>>By Ann Carroll My daughter can’t vote until 2026. Meanwhile, while she grows up, lawmakers are making decisions about what her education—and future—will...[Read More]
Native American Heritage Month
Articles >>BY ANN CARROLL The heavens smiled on me when it came to paying for college. My parents had saved money, but still couldn’t...[Read More]
BY PATTY WILLIAMS North Carolina’s public schools boast an abundance of riches. Yet, we all know there’s always room for continuous improvement. >>Public Schools...[Read More]
>>BY KENDRA TURNER We are all unique, fabulously complicated beings. But isn’t it amazing how one moment, one possibility, one accomplishment of someone we...[Read More]
>>By Ann Carroll We tell our children “anything is possible.” You can be an astronaut, a rock star, or the President of the...[Read More]
>>BY BRENDA BERG, BEST NC AND MOM Recently, Ann Carroll of Women AdvaNCe posted a blog detailing the “unintended consequences” of North Carolina’s Standards in math and English. I agree...[Read More]
>>New tests designed to assess kids’ reading ability are causing shock-waves all over the state. The third grade reading test is North Carolina’s method of...[Read More]
>>With two jobs, two kids in high school, and numerous community engagements, it’s a wonder that Charlene Campbell has time for it all. But with...[Read More]
>>BY ROB SCHOFIELD Report on private schools helps explain what controversial voucher program would really mean for North Carolina Last week’s >>ruling by Superior...[Read More]
>>BY ANN CARROLL I won’t lie. Before this month, I’d been so caught up in my life and my daughter’s first year at...[Read More]