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The Century Foundation, a progressive DC-based think tank, announced that 27 school districts, 17 charter schools, and 12 housing organizations joined the Bridges Collaborative. North Carolina participants include, Central Park…
Just as UNC and Harvard are in the midst of a lawsuit over racial preference in admissions, the landmark Fisher v. University of Texas case may be reopened in the Supreme…
Donald Boudreaux‘s latest book review for Barron’s offers some support for a liberal critique of economists, though he also emphasizes the critique’s shortcomings. Century Foundation fellow Jeff Madrick, whose previous…
P.J. O’Rourke‘s recent trip to a libertarian conference reminded him of the difficulty of convincing large numbers of people to rally around a libertarian cause. He explains in a Daily…
On the website promoting Heritage Calendar 2014, AT&T posted nearly 70 lesson plans, developed by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction, that celebrate the “lives and experiences of African Americans…
The N.C. House devoted much of its attention this week to approval of a $20.3 billion General Fund budget. John Locke Foundation Director of Education Studies Terry Stoops discussed the…
View in your browser. Welcome The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) is the first school district in North Carolina to win the prestigious Board Prize for Urban Education. In this week’s CommenTerry,…
As county governments search for ways to pay their bills during tight economic times, some are looking at raising the local sales tax. Michael Sanera discusses the likelihood of future…
Wake County’s “busing for diversity vs. neighborhood schools” debate attracted attention again today during a lunchtime presentation at the Campbell University Law School. Richard Kahlenberg, senior fellow at the Century…
RALEIGH — Two nationally known education scholars will offer their expert opinions on the Wake County public schools’ student assignment controversy during a lunchtime debate Tuesday at the Campbell University…
View in your browser. Welcome Currently, there are around 13,800 school districts in the U.S. and, according to the Century Foundation, approximately 70 of them use socioeconomic status as a…
Sara Mead summarizes and comments on recent debates about the feasibility of socioeconomic busing. Richard Kahlenberg of the Century Foundation and Andrew Rotherham of Bellwether Education Partners largely agree on…