The budget passed the 3rd reading in the House early this morning 93-23.  Here is the bill history.  Here is the story by the News & Observer: NC House budget passes in 93-23 bipartisan vote

Here is the latest letter in a series by the Hechinger Report on the common core between Carol Burris, principal of South Side High School in Rockville Centre, NY, and Jayne Ellspermann, principal of West Port High School in Ocala, FL: We need Common Core standards to make sure all students meet the same expectations

Here is a press release from NC DPI on the high school students in NC receiving national CTE scholarships.

• Making Computer Science More Inviting: A Look at What Works

  The Upshot: The New York Times | May 21, 2015

• Essays About Work and Class That Caught a College’s Eye

  The New York Times | May 21, 2015

• School Counselors Mixed on SAT and ACT Advice, As New SAT Arrives

  Education Week | May 21, 2015

• How one little-known minority group illustrates a looming problem for colleges: As demographics shift, higher education copes with new kinds of students

  The Hechinger Report | May 21, 2015

• Are new Common Core tests really better than the old multiple-choice tests?

  The Hechinger Report | May 20, 2015

• Jeb Bush's big weakness on education might not really matter

  Vox | May 21, 2015

• Board shortens Common Core-aligned tests known as PARCC

  The Washington Post | May 21, 2015

• Aim for Individual Mastery and the Rest Will Follow

  EducationNext | May 21, 2015

• Wake County program gets first group of future teachers

  The News & Observer | May 21, 2015

• 'Who Will Teach Our Children?' N.C. Teaching Fellows Program Ends

  WUNC Radio | May 21, 2015

• The Renaissance of Student Activism

  The Atlantic | May 21, 2015

• Controversial online college on its way to North Carolina? - See more at: http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2015/05/21/controversial-online-college-on-its-way-to-north-carolina/#sthash.zYOiqo95.NAhV40hG.dpuf

  NC Policy Watch | May 21, 2015

• Brad Wilson: Brody worthy investment

  The Greenville Daily Reflector | May 20, 2015

• Parents Want Changes to End-of-Grade Tests

  WLOS ABC 13 | May 20, 2015

• Major GOP donor withholds $25,000 contribution over NC House budget

  The News & Observer | May 21, 2015

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