>>BY JENNIFER BRICK I pulled a student into the hallway while her classmates read silently. At the beginning of the year, she had been sweet,...[Read More]
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>>BY JENNIFER BRICK I didn’t want to be a teacher until I was sitting in a college auditorium listening to >>Jonathan Kozol speak of the...[Read More]
>>BY SARA LANG My youngest starts kindergarten next year, so we are knee-deep in the school choice process. We are lucky to live in Wake...[Read More]
>>BY MELISSA GEIL Every year, parents in my neighborhood ponder moving to different school districts as they anxiously await the results of multiple magnet and...[Read More]
>>BY SARA LANG There’s an old joke about the similarities between lawmaking and sausage-making: neither of them are something you want to see, and watching turns...[Read More]
>>BY JENNIFER BRICK Perhaps you saw the bumper stickers: “North Carolina: first in flight, last in education,” and, “It’s a good thing the Wright brothers...[Read More]
>>BY SIMONE MARIA Denise Watts has a story that needs to be heard. Her past, present and undoubtedly her future serve as a clear example...[Read More]
>>Another school year is creeping up on us – and in some cases school has already started. But the curriculum to guide North Carolina schools...[Read More]
>>In the summer, I think of my child’s brains as a pool float with a tiny leak. Her brain leaves school plump and firm with...[Read More]
>>>>A budget plan expected to be finalized today in the General Assembly has one major advantage: it puts an end to the ongoing financial negotiations...[Read More]