Today Is A Win For NC’s Public Schools

Four days before the midterms elections - some great news for North Carolina public schools. In the eighteen years since, despite some steps forward and back, the foundational basis for the ruling of Leandro II has remained unchanged: today, as in 2004, far too many North Carolina schoolchildren, especially those historically marginalized, are not afforded … Continue reading Today Is A Win For NC’s Public Schools

Want To Fight Learning Loss? Go Back to the 7-Period School Day

Okay. I have said it before – even before the pandemic but… We need the seven-period school day back. It’s better for schools. It’s better for teachers. But most of all, it is better for students. In years past, winter weather and Winter Break obviously can take away a great amount of time I see … Continue reading Want To Fight Learning Loss? Go Back to the 7-Period School Day