HB 944, the school voucher (aka “opportunity scholarship”) became a part of the 2013-15 NC biennial budget. School vouchers are now the law in North Carolina. A $10 million line item for school vouchers seems small, on the scale of things. But once the law is on the books, there’s no telling how quickly the […]
The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss writes about a new report from ETS (Educational Testing Service) that sheds light on the economic and educational effects of poverty. Writes Strauss, “The report also discusses modern education reform and its effects on the educational outcomes for poor children. It says that reform that fails to address the issue […]
In the Hickory Daily Record: “Catawba County Schools and Hickory Public Schools boards heard on Monday the same laments about the state budget likely to be passed in Raleigh and what it does to educational funding. ‘If you value larger classes and fewer adults working with our children; less instructional supplies and no pay increases […]
It’s not an idle threat. Teachers are looking elsewhere for employment. We hear legislators claim that our public schools are “broken.” They have it wrong. They weren’t broken until some of this legislation and the 2013-15 biennial budget was passed. This story is from Charlotte-Mecklenburg, but it could be from anywhere in our state. “They […]
