This week in #nced: It’s Not Tenure, But NC Teachers Will Get More Job Security; Feds Respond to North Carolina ESSA Plan
Education Matters – Conversation with Governor Jim Hunt
Topic: Conversation with Governor Jim Hunt A one-on-one conversation with the original “Education Governor”, four-term North Carolina Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. We discuss how he made education a priority […]
Friday Report – December 15, 2017
This week in #nced: The Way NC Public Schools Get Money to Educate Students Could Be Changing; Class Size Requirements Could Mean Trouble, Rowan Salisbury Schools Warns
Friday Report – December 8, 2017
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