Terry Stoops

This week, Dr. Danny Benjamin and Dr. Kanecia Zimmerman of the ABC Science Collaborative will appear before the North Carolina State Board of Education to report on the prevalence of COVID-19 in public schools after the passage of The Reopen Our Schools Act of 2021. Here is a summary…

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has embraced Critical Race Theory in a big way.  Here is more proof:…

Gov. Cooper will make some time to chat with his union pals next week.

Paul N. Thompson, a professor of economics at Oregon State University, assessed the effects of a four-day schedule for public school students in Oregon. He found a significant decrease in student performance in schools that switched to a four-day schedule. Why does this matter to North Carolina?  After all,…

The National Education Association and other public school advocacy groups will spend this week celebrating district school educators. So, I want to wish all home, private, and charter school educators a wonderful Teacher Appreciation Week!  Thank you!…

Spry Strategies recently conducted a U.S. Senate Republican primary and issue poll on behalf of the John Locke Foundation and Carolina Journal. Spry Strategies surveyed 700 North Carolinians that were likely to vote in the Republican primary in 2022.  In addition to questions about declared candidates in the U.S.

This week, Reps. Hugh Blackwell, John Torbett, Jon Hardister, and Jeffrey Elmore filed House Bill 755: Academic Transparency.  The bill would require teachers to post instructional materials used during the school year on a school website by July 1 of each year. Why is this measure necessary?  In my…

The Department of Education recently proposed priorities for American history and civics instruction that are inspired by critical race theory (CRT). President of the National Association of Scholars Peter Wood and Project Director of Civics Alliance David Randall submitted a joint public comment opposing this rule.  Here is the…