Introduction In 2022, North Carolina spent over $16.7 billion on K-12 public education. Was the money used wisely? Answering that question involves informal as well as formal processes. Informally, parents render their own…
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 confirmed by…
Introduction While 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 framework containing broad…
Introduction The North Carolina State Constitution provides “for a general and uniform system of free public schools.” That same document recognizes that “the people have a right to the privilege of education, and it is the…
Introduction Article IX, Section II of the North Carolina State Constitution speaks to the state’s responsibility for public education when it declares, “The General Assembly shall provide by taxation and otherwise for a…
Introduction North Carolina’s compulsory attendance law allows parents and guardians to enroll their children in school as early as age five. Before their children reach that age, parents and guardians may choose to employ…
Introduction The North Carolina Education Lottery was born in controversy and division, having squeaked through the General Assembly by a narrow, one-vote margin in 2005. In the almost 20 years since the legislation was…
Reading and math scores are abysmal across the country as national testing results keep documenting. Illiteracy rates are rising: The number of 16-to-24 year olds reading at the lowest literacy levels increased from 16% in…
The Trump administration failed Friday to meet a statutory deadline to release all government records tied to Jeffrey Epstein.The Department of Justice faces an 11:59 p.m. Friday deadline to make the disclosures required by…
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found in a recent audit that former President Joe Biden’s administration did not adequately protect more than $22 billion in taxpayer…
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