This week in #nced: Company Tied to Rich Donor Wants to Take Over Low-Performing NC School; Superintendent Unveils 2016-17 School Report Cards With New Features
Education Matters – The New NC Teaching Fellows Program
Topic: The New NC Teaching Fellows Program The original NC Teaching Fellows Program was eliminated by the General Assembly in 2011. This year legislators created a new version of the […]
Friday Report – December 1, 2017
This week in #nced: Will North Carolina Schools See a Fix in January for the Class Size Crisis?; Wake County Public School System Superintendent Announces Retirement
Will North Carolina Schools See a Fix in January for the Class Size Crisis?
By Lindsay Wagner North Carolina school districts counting on a January legislative fix to the class size mandate that’s having a big impact on schools and families may need a […]
Education Matters – Childhood Trauma & Learning
Topic: Childhood Trauma & Learning Studies show that children who regularly experience trauma score lower than their peers on standardized tests are more likely to fail a grade, are placed […]
Friday Report – November 17, 2017
This week in #nced: Without Action, Class Size Mandate Threatens Pre-K in Some School Districts; State Board Asks NC Supreme Court to Hear Lawsuit Against Superintendent
Without action, class size mandate threatens Pre-K in some school districts
Children attend Pre-K at Warren County’s Mariam Boyd Elementary School in Warrenton. Photo Credit: Warren County Schools. By Lindsay Wagner Without the necessary time and money to build more elementary […]
Education Matters – Voucher School Controversy
Topic: Voucher School Controversy Trinity Christian School in Fayetteville has received more taxpayer dollars via the state’s private school voucher program than any other school in the state. It’s also […]
Friday Report – November 10, 2017
This week in #nced: Voucher School Controversy; For-Profit Virtual Charter School Seeks Blessing from State Officials Despite Poor Scores
Friday Report – November 3, 2017
This week in #nced: Embezzlement, Basketball & Vouchers; NC Legislators Begin School Funding Formula Rewrite
Out of Bounds: Embezzlement and Basketball at North Carolina’s Biggest Voucher School
By Lindsay Wagner Senior Writer When a coach at one of Fayetteville’s top private school basketball programs—a school that also happens to be the state’s top recipient of private school […]
Joanna Schimizzi to Lead Public School Forum of North Carolina’s Statewide Beginning Teacher Leadership Network
RALEIGH, NC (November 2, 2017) – The Public School Forum of North Carolina has tapped Joanna Schimizzi as Statewide Coordinator for its growing Beginning Teacher Leadership Network (BTLN). The BTLN […]
Friday Report – October 27, 2017
This week in #nced: Experienced Principals Could Face Pay Cuts; New Education Finance Reform Task Force to Meet Next Week
Friday Report – October 20, 2017
This week in #nced: Robeson County Resists Charter Takeover; Durham Schools Announce New Superintendent
Public School Forum of North Carolina Urges Congress to Protect Young Immigrants Affected by Decision to End DACA
RALEIGH, NC (October 18, 2017) – In a statement released today, the Board of Directors of the Public School Forum of North Carolina said the decision to end the Deferred […]
Education Matters – Black Teachers Matter
Topic: Black Teachers Matter Does having at least one black teacher make it less likely a black student will drop out of school and more likely to go to college? […]
Friday Report – October 13, 2017
This week in #nced: New NC Teaching Fellows Commission Appointments; Lawmakers Push Pause on House Bill 514
Education Matters – School Takeover Plan Meets Resistance
Topic: School Takeover Plan Meets Resistance The NC Innovative School District, created by the General Assembly in 2016, is set to begin taking over some low-performing schools across the state […]
Friday Report – October 6, 2017
This week in #nced: No Fix on Class Size; Minor Correction to Principal Pay; List of ISD Eligible Schools Cut to Four
Education Matters – Principal Pay
Topic: Principal Pay Last year average pay for principals in North Carolina ranked 50th nationally. The General Assembly responded with $35 million in pay raises for school-based administrators and a […]
Friday Report – September 29, 2017
This week in #nced: Durham School Board Prepared to ‘Fight’ State on ISD; More NC Students Taking AP Exams
Education Matters – Meet the 2017 NC Teacher of the Year + NAACP Education Forum Preview
This week we meet Lisa Godwin, the 2017 NC Teacher of the Year from Onslow County. Plus we preview the upcoming NAACP Education Forum with NC NAACP Executive Director Dr. […]
Friday Report – September 22, 2017
This week in #nced: The Principal Pay Situation in NC; Court of Appeals Decisions Affect Ed Policy
Education Matters – Class Size Mandate
Topic: Class Size Mandate We discuss new K-3 class size mandates from the General Assembly and the dramatic impact they are already having on schools this year, as well as […]