Earlier this week, I described some of the changes that were incorporated into the second draft of the proposed content standards for Healthful Living, which covers both Physical Education and…
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction posted the second draft of proposed Healthful Living standards on Dec. 14. The new draft incorporates aspects of the John Locke Foundation’s recommended…
In July, the N.C. State Board of Education approved the remaining supplementary materials accompanying revised social studies standards approved earlier this year. Barring intervention by the General Assembly, state education…
If you listen to the mainstream media or public school advocacy groups, you might believe that sinister, for-profit meanies are driving the demand for school choice by depicting district schools…
Why don’t we teach kids math instead of how to get pregnant? In 2012 Swain reported 30 teen pregnancies among 15- to 19-year-olds, down from 33 in 2011. The rate…
Gaston County Schools wants to dedicate a week to “encouraging tolerance between straight and gay teens.” One school board member doesn’t think this is a good idea, and I agree.…
Thomasville Ledford High School drama teacher Bob Dye has been suspended with pay after the father of a 15-year-old female student raised questions about a survey asking sexual questions: The…
Lindalyn Kakadelis of the N.C. Education Alliance shared with News 14 Carolina her concerns about a left-leaning group’s proposed sex education standards in public schools.
The pro-abortionists from Planned Parenthood are making the argument that the legislature shouldn’t take up social issues this session. Over in the Locker Room, David Bass points out the fascinating…
North Carolina Essential Standards Draft 1.0 Health Education- Grade High School HS.CID.2 Essential Standard: Analyze strategies that support health promoting behaviors and reduce the risk of chronic and infectious disease.…
I’m not sure whether this picture is a signal that we need more sex education in the schools or less sex education in the schools, but it sure seems that…
From the N&O: North Carolina’s debate over abstinence-based sex education in public schools smolders on like an underground fire — ready to flame when events bring it to the surface.…