board that sets policy and manages funds for North Carolina public school systems
School districts and charter schools throughout North Carolina will be required to adopt policies on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by students and staff, according to a requirement in…
The release of annual state test scores earlier this week at the State Board of Education generated a lot of smiles. Highlights included: Graduation Rates. Data revealed record high graduation…
Public schools are accountable. It’s a claim often repeated by lawmakers, teachers, administrators, and education activists. But are they? What does it mean to be accountable? Despite an apparatus of…
Introduction Just a few years ago, the idea that students could receive personalized tutoring and homework help via artificial intelligence would have seemed like something out of a science fiction…
Today, over 25 percent of North Carolina’s 1.8 million K–12 students attend either a charter school, private school, or home school, otherwise known as schools of choice. One program that…
Gov. Stein hasn’t been giving conservatives much to be happy about of late. Last week, he vetoed several bills, including ones that would prohibit diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives…
Introduction North Carolina spends billions each year on K–12 public education. Is the money being spent wisely? Answering that question involves informal as well as formal processes. Informally, parents render…
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…
Introduction Although the terms “standards” and “curricula” are often used interchangeably, they are not the same thing, and it is important to differentiate them. Standards can be understood as a…
A previous brief identified some troubling trends in the most recent North Carolina student test scores. A deeper dive into the data reveals test scores by race. For years, education…
On June 6, the North Carolina State Board of Education (SBE) approved new academic content standards for K–12 Healthful Living. The standards determine the content that the state thinks students…
The North Carolina State Board of Education will decide whether to adopt new academic content standards for K–12 Health and Physical Education in June It’s unclear whether changes incorporated into…