About: Terry Stoops

The National Association of Counties (NACO) publishes a monthly newsletter titled County News.  This month’s edition had a short blurb about the 5 percent budget cut to Head Start, which was triggered by sequestration.  The author wrote, The cuts are being lamented by advocates for preschool preparedness because of the program’s long-lasting impact for students.Continue Reading

The editors of the News & Observer did it!  The N&O is now the journalistic equivalent of the Weekly World News.  Consider… – The N&O published an editorial titled, “The Bush library and the darker legacy,” on the same day that they ran another story, “Politics on hold at the dedication of Bush library.” -Continue Reading

Opponents of school vouchers are using Milwaukee Parental Choice Program as an example of the “failure” of vouchers to deliver a high-quality education.  Has the Milwaukee voucher program been a failure, as many public school advocates believe?  I’ll pass along this quote from an op-ed by Patrick Wolf and John Witte: First, students participating inContinue Reading

Yes, you read that headline correctly.  Felon and former governor Mike Easley is easing himself back into “the game.” In an Associated Press article, Easley recently commented on a Republican proposal to eliminate class size parameters.  He observed, “You can’t keep the classes small without paying for it and giving flexibility doesn’t pay for it.” Continue Reading

Diane Ravitch doesn’t like much of the education legislation proposed by members of the NC General Assembly.  She doesn’t like it at all.  In a recent blog post, she pleads, “Will Secretary [of Education Arne] Duncan or President Obama hurry to North Carolina and urge the legislators to stop their assault on public education? TheContinue Reading

The following is a video created by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to promote the Common Core State Standards.  Apparently, getting correct answers in math class and needing paper and pencil to solve a math problem is bad.

Of course you are!  The John Locke Foundation has you covered.  Read School Vouchers: From Friedman to the Finish Line and send a copy to all of the school choice “haters” out there. And remember: Preschool families and college students receive vouchers to attend the private institution of their choice, so there is no reasonContinue Reading