Throughout the year, we talk much on these “pages” about education in North Carolina, our schools, and raising kids. We haven’t talked much about being grateful, but we should. Gratitude…
t five years, as do most school board members. A majority of parents think that some teachers contribute to politicized classrooms by trying to sway students toward their personal views,…
School boards are expected to ensure public education is performing its civic and legal responsibilities to educate our children. The new Civitas Poll surveyed parents over a variety of topics…
Earlier this week the State Superintendent Catherine Truitt announced her office was seeking applicants to serve on a New 48- member Parent Advisory Commission to “elevate the voice of parents…
Auguste Meyrat writes for the Federalist about one important lesson to be learned from a Texas school district’s fight over skewed ideological instruction. [C]ritical race theory asserts that society is…
Collin Anderson of the Washington Free Beacon reports on survey data involving school reopening across the country. As labor groups across the country impose a laundry list of preconditions to…
A 10th grade English teacher at Heritage High School in Wake County distributed a “diversity inventory” to students in her class. A concerned parent posted an image of the assignment…
In debates about whether schools have sufficient supplies and materials for the school year, the contributions of parents are too often overlooked. Whether it is through taxes or donations, families…
Parents who are dissatisfied with Wake County’s high school math program, the MVP Math Curriculum, mounted a good-faith effort to convince the school board to adopt a math curriculum that…
The headline of this Atlantic story is what caught my eye: The Controversy Over Parents Who Eat Lunch With Their Children at School Really? It’s controversial to eat lunch with…
As North Carolina continues to debate the proper response to Common Core public school standards, the latest issue of TIME magazine highlights the ongoing Common Core controversy across the country.…
Next month every school district will FINALLY release the 2012-13 assessments given to North Carolina’s students. These assessments were developed by the Department of Public Instruction, and were the first…