Terry Stoops

Every year, stories about the number of school position vacancies circulate online.  One reason why the stories have been popular in recent years is that they feed a familiar narrative, namely that the Republican-led General Assembly has made teaching in North Carolina public schools undesirable.  The Teaching Working Conditions…

Keung Hui of the News & Observer has the details: Twenty percent of North Carolina’s students are not attending the state’s traditional public schools — and that percentage is expected to continue rising. New statewide figures released this month show that homeschools, private schools and charter schools all continued to add…

Courtesy of the Daily Mail: The END of manspreading? University student fed up with ‘men infringing on her public space’ wins national design award for creating chair that restricts how they sit down…

The Wake County school board is considering using assignment policies and other initiatives to address resegregation in the school system. For years, the members of the school board have refused to return to the strategy of assigning students to create “healthy schools,” that is, schools that do not exceed a…

Interested applicants can find more information here. Responsibilities include:  The Graduation Coach is engaged in high school graduation assistance activities, including but not limited to working with students, school staff, parents, guardians and community members. The High School Graduation Coach will provide assistance to all high school students, individually…

Interested applicants can find more information here. Responsibilities include:  assist in planning and facilitating restorative conversations with students, parents, and staff provide communication to staff regarding issues of student discord plan home visits with staff members institute re-entry procedures for students returning from suspension, alternative school or extended absences…

Interested applicants can find more information here.  Angry taxpayers can contact the school district here.

The State Board of Education voted to grant charters to North Raleigh Charter Academy and Wake Preparatory Academy. Members of the Wake PTA and school board tried to torpedo the proposed charter schools. In “State Officials Should Approve Wake County Charter Schools,” I discussed the concerns that led…