by admin | Apr 1, 2017 | Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Politics, Politics - NC, Politics - US
On Wednesday March 29, Betsy DeVos, the Secretary of Education, gave a thoughtful speech before the Brookings Institution. She appropriately noted that, “parents know what is best for their kids. No parent should be denied the opportunity to send his or her son or...
by admin | Jun 22, 2016 | Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Politics, Politics - NC, Uncategorized
June 22, 2016 The Honorable Tim Moore, Speaker of the House The Honorable Larry D. Hall, Democrat Leader N.C. House of Representatives 16 W. Jones Street Raleigh, NC 27601 Re: House Bill 242 Dear Speaker Moore and Representative Hall: Please concur with HB242 which...
by admin | Mar 31, 2016 | Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Politics, Politics - NC, Politics - US, Uncategorized
The following is an excerpt from Judge Thomas’ Feb. 13, 2001 Boyer lecture at the American Enterprise Institute’s Annual Dinner. His lecture was entitled “Be Not Afraid,” and he addresses our tendency for self-censorship. “This tendency [for self-censorship],...
by admin | Mar 20, 2016 | Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Politics - NC, Uncategorized
If a tree falls in the forest and no media carries the story, did the tree really fall? If public charter students test the highest and no media carries the story, did the public charter students really test the highest? In disaggregating official state test results...
by admin | Jan 30, 2016 | Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Politics - NC, Politics - US, Uncategorized
In acknowledgement of National School Choice Week, the following evaluates North Carolina’s public charter school option. What are public charter schools? What is their academic record? Who are their students? Information compiled directly from North Carolina...
by admin | Jan 23, 2016 | Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Politics, Politics - NC, Politics - US, Uncategorized
According to official state data, how do public charter students compare to public traditional students on state End-of Grade tests? The NC Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has released the raw data for each public school’s end-of-grade test results. DPI also...
