Perspective Perspective | Change how we pay teachers by John Hood | October 8, 2019 About this time last year, progressive activists and Democratic politicians were trumpeting the news that North Carolina was 49th in the...
Perspective State ranks high in college funding by John Hood | May 20, 2019 North Carolina appropriates less taxpayer money to state colleges and universities in real terms than it did before the onset...
Perspective Respond wisely to offensive speech by John Hood | April 25, 2019 A few weeks ago, a Palestinian hip-hop artist named Tamer Nafir performed what he himself labeled an “anti-Semitic” rap during a conference...
Perspective Train and pay principals wisely by John Hood | April 18, 2019 I believe that the leadership ability and management practices of school principals have a large effect on how well teachers...
Perspective Don’t backslide on teacher pay reform by John Hood | March 7, 2019 In any human enterprise as complex, varied, and challenging as education, we shouldn’t expect a great deal of consensus, much...
Perspective Forums will reconnect North Carolina by John Hood | February 13, 2019 I was born in Charlotte. But I grew up in rural Mecklenburg County. There used to be such a place...
Perspective Get ready for smaller districts by John Hood | January 7, 2019 The average public-school district in the United States enrolls about 3,700 students, according to a recent Governing magazine analysis. In...
Perspective North Carolina excels in school value by John Hood | July 13, 2018 If I told you that North Carolina had one of America’s top-ranked systems of public education, there are at least...
Perspective Deeper discussion needed on schools by John Hood | April 16, 2018 Massachusetts has consistently been at or near the top of the list in reading and math achievement, according to the...
Perspective Colleges merit more than lip service by John Hood | March 28, 2018 It has long been commonplace for North Carolina politicians to lavish generous praise on community colleges. Alas, this praise is...
Perspective Parents count when judging schools by John Hood | November 28, 2017 If students in charter schools perform no better on standardized tests, all other things being held equal, than their peers...
Carolina needs civil, curious leaders by John Hood | November 22, 2017 If you are involved in politics and public policy in North Carolina, I have some unwelcome news: lots of North...
