Liberty
The Greeks’ largest problem? Math
Kevin Williamson of National Review Online explains why the numbers look so bad for Greece. It is as though the Muses came to an agreement: In the here and now,…
Mathematics
field of study
Education
Gov. Pat McCrory says he’ll sign bill replacing Common Core
Gov. Pat McCrory says he will sign the bill replacing Common Core with North Carolina standards, which just cleared the General Assembly. McCrory said in a statement: “I will sign…
Liberty
Makes . . . Sense?
After spending twelve years in a public education system, what basics would you hope children would learn? Well, we would want them to know enough English to be effective communicators…
Education
Common Core State Standards: The way forward
The NC General Assembly should create two permanent commissions charged with raising the quality and rigor of state standards, curricula, and assessments. Each commission should employ a large and diverse…
Liberty
Sandy Ikeda on studying economics
In this Freeman piece, economics professor Sandy Ikeda discusses the risible idea raised by an economics prof in Britain (along with a number of so-called students) that universities stop teaching…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Summaries of recent NBER research
New studies from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER): In “The Medium-Term Impacts of High-Achieving Charter Schools on Non-Test Score Outcomes,” Will Dobbie of Princeton University and Roland Fryer …
Education
Common Core Certification
As you may know, North Carolina has adopted the Common Core State Standards in English and math. Implementation of the Common Core Standards has been challenging for administrators and instructional…
Liberty
Too Many Chiefs?
Three Henderson County employers will participate in a pilot program designed by government to help out industry. It’s green and everybody is excited. If you aren’t sick of the rigmarole,…
Liberty
Is This Really the Role of Community Colleges?
JLF’s Terry Stoops has analyzed our state’s graduation rates, along with the remediation required for those enrolling in our community colleges. What he’s discovered is a big concern. Stoops focused…
Education
SAT performance: Nothing to see here
Resist the temptation to get upset about the drop in North Carolina’s average SAT score. Here are the details: In North Carolina, Critical Reading scores decreased by two points to…
Liberty
Eenie Meenie Miney Mo
Some people like math because it deals with questions for which there are correct and incorrect answers. There is a satisfaction in solving a problem and being able to repeatedly…
Liberty
National vs. state standards: The adventure begins
The NC Department of Public Instruction explains how national and state standards work together (kinda). North Carolina has signed on to a consortium of 48 states that is working jointly…