Topic: The New State Board of Education
The NC General Assembly may have stripped the North Carolina State Board of Education of much of its power, but a new chairman and several new Board Members appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper are charting their own path and priorities for education in our state. This week, we talk to the new chairman and two of the newest Board members about where they are focusing their attention.
Guests:
Eric C. Davis, Chairman, State Board of Education
James E. Ford, Southwest Education Region, State Board of Education
J.B. Buxton, Member-At-Large, State Board of Education
Resources
EdLines
Dems break GOP super-majority in NC Legislature
http://www.wunc.org/post/republicans-lose-supermajorities-north-carolina-general-assembly#stream/0
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article221177370.html
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article221371205.html
New study finds more policing in NC schools does not increase safety
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brown-center-chalkboard/2018/11/08/does-more-policing-make-middle-schools-safer/
High poverty schools offer fewer advanced courses
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2018/11/08/how-poverty-race-affect-who-goes-college-charts/?utm_term=.4eb805ba8bae
Interview Segments
NC State Board of Education
https://stateboard.ncpublicschools.gov/
From NC Teacher of the Year to Member of NC State Board of Education
https://www.wbtv.com/2018/10/10/nc-teacher-year-member-nc-state-board-education/
Legislators rejected this NC school board nominee. So the governor appointed him.
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article219423260.html
Mark Johnson-NC school board rift directly affects students, chair says
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/editorials/article218146910.html
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Editor’s Note:
The NC Center for Public Policy Research has a contract with James Ford’s consulting company, Filling the Gap Education Consultants, LLC, to conduct a three-year study of inequity in education across North Carolina.
JB Buxton is former member of EducationNC’s Board of Directors.
