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From FF to No F: NC’s New Attendance Grading Policy
Until recently in North Carolina, most students needed to attend a mandated number of school days, as well as pass...
Lights, Camera, Accountability: SC School Boards Go Live With New Streaming Policy Passed by State Board
The following is a guest contribution by Felicity Ropp, Policy Analyst at the Palmetto Promise Institute South Carolina is one...
South Carolina voter poll highlights need for educational reforms
The following is a guest contribution by Sam Aaron, Research Director at the South Carolina Policy Council. A new poll...
Carolinas at Risk: A Critical Review of Student Outcomes in North and South Carolina
More than 40 years ago, the U.S. published a defining study on American public education entitled A Nation at Risk....
Op-Ed: It’s Time to Power Down the Chromebook Experiment
The following is an op-ed from Bryce Fiedler, director of CALN. North Carolina’s largest public school district made headlines this...
Lowcountry School Board Votes to Exit the SC School Boards Association
This month, the governing board of South Carolina’s fourth-largest school district voted to terminate its membership with the S.C. School...
Comprehensive Cellphone, Social Media Literacy Law Signed by Gov. Stein
Last week, Governor Josh Stein signed HB 959, Various Education Changes, which will prohibit North Carolina students from using their...
Defending The Science of Learning
Educators and curriculum writers have been researching the best methods of teaching kids, weighing the merits of structures ranging from...
Budget Breakdown: What’s New for K-12 in South Carolina
South Carolina’s new state budget (FY2025-26) has been finalized, and with it come changes to K-12 funding and policy. We’ve...
Does Every Kid Need a Chromebook?
Today, the post-COVID learning environment is much different from the atmosphere many of us remember from our time in school....
South Carolina Legislative Update – Post Session
South Carolina’s regular legislative session has concluded. Lawmakers passed several significant bills affecting K–12 education, while others will be in play...
NC Moving to Dismantle DEI
North Carolina is one step closer to dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in state agencies and public education....
State Responses to Trump Admin’s DEI Directives
Across the nation, state responses to the Trump administration’s education directives have varied. Some states, like New York, have declined...
Has the “New Math” Improved Students’ Math Performance?
When you research Common Core, or the ‘new math,’ it’s hard to find sources that don’t echo the sentiment that...
