Stein’s budget proposal: billions in tax increases and elimination of school choice program
Last week, Gov. Josh Stein released his recommended budget for the 2025–27 biennium For fiscal year (FY) 2026, the proposal...
HVAC problems at WCPSS are largely of their own making
WRAL.com recently ran an article on how Wake County school leaders are scrambling for funding to help fix HVAC problems at district...
New Opportunity Scholarship numbers show sustained demand
More than 40,000 new Opportunity Scholarship applications were submitted during the priority application period this year, according to new data...
Poll shows support for open enrollment in NC public schools
Recent polling results suggest that the majority of North Carolinians are dissatisfied with the quality of the K–12 education in...
Confucius Classrooms in NC? Follow the evidence
For the last several years, journalists and writers across the country have been exposing the propaganda machine the Chinese Communist...
Teacher Shortage? Solutions Needn’t Be Complex or Expensive
North Carolina has many open teaching positions. That’s not news. The exact number is a function of how you calculate...
NC Ed Spending and NAEP Scores: It’s Difficult to Ignore the Trends
We hear a lot about how much states are spending on education. Not so much about how much we’re...
$36,200 Per Student? What About Student Outcomes?
The New York Post recently ran a story about how the Empire State spends a whopping $36,200 per student on...
Empowering Educational Opportunity in North Carolina
The priority application period for North Carolina’s expanded Opportunity Scholarship program began today, Feb. 6, giving families throughout the state...
2024 NAEP Scores: Only a Little Progress in NC, as Troubling Trendlines Continue
Scores on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) were released on Jan. 29. Across the country, many hoped...
ESA expansion bill puts us on path to universal school choice
Common Questions About Education Scholarship Accounts (ESAs)
What is an ESA?ESAs allow parents to apply for eligible students to receive the state portion of education funds (or...
The Gaslighting of South Carolina Parents
Do you know the origin of the term “gaslighting”? The act of “gaslighting” was made famous by the MGM film...
BREAKING: Proposed Library Regulation Passes
On September 28, the State Department of Education (SCDE) published a draft of a “new regulation that addresses school and...
The NEA Sues South Carolina: Does Their Tillman Constitution Claim Have Merit?
Last week, the National Education Association (The NEA/The SCEA) and others announced that they had filed suit against the State...
