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Teacher's Desk
Our guest contributor, Delma Blinson, explores the machinations of the Beaufort County Board of Education paradigm, and the effects of State and Federal policy upon the local education process.
Beaufort County Schools make the New York Times
Beaufort County Schools has made the New York Times. The Times is running a story on the extensive use of suspensions and expulsions in the nation's schools and the disproportionate impact of thes
March 20th, 2010
Non-English speaking students...accommodate or teach them to think in English
Simply stated the issue is: To what extent must and should we accommodate those who do not speak English?
March 8th, 2010
School Board confirms it's spending money like there's no tomorrow
Beaufort County Schools officials met with the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners in special session Thursday afternoon to review budget matters.
February 26th, 2010
New Superintendent Knocks it out of the Park on the Social Studies Controversy
The current controversy in North Carolina with the social studies curriculum was a focus of attention at Monday (2-22-10) night's School Board meeting.
February 24th, 2010
The "Charter School" debate heats up in N. C. with significant issues for Beaufort County
Charter schools are created for two reasons: To provide parents with a choice in which school their child will attend and secondly, to remove bureaucratic restrictions the state imposes on traditional
February 19th, 2010
Our Schools are Headed for The Perfect Storm
If there was a Category 5 hurricane a hundred miles off our coast and headed straight for Beaufort County would you expect our School Board to to preparing for it?
February 16th, 2010
Fox News Picks Up on the Issue of Whether our Students are Learning U. S. History
It appears that North Carolina's school system is losing touch with logic once again. Rather than re-write the history taught in our schools, just don't teach it at all?
February 4th, 2010
School Board Takes its Secret Agenda to a New Level
The Beaufort County Board of Education often makes many of its decision out of public view. This is a violation of the N. C. Open Meetings law, certainly in spirit if not technically.
February 1st, 2010
Are our Students Learning What They Need to Know About U. S. History
Back in December Commissioner Hood Richardson raised an issue about a quarter of a million dollar grant the school system has to improve the teaching of U. S. History.
January 31st, 2010
The Dropout Problem
Nearly every school board member and every politician we have ever known expresses concern about this issue. So what are we doing about the problem?
January 24th, 2010
Our School Board Needs to Get its Legal Act Together
Our School Board continues to violate the Open Meetings Law. The latest incident was Friday, December 18, 2009, when a special meeting was called without proper notification.
December 22nd, 2009
An Open Letter to Newly Elected Commissioner Chairman Langley
Newly elected Beaufort County Board of Commissioners Chairman Jerry Langley will have his work cut for him if he wants to achieve a better workable relationship with the Beaufort County School Board.
December 10th, 2009
Hardy/King v. BOE Shows the System Does Not Always Work the Way it Should
The court found that the students were given the required hearings, both at the administrative level and at the board level and thus were not deprived of procedural due process.
December 6th, 2009
The School Food Service Problems Need to be Fixed ... Now
"Bad Day at Blackrock?" It's a 1955 Western where the day started bad and got progressively worse. As an allegorical reference to the Board of Education it is most appropriate.
November 24th, 2009
NCLB 1.0 vs. NCLB 2.0
Commissioner Hood Richardson is still trying to get the school system to disclose how No Child Left Behind (NCLB) works. Good for him. Bad for the school system.
November 10th, 2009
