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 | Aug 22, 2020 | Education - K-12, Learning and Education, Politics - US, Uncategorized
Teachers’ unions focus on politics rather than educating children The ‘can’t do’ attitude of unions gets in the way, while charter schools remain in crosshairs. By Baker A. Michell Jr. – – Monday, August 17, 2020 ANALYSIS/OPINION:...
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 | 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 | 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 | 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...
