Two recent legal battles remind us that “religious speech is not an orphan to the First Amendment.”
College Prep
Dropouts Left Behind
Education experts ask whether No Child Left Behind is worth it.
Adding up to Failure
Students today may know less mathematics than the pupils of any previous generation but they do feel better about it.
Educators Bemoan the Constitution
The US Department of Education wants schools to teach the Constitution, and many teachers aren’t happy.
Make North Carolina Competitive
Spending $34.2 billion in two years? That’s a tall order. But not for North Carolina legislators…
Graduation Day Acknowledgments
Students and invited speakers do not shed their constitutional rights when they step up to the graduation podium. Expressing faith in God does not disqualify a student from delivering a graduation message.
California Crash Course
Labor unions typically control large urban school districts and often obstruct comprehensive reform.
Sex Ed Curriculum Scrapped
On May 23 the Montgomery County School Board voted to completely scrap a controversial sex education curriculum.
Assessing Educational Success
What else needs to be done to measure the success of North Carolina education?
For the children?
Hang on to your wallets, it’s budget time. Expect K-12 funding, a perennial line item favorite, to continue increasing at a much higher rate than the cost of living.