Terry Stoops

EdNC published an excellent op-ed by Catherine Truitt, chancellor for Western Governors University NC and the Republican candidate for NC State Superintendent of Public Instruction.  Here is a selection from the piece: We were not prepared for remote learning despite a decade of innovation initiatives and pilot projects spanning Democratic and…

Courtesy of the NCAE Organize 2020 Racial & Social Justice Caucus Facebook page:…

The Office of the State Auditor released the Statewide Single Audit Report yesterday.  Findings related to the N.C. Department of Public Instruction include: The Department did not effectively monitor spending of the Title I, Part A22 subawards provided to local education agencies (LEA) and charter schools (collectively called subrecipients).

Courtesy of Education Week: 43 states, 4 U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia have ordered or recommended school building closures for the rest of the academic year, affecting approximately 45.1 million public school students. School closures due to coronavirus have impacted at least 124,000 U.S. public and private schools…

EdChoice released results from a mid-April survey of 510 parents of school-age children.  A majority of those polled reported that they have a more favorable view of homeschooling as a result of COVID-19 school closures.

Yesterday, the N.C. State Board of Education approved changes to grading and student promotion.  Here is a summary of those changes:…

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores for the 2018 administration of U.S. history, civics, and geography tests were released in a series of highlight reports today.  The average civics score was unchanged.  U.S. history and geography scores dropped significantly. Education Week reports, Except for the very top-performing…

Public school teachers are still receiving their paychecks.  ReOpenNC is fighting for those who are not.