by admin | May 9, 2011 | Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Politics - NC
Dear NC Representatives, Congratulations on introducing HB 823 to amend the constitution and put the future of our children in the hands of a Superintendent elected by the people of North Carolina. Thank you. As you know, the all-powerful 8-year appointees of the SBE...
by admin | May 4, 2011 | Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Politics - NC, Uncategorized
May 3, 2011 Re: Senate Bill 724 – An Act to Improve Public Education Dear Senator: Thank you for your efforts to improve education in North Carolina. Unfortunately, the addition of the new paragraph to 115C-296(b) will not accomplish anything for our children. For...
by admin | Apr 20, 2011 | Education - K-12, Politics, Politics - NC
Raleigh – The House has a solid WIN-WIN-WIN in H344. The winners are our state’s disabled children, our state’s disabled treasury, and the State Board of Education (SBE). The children win because their parents become eligible to receive a tax credit for...
by admin | Apr 17, 2011 | Education - K-12, Politics - NC
Raleigh – April 17, 2011 Background: On March 1, SB8 version 8 lifting the cap on charter schools was passed by the Senate and sent over to the House for their approval. After six weeks of wrangling in the House, however, it morphed through amendments and...
by admin | Apr 8, 2011 | Education - K-12, Politics - NC
Raleigh – 4/7/11 In a breathtaking fit of silly nonsense worthy of Monty Python, the NC Republican house caucus passed a committee substitute charter bill that bore little resemblance to the Senate bill that was sent to it a week or so ago. The cap would...
by admin | Apr 7, 2011 | Politics - NC
Some legislators wanted to enact a law that would make charter schools independent of the State Board of Education (SBE). After all, that was the reason for charter schools in the first place…North Carolina’s K-12 education system under the SBE has been a...
