by admin | Oct 22, 2020 | Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Politics, Politics - NC, Politics - US, Uncategorized
Why Johnny Still Can’t Read By BAKER A. MITCHELL JR. October 10, 2020 6:30 AM Public schools are passing students who can’t read at any level — all to avoid blaming teachers, lawmakers, and bureaucrats. Public schools from coast...
by admin | Oct 27, 2019 | Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Politics - NC, Politics - US, Uncategorized
The Smear Campaign Against Charters Far from being ‘resegregated,’ some of our schools are actually majority-minority—and that’s by parents’ free choice. By Baker A. Mitchell, WSJ|Opinion, Aug. 13, 2019 6:57 pm ET, Leland, NC With a new school year ahead, the...
by admin | Jun 12, 2018 | Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Politics, Politics - NC, Uncategorized
I am posting this internal email by RBA’s Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Erik Root because I felt others would be interested in the one-two smack-down of the State Board of Education by the NC Supreme Court. – Baker Mitchell Here is your “for what it is worth”...
by admin | Jan 22, 2018 | Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Politics, Politics - NC, Reviews, Uncategorized
Government audits reveal win-win for education and choice Government audits[i] [ii] undisputedly prove that Durham Public Schools’ total revenue increased for its students in 2017 over 2016 despite a slight decrease in enrollment. Both revenue statements...
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...
