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South Carolina voters favor academic quality, freedom and transparency in education

The following is a guest contribution by Sam Aaron, Research Director for the South Carolina Policy Council South Carolina’s education...

Statehouse Insider (January)

Weeks two and three of South Carolina’s legislative session saw lively debate over proposals both new and familiar. This second...

Statehouse Insider (SC Session Kickoff)

This is the first edition of the Statehouse Insider, a new initiative of Carolinas Academic Leadership Network covering K-12 legislative updates, state budget developments, and timely news. This week’s coverage...

Op-Ed: School Boards: the Front Lines of Education Reform

The following is an op-ed from Bryce Fiedler, director of CALN. A collective effort is underway in South Carolina to...

CALN’s 2025 Year In Review

Revisit Carolinas Academic Leadership Network’s highlights of 2025. In its biggest year yet, CALN launched a host of new initiatives...

NC School District Called Before House Committee over Inappropriate Books, Parental Rights Law

The General Assembly’s House Select Committee on Oversight and Reform held a hearing Wednesday to question the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District (CHCCS) over its alleged noncompliance with...

AI’s Siren Sound: The Decline of Human Cognition?

You’ve heard the argument that every new technology poses its own existential threat. The calculator diluted our ability to do mental math; our cellphones made...

Op-Ed: NC Wants the Best Schools in the Nation. Is Its Plan Up to the Task?

The following is an op-ed from Bryce Fiedler, director of CALN. If you were tasked with making North Carolina public...

Students Should Be Reading Full Books For School

You may have seen our previous articles about reading comprehension and the science of reading, but as I see more...

Something Has to Give: Teacher Training Programs Need a Revamp

For the past several decades, teacher trainees have been learning social justice theories in the place of curriculum building and...

Press Release: CALN Announces Formation of School Board Advisory Committees

Carolinas Academic Leadership Network (CALN) is proud to announce the formation of School Board Advisory Committees, comprised of six highly...

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....