit an all-time high of 98,172 students during the 2013-14 school year. The N.C. Division of Non-Public Education published…
The John Locke Foundation’s report on the benefits of North Carolina’s 2013 tax reform package for taxpayers in all income groups continues to attract attention. Report author Roy Cordato, JLF…