Hundreds of Durham Public Schools Employees Protest Potential Paycut with Organized “Sick Out”
On Wednesday, hundreds of Durham Public Schools employees organized and participated in a “sick out,” as a result of growing...
Buncombe County School District Offers Minority-Only Mentorship Program in Schools
WNC Citizens for Equality, a watchdog group that defends constitutional rights to equal protection, filed two civil complaints with federal agencies...
Cause For Celebration! Two North Carolina Schools Earn Top 20 Spots in CLT8 Ranking
Breaking: Two North Carolina Schools take up spots in the eighth grade Classical Learning Test’s Top 20 ranking! The CLT...
Districts across U.S., Carolinas confront severe enrollment declines
Across the country, education leaders face—or will soon confront—difficult choices caused by widespread enrollment declines. The issue is so pervasive...
State Legislatures Do Have the Power to Help Students Recover from Learning Loss
As we wrap up the fourth full year of living with COVID, it is high time to reflect on how...
As A Nation, We Must Do Better By Our Students
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, CALN does not take stances on social issues and political questions. That being said, we do...
Indiana launching “early warning dashboard” to address chronic absenteeism
A student is considered chronically absent if they miss 10% or more school days during the academic year. Last year...
School Board Members Should Prioritize Student Achievement
After decades of consistent occupancy on the District 4 School Board seat in Wake County, North Carolina, the past couple...
Districts across U.S., Carolinas tighten cellphone policies to preserve learning
The 74 reports that school districts are driving major sales for a cellphone pouch and storage company, indicating that local...
St. Paul Sets Example of Transparency in COVID Relief Education Spending
The Coronavirus pandemic brought countless adverse effects upon our children in particular, not the least of which were drastic declines...
Global assessment sheds light on U.S. student performance
According to a global study of 15-year-old students’ academic ability, American teenagers exhibit lower math skills compared to pre-pandemic levels....
S.C. district has plans to get schools back on track
After several of its schools received low marks on their 2022-23 report cards, the Orangeburg County School District (OCSD) has...
Teachers using handwritten assignments to counter AI, survey shows
As powerful artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT become more widely used, including by students, education leaders face challenging questions....
One state rethinks federal funding
Frustration with federal education policy and funding mandates has moved the state of Tennessee to consider a historic move to...
S.C. Ed. Department plan would clarify ‘age-appropriate’ book question
The S.C. Department of Education has announced a new plan to ensure that books in South Carolina schools are age-appropriate...
