Corrections
One of the reasons you can trust us is that when we make a mistake (and we will make mistakes), we will correct the error within the article, also noting the mistake on the article’s webpage and adding it to a running list of EdNC corrections. If you find an error, email info@ednc.org.
2024
On April 15, 2024, “‘Mr. Humility’ wins statewide award in teaching” incorrectly stated that Joe Exposito was the chair of public services. It has been corrected to state his title as dean of business and public service technology.
On Feb. 12, 2024, “A long time educator and advocate for the deaf wins statewide award for interpreting” incorrectly stated that Kim Martin won interpreter of the year from North Carolina Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. The article has been updated to reflect that she won an award but not interpreter of the year for her work.
On April 10, 2024, “Students in Guilford County Schools now have access to free period products” misspelled Michelle Schaefer-Old’s last name. The article has been updated to include the correct spelling.
On March 20, 2024 “‘You’re from here:’ Artist returns home for student program” incorrectly stated Telvin Wallace graduated from Warsaw High School. Wallace graduated from James Kenan High School in Warsaw, NC. The article has been updated to reflect this correction.
On March 13, 2024, the spreadsheet in the post “A 10-year look at school district fund balances” was corrected. The total fund balance and fund balance as a percent of expenditures were corrected for 2022 and 2023 for Nash/Rocky Mount Schools, New Hanover County Schools, Newton/Conover Schools, Northampton County Schools, and Onslow County Schools. The text in the article was updated to reflect the changes.
A post on Feb. 22, 2024, “N.C. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Leandro,” incorrectly stated the title of Ryan Park as attorney. The article has been updated to reflect the correct title of the Solicitor General.
A post on Jan. 4, 2024, “Who is running in North Carolina’s 2024 primaries?,” incorrectly stated that Rachel Hunt is serving in the N.C. House. The article has been updated to reflect that she serves in the N.C. Senate. The article inadvertently left Ben Clark off the list of candidates running for Lt. Governor. That also has been corrected.
2023
A post on Dec. 4, 2023, “Carolina Across 100 celebrates the progress of opportunity youth” misspelled Donisha Armstrong’s first name. The article has been updated to include the correct spelling.
A post on Nov. 29, 2023, “Enrollment at traditional public schools declines for the first time since pandemic,” previously included laboratory and virtual school ADMs in the total for charter schools. The article has been updated to reflect the correct number for charter schools.
A post on Nov. 13, 2023, “This century-old child welfare organization is rooted in ingenuity, service, and transformation” incorrectly stated that the Miracle Scholars and Stepping Stones are current programs at Crossnore Communities for Children. The article has been updated to reflect that both of these programs now belong to the Youth Independent Living program.
A post on Oct. 20, 2023, “Meeting the needs of teachers to end the preschool-to-prison pipeline,” incorrectly stated the year Dr. Amieris Lavender became chief program officer of the YWCA Asheville. The article has been updated with the correct year.
A perspective by the Public School Forum of NC, “This budget accelerates the disinvestment in our schools and the communities they serve,” was published with language that said PEFNC “has funded campaign contributions for Republican members in the General Assembly,” which is incorrect. PEFNC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit and does not and cannot make campaign contributions.
An edition of Early Bird on July 30, 2023, “School’s not out: Learning from Ashe, Alexander” misnamed the director of Generations Child Development Center. Her name is Kayla Absher, not Sarah Absher.
A post on July 21, 2023, “State Board of Community Colleges elects new leaders” incorrectly stated that Jenny Varner would be interim president at Davidson-Davie Community College. The article has been updated to reflect that Varner will serve as acting president of the college.
A post on June 22, 2023, “Students, educators advocate for public schools amid proposed voucher expansion” misspelled Rep. Julie von Haefen’s last name. The article has been updated to include the correct spelling.
A post on June 8, 2023, “Zucchini and a goal of zero hunger: This school opened a community garden just in time for summer break” incorrectly stated that Participate Learning is a nonprofit organization. The story has been updated to reflect that Participate Learning is a B Corporation.
A post on June 6, 2023, “Here are the lawmakers working on a final budget proposal,” incorrectly identified Rep. Michael Wray as a Republican. The story has been updated to reflect that Wray is a Democrat, and there are six total Democrats on the committee.
A post on May 11, 2023, “Teachers are key to reading outcomes. So how will teacher turnover affect science of reading implementation?” was updated after a follow-up interview with the Department of Public Instruction.
Here is what the article originally said: “When a teacher leaves, that investment goes with them. The state’s investment in LETRS is not ongoing — at some point, really soon, it stops. As new teachers come in, they won’t have access to the training unless it’s supported by local dollars.”
Here is what the article was updated to say: “When a teacher leaves, that investment goes with them. The state provides each district with a pot of money for science of reading implementation and interventions. If the district’s allotment allows, they can use those funds to train a new teacher who might not have been exposing to the training. DPI also has statewide facilitators. But, ultimately, it falls on the district to manage the ongoing training of new teachers.”
A post on May 19, 2023, “How can N.C. better recruit and retain teachers? These partnerships share best practices,” stated that the Public School Forum would launch Cohort II of the North Carolina Educator Pipeline Collaborative in the fall. It has been corrected to show that the Public School Forum hopes to launch Cohort II during the 2023-23 school year.
A post on March 21, 2023, “A new way to ‘leverage’ time in schools,” incorrectly stated that Brittany Norton teaches fifth grade. She teaches third grade. This has been corrected.
A post on March 15, 2023, “HBCU Caucus discusses legislative priorities, more funds for NC10,” incorrectly stated the status of St. Augustine’s accreditation. The article has been updated to reflect that the university remains accredited while on probation for good cause.
A post on Jan. 31, 2023, “State superintendent speaks on the importance of NCCAT oversight to lawmakers,” originally didn’t include the year that DPI has to report to the General Assembly with recommendations on changing the school accountability model. It has been updated to reflect that it is February 2024.
A post on Jan. 27, 2023, “Education bills to watch in North Carolina’s 2023 legislative session,” mistakenly mentioned the possibility of a gubernatorial veto of a bill that would put a constitutional amendment on the ballot to elect the State Board of Education. The governor can’t veto bills with a constitutional amendment.
An article on Jan. 27, 2013, “Education bills to watch in North Carolina’s 2023 legislative session,” originally said that a bill about NCCAT moved the organization from the Board of Governors to the State Board of Education. The organization was moved to the State Board of Education in 2009.
A post on Jan. 24, 2023, “Your guide to education committees in the N.C. General Assembly this session,” originally misstated the profession of Rep. James Roberson, D-Wake, as the senior dean dean and chief campus officer at the Western Wake Campus of Wake Technical Community College. He retired from that position.
2022
A post on Dec 12, 2022, “SparkNC explores artificial intelligence and the future of equity in STEM education,” originally misstated the first name of the conference keynote speaker, Noelle Silver Russell, as Nicole.
A post on Dec. 7, 2022, “South Piedmont Community College manufacturing apprenticeship makes big impact for its students, company,” incorrectly stated the expanded Tyson Family Center for Technology opened in fall 2021 at 75,000 square feet. That center was expanded in March 2020 to more than 65,000 total square feet. The college’s new Main Building opened in fall 2021 and is 75,000 square feet.
A post on May 13, 2022, “Four N.C. schools identified in Interior Department’s Federal Indian boarding school report,” originally stated that Trinity College Industrial Indian Boarding School was located in Durham. Trinity College Industrial Indian Boarding School was located at Trinity College’s original location in Randolph County.
A post on October 10, 2022, “Central Carolina Community College’s CAT welder pipeline is 10 years in the making,” was updated to clarify that the Caterpillar (CAT) Apprenticeship Training in Welding Program is a partnership between CCCC, Lee County Schools, and CAT.
A post on October 6, 2022, “How a federal grant is reshaping wraparound mental health support in Rockingham County,” misstated the name of Stoneville Elementary School as Stonewall Elementary.
A post on September 22, 2022, “Pitt Community College: Leading with students in mind,” incorrectly stated that Robinyque Willis-Brown worked at the East Carolina Brain Center. She works at the ECU Health Cancer Care Center.
A post on September 19, 2022, “Public safety program ‘changes your life’ at Wilson Community College,” misspelled the name of former Wilson Community College student Demetrice Davis.
A post on September 16, 2022, “Here’s who is searching for a new North Carolina Community College System president,” incorrectly stated the General Assembly had to approve the presidential search firm. The firm must be approved by the state Department of Administration.
A post on August 31, 2022, “Student photography provides ‘Glimpses of HOPE,’” originally misstated the last name of one of the students, Ty’Quarius McGuire, as Mcneal.
On August 18, 2022, “Teamship: A new way to approach work-based learning,” misspelled the name of Cisco’s business analyst intern, Yonas Kemal.
On June 30, 2022, “Budget brings teacher pay raises, private school scholarship expansion, and more,” originally stated that recent federal legislation would have made reduced-price school lunch meals free. While the North Carolina budget would make reduced-price school lunch free, the federal legislation — signed into law by President Joe Biden earlier this month — did not, despite attempts to do so.
On June 27, 2022, “With no action before funds dry up, some child care programs ‘will not be able to survive,’ providers say,” originally stated that the Division of Child Development and Early Education would be responsible for creating the test for prospective child care teachers if House Bill 731 became law. The early childhood faculty at community colleges would create the test.
On June 22, 2022, an update to this post — “Education leaders plead for extension of child nutrition waivers” — published without approval of the reporter and editor-in-chief. The update was removed and a tweet about the update deleted.
A post on May 18, 2022, “What are needs-based school construction grants and who gets them?” originally stated that when the North Carolina Education Lottery started in 2006, funding for the Public School Building Capital Fund switched over to this from corporate income tax revenue. Lottery funding did begin funding the Public School Building Capital Fund in 2006, but it did not replace corporate income tax revenue.
A post on May 13, 2022, “Four N.C. schools identified in Interior Department’s Federal Indian boarding school report,” originally stated that Judson College was located in Henderson. It is located in Henderson County.
A post on April 25, 2022, “Ask & Answer | Why aren’t teachers seeing state-funded supplements in their paycheck?” originally stated incorrectly that districts didn’t have to pay out supplements to teachers this year. Districts have to pay out the funds for this fiscal year before it ends on June 30, 2022.
A post on April 11,2022, “Districts leaving money on the table for TA to Teachers program,” originally gave the wrong title for Toya Kimbrough, educator advancement coordinator for District and Regional Support in the Office of Educational Equity at the state Department of Public Instruction.
A post on April 4th, 2022, “‘There’s a lot of concern’: Supply chain issues felt by N.C. community colleges,” incorrectly stated that the State Board approved $400 million in funding for capital improvement projects and repairs at the state’s 58 community colleges in January. It has been corrected to say in February, the State Board approved $100 million in FY 2021-22 and $100 million in FY 2022-23 for capital improvement projects and repairs at the state’s 58 community colleges. The remaining $200 million is set to be appropriated in 2023-25.
A post on March 17th, 2022, “It’s full STEM ahead for McDowell County Schools” originally stated Crawley was able to spend three weeks working at Coats North America with funds from the CASMT. It has been corrected that she and Pyatt were able to intern at Coats through the Kenan Fellows program.
A post on February 22nd, 2022, “North Carolina School of Science and Math announces $50 million capital campaign,” originally stated that Kevin Baxter said NCSSM had over 2,000 applications both Durham and Morganton locations. It has been corrected to say officials report that they received over 2,000 applications for admission to its Durham, Morganton and online campuses.
The Awake58 Newsletter on February 15, 2022, “It will take 67% of the state’s projected population of adults between ages 25-44 to meet the attainment goal by 2030,” originally stated that it will take 67% of the state’s population to reach the attainment goal by 2030. It has been corrected to say it will take 67% of the state’s projected population of adults between ages 25-44 to meet the attainment goal by 2030.
A post on January 27, 2022, “Guilford Superintendent Sharon Contreras departing for new role: ‘I’m a better human being from being an educator,’ originally stated that Julia Rafal-Baer was the chief operating officer for Chiefs for Change. It has been corrected to say that this is her former title.
2021
A post on October 31, 2021, “Gregory Adam Haile, president of Broward College, to deliver the 2021 Dallas Herring Lecture,” originally stated the year Haile would graduate college as 1990. It has been corrected to say 1999.
A post on October 19, 2021, “State Board of Community Colleges | Preliminary enrollment numbers, DEI report, and more,”incorrectly stated that 46 community colleges saw FTE increases of at least 2%, 25 colleges saw FTE increases of at least 6%, and 10 saw FTE increases of at least 10%. It has been corrected to say 46 community colleges saw FTE changes of at least 2%, 25 saw FTE changes of at least 6%, and 10 saw FTE changes of at least 10%.
A post on September 29, 2021, “DRIVE task force on teacher diversity looks for more time, and to use its time with intention,” originally misidentified Debra Stewart as the chair of the DRIVE Task Force action planning subcommittee. She is a member of that subcommittee.
A post on August 20, 2021, “‘We’re standing strong, but we need your support.’ Haywood rallies together after severe storm damage,” originally misstated the first name of Matt Pruett, senior pastor of Faith Community Church, as Mark.
A post on August 12, 2021, “N.C. House budget passes with funds for teacher raises, broadband, and more,” incorrectly stated that the House budget included 40 provisions related to Leandro. A table provided by Fiscal Research Division in the article shows the Leandro budget provisions in the House budget.
A post on August 5, 2021, “N.C. House starts releasing portions of its budget,” incorrectly stated that the amendment to House Bill 78 applies to charter schools. It applies to religious and qualifying nonpublic schools.
A post on July 28, 2021, “Summer literacy efforts find home in church,” was updated to correct the spelling of sight words.
A post on July 14, 2021, “Early education advocates show up to House members’ offices with budget requests,” originally stated that House Bill 574 would allocate $13.5 million in recurring funds in 2021-22 and $18 million in recurring funds in 2022-23. The bill would allocate $64 million in recurring funds in 2021-22 and $82 million in recurring funds in 2022-23.
A post on June 23, 2021, “A local pre-K effort reaches wide before marching on,” originally misstated the last name of Kristy Hairston, a mother of five and Forsyth County resident, as Johnson.
A post on February 9th, 2021, “Education leaders push to get more students to fill out FAFSA,” originally stated the deadline for schools to register was Feb. 11. The deadline is Feb. 15.
A post on January 28th, 2021, “‘It’s a hardship’ — Proposed rule change threatens rural nursing programs,” originally contained a photo of surgical tech students and faculty and misstated that they were nursing faculty and students. The photo has been replaced.
2020
A post on December 18th, 2020, “What’s in a clean energy classroom?,” originally misstated that the solar grant was provided from NC Power and that it was given to five schools. The organization’s name is NC GreenPower and the grant will be given to 15 schools next year.
A post on November 16, 2020, “Driven by its coastal location, Carteret Community College seeks to become a hub for the community,” originally misstated the location of CMAST and the French foreign exchange program. CMAST is located on Carteret Community College’s campus and the French foreign exchange program is in northern France.
A post on November 6, 2020, “Where are the kindergartners? Three superintendents weigh in,” originally misstated the location of Mount Airy City Schools. The school district is in Surry County.
A post on September 25, 2020, “Perspective | Elevating the ‘teacher pay penalty’ on the state and national agenda,” originally stated that North Carolina ranked seventh highest in teacher pay penalty among the states. It ranked eighth.
A post on September 18, 2020, “Perspective | To reopen, schools depend on anti-COVID discipline,” was changed to clarify that the General Assembly did pass a school construction plan in the budget in 2019, but that the governor vetoed it, and that budget never became law.
A post on September 9, 2020, “Northeast NC Career Pathways: A regional partnership connecting students to careers,” originally stated that the state stopped funding the grant in 2019. It has been updated to clarify that the state was funding the partnership through a time-limited federal grant that ran out in 2019.
A post on July 27, 2020, “Initiative aims to put children at center of workplace policies as businesses reopen,” incorrectly stated that Emily Swartzlander, chief strategist of Family Forward NC, said working parents comprise about 30% of North Carolina’s workforce. Swartzalnder was referring to the national workforce.
A post on August 3, 2020, “North Carolina’s first recovery high school offers ‘a continuum of care around each individual student,'” incorrectly stated that Wake Monarch was already operating two alternative peer groups (APGs) in Wake County and that they were similar to AA meetings. The nonprofit Empowered Citizens operates the two APGs and while APGs use a 12-step program, they are not similar to AA meetings.
A post on July 9, 2020, “State Board approves 4 reading diagnostic tools, delays social studies standards, and more,” incorrectly stated that Katherine Johnson was a NASA astronaut. She was a NASA scientist.
A post on June 16, 2020, “Enrollment funding passes the Senate” incorrectly stated that a bill funding enrollment growth for community colleges had passed the full General Assembly as we cited the article “Teacher pay: Bill would provide bonuses but no new pay raises“. The bill passed both the Senate and the House, but additional language added in the House necessitated the bill return to the Senate for concurrence. The Senate did not concur and the bill is now in a conference committee to resolve the differences.
A post on June 12, 2020, “Teacher pay: Bill would provide bonuses but no new pay raises,” incorrectly stated that a bill funding enrollment growth for community colleges had passed the full General Assembly. The bill passed both the Senate and the House, but additional language added in the House necessitated the bill return to the Senate for concurrence. The Senate did not concur and the bill is now in a conference committee to resolve the differences.
A post on May 27, 2020, “Home visiting without home visiting: Programs adapt and support families — but with limited reach” misspelled the name of a funder of the 2018 home visiting report, the John Rex Endowment.
A post on April 24, 2020, “Perspective | High-growth learning potential during COVID-19: Where North Carolina stands” incorrectly stated that the highest-wealth districts are more than five times more likely than the lowest-wealth districts to ensure in-home internet access (46% versus 5%). This sentence has been corrected to say that the highest-wealth districts are five times more likely than the lowest-wealth districts to ensure in-home internet access (26% versus 5%).
A post on April 9, 2020, “Can a new way of assessing kids entering kindergarten help them learn? NC hopes so.” incorrectly stated the number of developmental progressions on the assessment platform Teaching Strategies Gold. The platform uses 60 progressions.
A post on April 3, 2020, “From Dorian to COVID-19, Hyde County Schools meets disruption with resilience,” incorrectly stated Callie Luker teaches at Ocracoke School. The correct school is Mattamuskeet Elementary School.
A post on April 1, 2020, “What is a parent’s role in remote learning,” misattributed the origin of a remote learning kindergarten plan for the week. It has been updated.
A post on March 4, 2020, “Superintendent Mark Johnson challenges State Board contract with SREB,”incorrectly stated the threshold dollar amount for competitive bids. The correct amount is $10,000.
A post on February 25, 2020, “Video | The NC Symphony in Jones County: Here’s how music is giving students hope after a hurricane.” misspelled North Carolina Symphony Associate Conductor Wesley Schulz’s name.
A post on February 7, 2020, “With home visits, Charlotte effort boosts school readiness in a familiar setting,” originally misstated the amount of funding Greenlight Fund gave ParentChild+. The fund gave the home visiting program $600,000 instead of $1 million. The approximate total investment from Greenlight Fund and other partners was $1 million.
2019
A post on December 18, 2019, “A Wall of Sound: Can science knock down barriers to reading proficiency and rescue Read to Achieve,” originally attributed a quote to journalist Emily Hanford. The quote was properly attributed to this Education Week article. The article originally contained the statement: “The B-12 Steering Committee will also be looking to find a more robust and ongoing training than NC SIP can offer.” This information did not come from anyone on the B-12 Steering Committee.
A post on November 25, 2019, “State superintendent candidates talk about early learning, race in North Carolina schools,” originally stated the debate was the first among superintendent candidates this year. It was not the first.
A post on October 23, 2019, “How do you prepare early educators to navigate students’ trauma — and their own?” misspelled Cyndie Osborne’s name and affiliated the Center for Child & Family Health with Duke University. The center is a stand-alone nonprofit.
A post on October 2, 2018, “What are career coaches? And why do they matter so much to community colleges? originally stated the incorrect high school for Meghan Ford. She attends New Hanover High School.
A post on August 26, 2019, Alamance Career Accelerator Program signs 10 new apprentices, has been updated to reflect the correct spelling of Braden McDaniel’s first name in a caption. This article also previously misstated the name of the superintendent of Alamance-Burlington Schools. His name is Bruce Benson, not David Benson.
A post on August 21, 2019, Here is how three Rowan-Salisbury schools will transform in renewal school district, incorrectly listed the number of Rowan-Salisbury schools as 36. It has been updated to reflect the correct number of 33.
A post on August 21, 2019, Will state Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson run again?, incorrectly listed Democratic candidate for state Superintendent Jen Mangrum as an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Education. The article has been updated to reflect the fact that she is an associate professor. It also listed the University of North Carolina at Greensboro as the University of Greensboro. That has been corrected as well.
A post on August 15, 2019, Through the eyes of our students: Black rising senior shares how implicit bias affects school experience, incorrectly referred to Blaine Purcell as Blaine Reid, which is not his legal last name.
A post on August 8, 2019, House bill supporting competitive school-based robotics stalls, was updated to correct the spelling of Mounts Robotics Center.
A post on August 6, 2019, Awake58: The early college that didn’t close and the college dropout scandal, was updated to correct the spelling of SmartAsset.
A post on August 6, 2019, I think my child has a learning disability. What should I do now?, incorrectly attributed information on the warning signs of a learning disability to the Learning Disabilities Association of North Carolina. It has been updated to attribute the information to the Learning Disabilities Association of America.
A post on July 30, 2019, Budget veto presents chance to revisit a missed opportunity: Investment in early childhood education, was updated to include an editor’s note that says the following: Part VII of House Bill 90 in 2018 provided a statutory increase in appropriations for NC Pre-K by $9.35 million in 2019-20 and another $9.35 million in 2020-21 and thereafter.
A post on July 29, 2019, School visits being used as a stage for political theater, listed an incorrect home county for House Speaker Tim Moore. It has been corrected.
A post on July 2, 2019, Bridge speakers and data focus on an educational need: Equity, incorrectly spelled the last name of Rebecca Tippett. It has been updated with the correct spelling.
A post on July 1, 2019, What will the future of educator prep look like in NC? This Community of Practice is searching for answers, incorrectly omitted Western Carolina’s name from the list of schools in the Community of Practice. It has been updated.
The House budget does not include funding for more NC Pre-K slots but does allocate an increase in the reimbursement rate centers are paid for providing NC Pre-K slots.
Corrected:
The House budget includes funding from last year’s legislative session for an additional 1,700 NC Pre-K slots in 2019-20 and another 1,700 slots in 2020-21. The proposal also allocates an increase in the reimbursement rate centers are paid for providing NC Pre-K slots.
2018
Original: A film posted on January 18, 2018 included language indicating a link between third grade test failures and prison construction projections.
2017
In a post on October 25, 2017, Newton debate on possibility of merit-based teacher pay focuses on the ‘how’, the following was corrected:
- Nordstrom mentioned programs in six different districts across the state piloting differentiated pay.
- Nordstorm mentioned the differentiated pay used statewide to reward reading and math teachers for students’ growth in certain grades, as well as career and technical education (CTE) and advanced placement (AP) teachers.
In a post on October 5, 2017, General Assembly, State Board tackle principal pay, the following was corrected:
- The State Board voted to send the letter Thursday after getting a report from its legislative director, Cecilia Holden, that about 350 principals could lose pay during the 2018-19 school year after the hold harmless expires.
- The State Board voted to send the letter Thursday after getting a report from its legislative director, Cecilia Holden, that about 350 principals are currently being held harmless this fiscal year.
In a post on August 4, 2017, State Board discusses literacy deficiencies, ESSA state plan, a quote by Wayne McDevitt was misattributed. It was corrected and attributed to McDevitt.
In a post on July 6, 2017, a chart describing a pilot program was incorrectly placed under calendar flexibility instead of class size flexibility. The chart was removed and the following text was corrected:
Original:
- While that bill did not make it through the General Assembly, aspects of it were added to the final budget. The budget’s pilot program would allow schools to participate in the following counties: (CHART). It was the only school calendar flexibility provision to pass this session.
Correction:
- None of the calendar flexibility measures passed this session.
In a post on February, 15, 2017, the following sentence was corrected:
Original:
- A report from the Program Evaluation Division of the General Assembly released Monday, however, advises the General Assembly to maintain the school calendar law as is — with an exception for low-performing schools and districts.
Correction:
- A report from the Program Evaluation Division of the General Assembly released Monday, however, makes no recommendation to change the school calendar law — with an exception for low-performing schools and districts.
In a post on January 26, 2017, “Franklin County offers bonuses to fill EC vacancies,” the name of the nearby seminary school was misstated. The school is called Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
2016
In a post on December 15, 2016, Rhonda King was identified as living in Princeville. She lives in Nashville. The title, the article, and the video were corrected.
In a post on July 13, 2016, The 2016 Legislative Session: What’s hot and what’s not in ed policy, the following paragraph was corrected.
Original:
- In the compromise budget, the state will spend an extra $5.8 million to increase the special education opportunity scholarship program by 137 percent. And, the budget for the regular opportunity scholarship program will go up by $10 million each year for 10 years, increasing funding from about $35 million appropriated in 2016-17, to almost $135 million in 2026-27.
Correction:
- In the compromise budget, the state will spend an extra $5.8 million to increase the special education opportunity scholarship program by 137 percent. And, the budget for the regular opportunity scholarship program will go up by $10 million each year for 11 years, increasing funding from about $35 million appropriated in 2016-17, to almost $145 million in 2027-28 and each year after.
2015
In a post on December 9, 2015, December’s Charter School Advisory Board Meeting, board member Steven Walker was identified as Scott Walker.
In a post, The real war on education in North Carolina, this paragraph was corrected on August 17, 2015:
Original:
- Relatively few North Carolina teachers are leaving to teach in other states, and fewer are leaving now than before the economic recession. The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s 2014 Teacher Turnover Report reports that only 455 left for this reason in 2014—just three percent of the 13,616 teachers who left their jobs last year. The percentage of teachers “fleeing” to other states was actually higher before the recession, as 3.5 percent of teachers in 2008 left to teach in other states.
Correction:
- Relatively few North Carolina teachers are leaving to teach in other states, and rates have been relatively consistent since the economic recession. The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s 2014 Teacher Turnover Report reports that the percentage of teachers leaving for other states rose slightly in 2014 (734, or 5.4 percent) with fewer leaving (341, or 3.5 percent) in 2012, consistent with the rate in 2008 (467, or 3.5 percent).
In a post on July 28, 2015, Building literacy: One reader and writer at a time, this statistic was corrected: 54.3 percent of third through eighth grade students in the state are reading below grade level.
The post, The children are the future in rural counties, posted briefly on March 23, 2015, with a version of the video that contained two images of schools in Beaufort instead of Beaufort County.
In a post on March 18, 2015, Student health assessments could expand, an update and correction was issued by the author.
In a post on March 10, 2015, Top five myths of the public school budget, the figure in paragraph one was changed to $8.7 billion and clarified to be FY 2014-15. In myth #3, figures changed and clarified to reflect FY 2013-14.
In a post on March 5, 2015, Lot’s going on: Demographics, the budget, and dropout and discipline reports, this paragraph was added:
The shift is due in part to fertility rates. He said that the rate needs to be about 2.1 births per woman for a a racial or ethnic group to replace itself. Hispanics (2.99) and blacks (2.13) are the only groups achieving that. Asians are coming close at 2.04.