It's a truism in education that high standards fuel rigor. Expect more; get more -- or so the thinking goes. Such a view has spawned a years-long curricular "pushdown" requiring children to learn content and master skills once relegated to their older peers.
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2012 @ 9:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Defenders of the public education status quo like to claim that kids from low-income communities in North Carolina get the short end of the funding stick when compared with kids who live in higher-income areas.
Published: Friday, July 20th, 2012 @ 11:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Conservative John Tedesco's fight to end forced busing as a member of the Wake County school board made national news.
Published: Tuesday, June 19th, 2012 @ 11:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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After a national outcry over lunch inspections at a pre-K program in Hoke County, the North Carolina Childcare Commission got the message.
Published: Friday, June 1st, 2012 @ 11:19 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The pre-K teacher involved in the "chicken nuggets" incident in Hoke County changed her version of what happened after undergoing three separate interrogations. Margaret Maynor was brought to tears in the third session. She submitted her resignation soon after.
Published: Saturday, March 24th, 2012 @ 1:03 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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After public outcry over the suspension and resignation of the preschool teacher involved in the nationally reported "chicken nugget" incident, and pressure from a state lawmaker to reinstate her, the Hoke County Board of Education released her personnel file and other documents March 19.
Published: Saturday, March 24th, 2012 @ 12:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Changes could be coming soon for voluntary supplemental retirement plans that are set up for teachers and employees of school boards across North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 @ 2:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State lawmakers questioned a N.C. Department of Health and Human Services official at a hearing Tuesday to determine why a Hoke County preschooler's homemade turkey sandwich was replaced with chicken nuggets.
Published: Friday, March 16th, 2012 @ 1:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Education officials and advocacy groups are pondering ways to better use those swollen waiting rolls for practical and policy applications.
Published: Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 @ 9:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The teacher involved in "supplementing" a preschooler's lunch with chicken nuggets in Hoke County has been suspended indefinitely.
Published: Wednesday, March 7th, 2012 @ 4:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Education approved creation of nine charter schools Thursday despite opposition to some of the schools from the NAACP, some elected leaders, and backers of traditional public schools.
Published: Sunday, March 4th, 2012 @ 8:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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School lunch inspections, such as the one at West Hoke Elementary School that garnered national attention, could be avoided in the future if the NC Child Care Commission doesn't ignore a recommendation from the General Assembly and its own attorney.
Published: Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 @ 11:46 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The data stands in stark contrast to Gov. Beverly Perdue's claims Republican state budget cuts have resulted in larger class sizes, and the loss of thousands of teacher and teacher assistant positions.
Published: Saturday, January 14th, 2012 @ 3:04 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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