The pandemic school lockdowns gave parents a new (and sometimes startling) view into what their kids’ classrooms were teaching. It prompted backlash over things like Critical Race Theory, Radical Gender Theory, and poor performance. And now, voters will be heading to the polls to register their opposition – or support. From the Carolina Journal: School […]
The decades-long school funding lawsuit – referred to as Leandro – goes to the North Carolina Supreme Court tomorrow for oral arguments. Dr. Terry Stoops, Director of the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, says the lawsuit has been hijacked by leftist organizations by urging the courts to “circumvent lawmakers and order state […]
Democrats’ opposition to the NC Senate’s “Parents Bill of Rights” is another example of how disconnected the party has grown from the concerns many parents have about the public education system.
Highlights (and lowlights) of the debate over North Carolina’s “Parents Bill of Rights” legislation that passed the state Senate this week.
The original judge in North Carolina’s long-running Leandro school funding lawsuit says public schools are afflicted with a “failure of classroom instruction.” Judge Howard Manning said too many adults in the system are not prioritizing student achievement.
