This week the Charlotte Observer carried an op-ed penned by the interim president of Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina (PEFNC) Brian Jodice entitled "Public money for private school scholarships is working, and will soon expand dramatically" (https://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/op-ed/article215498550.html). The premise of the piece is celebratory as explained in the first line: "Thursday marks the … Continue reading About That Op-ed in the Charlotte Observer By PEFNC – If NC’s Voucher System Is Working, Then Really Prove It
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About That NC State Study on NC’s Voucher Program – It’s Paid For Propaganda
A June 2nd report in the News & Observer by Ned Barnett entitled “Three out of four N.C. voucher schools fail on curriculum” highlighted the findings of the NC Chapter of the League of Women Voters on the state’s voucher program. It states, Fundamentalist Christian schools are receiving most of the money from North Carolina's … Continue reading About That NC State Study on NC’s Voucher Program – It’s Paid For Propaganda
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Our Public Schools Are Better Than the NCGA Would Want You to Believe
Our public schools are better than you may think. Probably a lot better. With the constant dialogue that “we must improve schools” and the “need to implement reforms,” it is imperative that we as a taxpaying public seek to understand all of the variables in which schools are and can be measured, and not all … Continue reading Our Public Schools Are Better Than the NCGA Would Want You to Believe
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The Privatization of North Carolina’s Public Schools – A Who’s Who
Remember Michelle Rhee’s visit to North Carolina last year for a “closed-door” meeting (February 7th ,2017) with lawmakers brokered by an educational lobbying body of business leaders called BEST NC (coupled with the NC GOP’s invitation to Betsy DeVos who had just been confirmed as Trump’s secretary of education)? It was another ominous omen of … Continue reading The Privatization of North Carolina’s Public Schools – A Who’s Who
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The New North Carolina State Report Cards And What They Really Show
“The transformation of our public education system will open true pathways out of poverty.” – Mark Johnson, September 7th, 2016 from an op-ed entitled “Our American Dream” (https://www.ednc.org/2016/09/07/our-american-dream/). This week State Superintendent of Public Schools Mark Johnson presented a new school report card interface and “updated features” so that the public can view school … Continue reading The New North Carolina State Report Cards And What They Really Show
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North Carolina’s Continued Passive Aggressive War on Public Education
Rep. Tim Moore’s recent missive in EdNC.org (“Education reforms for North Carolina’s future”) begins with one of the more sweeping fallacies made by many in Raleigh who champion the crippling policies surrounding public education. He starts, “The North Carolina General Assembly is implementing meaningful public school reforms that are popular with parents and students because … Continue reading North Carolina’s Continued Passive Aggressive War on Public Education
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Mo(o)re Misguided Missives – A Response to Rep. Tim Moore’s Words on NCGA’s Education “Reforms”
Dear Rep. Moore, I read with great frustration and yet great amusement your op-ed that appeared on November 9, 2017 on EdNC.org (“Education reforms for North Carolina’s future”). You begin your farce of an attempted explanation of what has happened to public education in NC with. “The North Carolina General Assembly is implementing meaningful public … Continue reading Mo(o)re Misguided Missives – A Response to Rep. Tim Moore’s Words on NCGA’s Education “Reforms”
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Survey Monkeys and Publicly Funded Private School Basketball Teams – Mark Johnson’s Search for Wasteful Spending
Today a report from WRAL highlighted Mark Johnson’s declaration that he had found wasteful spending within the Department of Public Instruction. In “NC superintendent slams 'disturbing' spending at state education agency,” Kelly Hinchcliffe begins, “State Superintendent Mark Johnson listened last week as State Board of Education members bemoaned the millions of dollars in recent budget cuts to … Continue reading Survey Monkeys and Publicly Funded Private School Basketball Teams – Mark Johnson’s Search for Wasteful Spending
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Again, Why We Need Educational Journalists – What is Happening in Florida
When North Carolina adopted its current school performance grade policy, it was not original. It was taken from Florida where Jeb Bush enacted it as governor. Apparently, NC has also adopted a proclivity for the use of vouchers and couple that with our state's deliberate lack of oversight and regulation, we may have another similarity … Continue reading Again, Why We Need Educational Journalists – What is Happening in Florida
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Don’t Mistake My “Exaggeration” For Your Active Ignorance – A Somewhat Rational Response to the John Locke Foundation
Reading educational perspectives from John Hood and the John Locke Foundation is like opening a letter with a nice stamp, a handwritten address, and some hearts drawn on the outside. Yet, once you open it up, what falls out is nothing but glitter. No letter. Nothing really of substance. Just a mess on the floor … Continue reading Don’t Mistake My “Exaggeration” For Your Active Ignorance – A Somewhat Rational Response to the John Locke Foundation
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