Last week, I wrote that the NC Department of Public Instruction (DPI) allowed “the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) to recruit members during informational sessions for those interested in…
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.…
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Terry Stoops discussing the John Locke Foundation’s education reform recommendations. RALEIGH — North Carolina should break free of the so-called…
The Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee recently invited discussion of National Board Certification, a Hunt-era program that gives teachers who successfully complete the program a 12 percent pay increase for…
Terry, Which is a more important item for a teacher’s resume: national certification or the ability to dance to “Brick House”?
In addition to the 12 percent boost in pay for 10 years after getting National Board Certification, teachers can also have their $2500 assessment fee paid by the state.
Today, DPI is welcoming an additional 1,442 North Carolina public school teachers into the National Board Certification family, bringing the state’s total to 12,770. North Carolina has the more board…
Terry, I was surprised you didn’t mention the unattributed statement that national board certification represents the “gold standard” for teachers. I seem to remember you researching this issue in the…
As John Hood and Bob Luddy aptly pointed out in meetings for considering the future of Wake County, the budget for public schools continues to grow beyond growth and inflation.…
DPI announced that North Carolina still leads the nation in the number of teachers that have National Board Certification. In all, 9,818 teachers in North Carolina have the credential. By…
RALEIGH – As Gov. Mike Easley and the North Carolina General Assembly attempted to resolve a serious dispute about teacher certification, the John Locke Foundation published a report Friday concluding…