Perspective Monday numbers: A tale of three Halifax Counties by Billy Ball | April 17, 2018 This morning, the state Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the pivotal case of Silver, et al. v. Halifax County...
Perspective Missing elephant in the room? State lawmakers to examine education finance without considering overall funding sufficiency by Billy Ball | October 26, 2017 When state lawmakers meet next week to begin the weighty task of reforming North Carolina’s knotty method of financing public...
Perspective Budget bill fires State Board of Ed director, DPI staffers with ties to Atkinson by Billy Ball | June 29, 2017 A N.C. General Assembly budget mandate to fire certain North Carolina public education officials would target Republican rivals’ allies and...
Perspective State Board of Ed chair to charter advisory panel: “Not so fast” by Billy Ball | October 21, 2016 Just days after a key North Carolina charter panel recommended sweeping changes to how State Board of Education (SBE) members...
Perspective Former state legislator adds fuel to the fire over how charter schools are funded by Billy Ball | August 26, 2016 When North Carolina lawmakers heard proposals in June to dramatically revamp how charters are funded, public school advocates pleaded for...
Perspective Budget cuts take a bite out of DPI’s ability to support local school districts by Billy Ball | August 5, 2016 As enrollment rises, legislature slashes agency budget “People in North Carolina, if they knew how little was spent on administration,...
Perspective Making the grade by Billy Ball | July 12, 2016 Which education bills passed, which got held back in the short session Asked to sum up the 2016 short session...
Perspective Stalled: NC school districts avoid immediate changes to policies for transgender students by Billy Ball | June 29, 2016 Seeking to avoid political spotlight, many address transgender students on a “case by case” basis When leaders in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools...
Perspective Could proposed teacher background check bill silence protesting educators? by Billy Ball | June 27, 2016 Supporters say bill is about student safety; others worry activists arrested during protests could lose licensure. For the better part...
Perspective Federal complaint says new N.C. policy harms poor children with special needs by Billy Ball | June 16, 2016 To JoAnna Barnes, it’s the biggest education story you’ve never heard of in North Carolina. Barnes, a Triangle attorney and...
Perspective As legislative leaders tout teacher raises, educators highlight major shortcomings in the House and Senate budgets by Billy Ball | June 7, 2016 Partway through last week’s unveiling of the state Senate budget, Sen. Phil Berger was asked by reporters if there were any...
Perspective Is it time to scrap the state’s salary schedule for teachers? by Billy Ball | May 5, 2016 N.C. Rep. Craig Horn, an influential budget writer from Union County who chairs the House education appropriations committee, isn’t sure...
