Charlotte businessperson Nick Arrington likens setting aside adequate funding for public education to saving money in a 401 (k). Writes Arrington, “It’s an investment that takes years of hard work and continual contributions in order to one day reap the rewards.” Read the entire column.
Once upon a time, Teach for America was much like the Peace Corps. It provided an opportunity for young, talented idealistic college grads to give back to communities where, as was the case in Houston, Texas, there was a teacher shortage. But the organization, founded in 1989, has taken a different turn. Just recently, the […]
Justin Ashley a fourth-grade teacher at Charlotte’s McAlpine Elementary School (and NC Social Studies and NC History Teacher of the Year), wrote to House Speaker Thom Tillis. He concludes his letter: Great teaching is the golden ticket for our schools. Teachers are the solution. Help us help our kids. Hold on to great teachers right now before it’s […]
“Governor Pat McCrory spoke to the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce this morning and repeated misinformation circulated earlier in the week by the John Locke Foundation and Civitas Institute, two political special interest groups founded by the governor’s budget director Art Pope. In his remarks, the first term governor claimed North Carolina’s public schools received […]
