The Haves and Have Nots – School Finances Across NC North Carolina’s poorest counties continue to fall further behind our wealthier counties in terms of resources available to their local […]
Friday Report – November 4, 2016
This week in #nced: Tracking Teacher Loss; State Board Pushes for Principal Raises; Education and the NC Campaign
Education Matters – Teacher Pay in NC
There’s probably no subject that has generated more headlines and more debate over the last few years than teacher pay. How much should teachers earn? Where do we rank? Will […]
Friday Report – October 28, 2016
This week in #nced: Robeson Co to Return to Class on Monday; Possible Overhaul for Principal Pay; What about Trauma?
In North Carolina we talk about race and poverty in education. But what about trauma?
Below is an excerpt from The Charlotte Observer’s article In North Carolina we talk about race and poverty in education. But what about trauma? What if a child who disrupts class […]
Education Matters – October 23, 2016 – Expanding Educational Opportunity in North Carolina
“Expanding Educational Opportunity in North Carolina” is the title of the just released report and action plan from the Public School Forum of North Carolina and the topic of this week’s show. Looking at the challenges effective teachers and leaders face every day, what would it really take to help them ensure every student in NC has the opportunities guaranteed to them in our state constitution of equal opportunity for a sound basic education?
Friday Report – October 21, 2016
This week in #nced: Forum Releases Study Group XVI Action Plan and Recommendations; Princeville Students Without Homes or a School
Public School Forum of North Carolina Releases Study Group XVI Action Plan on Expanding Educational Opportunity
RALEIGH, NC (October 20, 2016) – The Public School Forum of North Carolina today released the findings of its 16th Biannual Study Group — Expanding Educational Opportunity in North Carolina. […]
Failing schools legislation needs to account for the complexity of the problem of perennially low-achieving schools
This is the fourth in a series of five articles on expanding educational opportunity in North Carolina in Education NC, culminating in the release of the Public School Forum’s Study […]
Representing North Carolina Teachers on “Education Matters”
The College of Education was well represented when Education Matters, a new television show that focuses on the state of public education in North Carolina, debuted earlier this month. Dean […]
Committee on Trauma & Learning
Childhood trauma is an all-too common factor in the lives of students. The CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, conducted from 1995-1997, documented the prevalence of traumatic experiences in childhood. […]
Committee on Racial Equity
Study Group XVI’s second committee focused explicitly on how race affects student outcomes in North Carolina, and the equity issues implicated by the effects. Committee members sought to better understand […]
Committee on Low-Performing Schools
Our third committee focused on the challenges of turning around the state’s lowest-performing schools. Its work complements the efforts of the other two committees; together, they offer a suite of […]
Elevating racial equity as an education imperative
This is the third in a series of five articles on expanding educational opportunity in North Carolina on Education NC, culminating in the release of the Public School Forum’s Study […]
Study Group XVI: Expanding Educational Opportunity in North Carolina
“Our efforts to date to confront the vast gaps in educational outcomes separating different groups of young Americans have yet to include a serious and sustained commitment to ending […]
The weight of their experiences: The impact of childhood trauma on learning
This story is the second in a series of five articles on Education NC on expanding educational opportunity in North Carolina, culminating in the release of Public School Forum’s Study Group […]
Education Matters – October 16, 2016 – School Resources
Across our state, public schools are being asked to do more with less. Eight years after a crippling recession forced significant cuts in state spending, including in public education, many […]
Expanding educational opportunity in North Carolina: A preview of the Public School Forum’s Study Group XVI action plan and recommendations
Public School Forum’s Study Group XVI work was previewed in Education NC. Next week, the Public School Forum will release the final report from its 16th biennial “study group.” The report, […]
Friday Report – October 14, 2016
This week in #nced: Educational Opportunity; State Superintendent Candidates; Schools Work to Reopen After Matthew
NC EPFP Begins for 2016-17 Cohort
This week, the Public School Forum hosted its newest class of North Carolina Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) Fellows for a three-day retreat in Raleigh. The Forum welcomed 52 new […]
Friday Report – October 7, 2016
This week in #nced: NC EPFP Begins for 2016-17; The Desegregation and Resegregation of Charlotte’s Schools
Education Matters – October 2, 2016 – Teacher Pipeline
With increasing retirements and higher turnover in our teacher workforce — along with steep declines in our teacher preparation programs — how will we ensure we have the teachers our […]
Friday Report – 9/30/2016
This week in #nced: Education Matters premieres Sunday on WRAL-TV; 53 apply to lead ASD; NC gains on SAT, AP Exams
Education Matters preview on WRAL-TV
Keith Poston talked about the launch of the new weekly TV show, Education Matters on WRAL.