According to estimates done by the National Education Association (NEA), North Carolina currently ranks 37th in the nation for average teacher pay. As more data becomes available, you may see …
Posts in category Recent News
Class Size Chaos
K-3 Class Size Restrictions Delayed One Year
On February 8, Republican legislative leaders introduced HB90, allowing a phase in plan for smaller class sizes in grades K-3 until 2021-22 instead of the …
A New Wave of School Integration
This report highlights the work being done by ninety-one school districts and charter schools to promote integration.
Evolution of Charter School Sector
Helen F. Ladd, Charles T. Clotfelter, John B. Holbein – Duke University
A defining characteristic of charter schools is that they introduce a strong market element into public education. In this …
2014 NC High School Graduation Rate H...
The percentage of students graduating from high school has risen from 68.3 percent to 83.8 percent, making it the highest rate recorded in North Carolina’s history.
The increase in graduation rates …
First Five Years Fund Poll Shows Stro...
A poll by the First Five Years Fund finds that 71 percent of voters are in favor of greater federal investments in early childhood education.
“An overwhelming majority of Americans from …
New research shows effectiveness of s...
New research from the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) reveals how four schools in Northern California are succeeding in breaking the achievement gap for students of color …
UNC Research Reveals the “Power...
A recently-published study from the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute found that Georgia’s state-funded pre-K programs “resulted in significantly better school readiness skills across domains of learning.” Participation in a …
National Education Association Releas...
The NEA has just released its Rankings of the States 2013 and Estimates of School Statistics 2014 report. We encourage everyone to review the report in its entirety. Here are just …
New NC Survey: The Public Schools Ou...
The Public Schools Our Children Deserve? North Carolina Residents React to State Legislative Changes
UNC-Wilmington Watson College of Education professors Robert Smith and Scott Imig developed a survey to gauge the reaction of North …
