Tuesday’s Wake County Board of Education meeting was filled with parents angry about the board’s decision to continue the mask mandate. The News and Observer reported that board members said they were legally required to continue the mask requirement. My colleague Jon Sanders has written compellingly (see here…
Appearing this week on “John Bachman Now” on Newsmax TV, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson discusses parental pushback to Critical Race Theory. Be sure to read this piece by Locke’s Terry Stoops about the role local school boards play in the debate over critical race theory. .Lt.
I am happy that the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) and the Legislative Black Caucus Foundation encourage folks to support HBCUs in North Carolina. Our state has some of the best historically Black colleges and universities in the nation. They are the ideal choice for many students of…
That phone number is for the Licensure office at the Department of Public Instruction (DPI). State education officials have tried to improve the performance of that office for many years. Catherine Truitt is no exception.
CBS 17 has the details: A report from the North Carolina State Auditor says a former Nash County Schools superintendent spent more than $45,000 on purchases that were not for school. The report says Superintendent Shelton Jefferies violated his contract and several policies before resigning in August 2019. Jefferies improperly used his…
After I exposed some troubling issues with the proposed social studies glossary developed by N.C. Department of Public Instruction curriculum staff, the State Board of Education (SBE) delayed their vote on the glossary and asked curriculum staff to go back to the drawing board. On June 17, the…
Joy Pullmann of the Federalist places today’s debates over civics education in context. As leftists push for greater control of what children learn about American history and how Americans define their civic responsibilities, a majority of Americans support more “civics education,” an interesting new Heritage Foundation survey finds.
