>>BY JENNIFER BRICK On Wednesday, April 1st, Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger’s office >>released a statement: “After hearing serious concerns about stricter vaccine and immunization...[Read More]
Native American Issues
Articles >>BY SARA LANG When a charter school opened near my house, many of our friends with school-age kids were excited. I kept hearing: “It’s so...[Read More]
>>BY MELISSA GEIL The recent snowstorms in North Carolina caused a lot of headaches for parents of school-aged children, but a particular subset of parents...[Read More]
>>BY MELISSA GEIL It’s school choice season in North Carolina. With magnet lotteries in full swing, and charter lotteries underway, my social media feeds are...[Read More]
>>BY JENNIFER BRICK I pulled a student into the hallway while her classmates read silently. At the beginning of the year, she had been sweet,...[Read More]
>>BY MELISSA GEIL In Durham, North Carolina, over 20,000 students—just about 65% of all the students in the district—receive a >>free or reduced lunch at...[Read More]
>>BY JENNIFER BRICK When >>Donna Summer sang, “She works hard for the money/ so you better treat her right,” she wasn’t singing about teachers, or...[Read More]
>>BY MELISSA GEIL In my Durham school district, we are lucky to have access to two public Elementary Montessori Magnet Schools. Great, right? Unfortunately, the...[Read More]
>>BY JENNIFER BRICK I didn’t want to be a teacher until I was sitting in a college auditorium listening to >>Jonathan Kozol speak of the...[Read More]
>>BY SARA LANG My youngest starts kindergarten next year, so we are knee-deep in the school choice process. We are lucky to live in Wake...[Read More]