Recently, WRAL published an article providing more information on what Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor, and Michele Morrow, the Republican candidate for superintendent of public instruction, are saying about federal funding for education, and that is leading many...
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a seven-year, $35 million GEAR UP grant to Appalachian State University’s College Access Partnerships in the Reich College of Education, according to a press release. GEAR UP stands for “Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate...
Data released by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) last week show that North Carolina public school students continue to improve on tests in most grades and subjects from record lows at the start of the pandemic. The 2023-24 state...
Gov. Roy Cooper has proclaimed Sept. 8-14 as Arts in Education Week in North Carolina to highlight the importance of the artistic disciplines for students. Cooper’s proclamation, issued on Sept. 5, highlights the arts as an “essential element of a...
The Editor’s Notes
Bob Luebke and Kaitlyn Shepherd at the John Locke Foundation issued a 125-page report titled, “Funding our Future: A study of student-based school finance in North Carolina.”
