A twisted definition of ‘success’
We in Moore County just received news that only THREE of our 22 county schools achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status under the federal No Child Left Behind Law. …
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Tag: education
Look at me! I’m on TV !!!
Wake County Superior Court Judge Howard Manning, Jr. is quite passionate about educating North Carolina’s children. He is so passionate about it that he often tiptoes up to the line,
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Public school shortcomings blamed on everyone BUT the true culprits
Reports have been all over the mainstream media lately about teachers in Atlanta public schools being caught helping their kids CHEAT on system-wide standardized tests meant to measure students’ progress:
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ANOTHER sensible idea emanating from Raleigh …
This is getting kinda scary. Some in the GOP legislative majority are proposing merging several small community colleges in order to save the state some money. Florence and Darlington
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A good first step toward reforming public education
The Raleigh-based John Locke Foundation has hit on an idea that I have been bouncing around for a while, as well. JLF’s Terry Stoops is calling for the state
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