NC NAEP test scores unchanged
This has been a big week for K-12 education news. Yesterday state test results which helped to measure the impact of new Common Core standards were released. I shared my thoughts here. Also... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Obama apologizes to people losing health coverage
Bowing to intense criticism, President Barack Obama apologized to Americans who are losing health insurance plans he had repeatedly said they could keep and pledged to find fixes that might allow... Read More
Test results raise a lot of questions - as they should
Don’t panic. That’s the message most of us have been hearing all day from the Department of Public Instruction (DPI). Today DPI released state test scores for the READY Accountability model... Read More
Election takeaways
The Republican civil war takes off, Obamacare takes a hit, Virginia is still purple, a big GOP personality wins big in blue New Jersey, public pollsters lose big and a new generation of Democratic... Read More
McCrory's power shift
Arecent report issued by a Washington think tank concludes that Gov. Pat McCrory’s move to create a public-private partnership to oversee business recruiting could prove to be a big mistake. Good... Read More
DHHS should get on reform, not spinning
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, November 8, 2013. When efficient organizations make a mistake, they fix it. When dysfunctional organizations like the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services... Read More
NC Board of Transportation won’t give local elected officials more ‘local’ input on DOT projects
The state Board of Transportation refused Thursday to give local elected officials a bigger share of the “local” input that will help determine where DOT dollars are spent in the future. Board... Read More
McCrory administration proposes new mental health initiative
by Rob Christensen, News and Observer, November 8, 2013. The McCrory administration said Thursday it would undertake a new effort to improve mental health care, in particular finding ways to divert... Read More
New N.C. exams paint bleak picture of skills in state, CMS
Fewer than half the students in North Carolina and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools have the reading and math skills they need to be on track for college and skilled jobs, based on results of new state... Read More
Pulling for Cruz and Tea Party
Remember when George W. Bush ran as a “compassionate conservative” in 2000? Ted Cruz could run in 2016 as a “cruel conservative.” The distance between the two Texans shows how far right the... Read More
