Earlier this year, the N.C. State Board of Education and Superintendent of Public Instruction launched the Innovative School District (ISD), an entity created by the General Assembly in 2016 to coordinate…
Since the election of Republican legislative majorities in 2010, charter schools have enjoyed a winning streak of pro-charter legislation and policy. Those victories included the removal of the 100-school cap,…
According to data obtained from the NC Community College System (NCCCS), 27 percent of 2016 high school graduates enrolled in one or more developmental/remedial math, reading, or English courses…
Earlier this week, I participated in the first of three Hometown Debates, a debate series sponsored by The N.C. Institute of Political Leadership (NCIOPL). The event featured yours truly, Senator…
On Thursday, state education officials released 2016-17 accountability results for all North Carolina district and charter schools. Overall, there was little difference in the performance of schools last year…
Media outlets reported that enrollment in UNC education schools increased last year. WUNC initially reported that it was a 16 percent jump, but according to WRAL, the actual…
Last week, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction published the final enrollment numbers for the 2016-17 school year. Overall, there was a nearly 4,500-student or 0.3 percent year-to-year decrease in…
With news that a few socialist punks toppled a Confederate memorial statue in Durham, I thought it would be a good time to review what N.C. public school students…
According to many on the Left, the most terrifying creatures in the public education sector are companies that are contracted to operate public charter schools. Last month, the NAACP released…
Allow me to recommend a new state nickname for North Carolina: The School Choice State. The N.C. Division of Non-Public Education released private and home school statistics this week. As…
