North Carolina: Search for “Indoctrination” in Schools Flops
The editorial board of the Charlotte Observer wrote about the state government’s failed search for “indoctrination” in the schools. Charlotte Observer Editorial Board: North Carolina’s...
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North Carolina Parent: I Used to Think My Legislators Supported Public Schools. They Don’t.
Renee Sekel is a parent and public school advocate in North Carolina. She sends her children to public schools. She remembers when she naively believed...
North Carolina: Republicans Push Law to Prevent “Indoctrination”
Republican leaders in North Carolina, who hold a majority in the General Assembly, but not the Governorship, suspect that liberal teachers are “indoctrinating” their students....
North Carolina: Does Anyone Care about Ethics and Conflicts of Interest?
Greg Childress of NC Policy Watch reports that a government watchdog group has lodged a complaint against one of the state’s most powerful elected officials....
Peter Greene: Federal Court Rules That Charter Schools Are Not Public Schools
Peter Greene writes about a charter school in North Carolina that had a strict dress code for female students. Parents sued to overturn the rule...
North Carolina: Anti-CRT Forces Target Teacher of the Year for Teaching About Racism
Isabela Dias writes in Mother Jones about attacks on a Black social studies teacher who has been labeled a teacher of critical race theory. In...
North Carolina: The Racism Behind the State Statute Barring Discriminatuon
The North Carolina General Assembly is considering legislation that ostensibly bans discrimination in the state’s classrooms. But the real purpose of the statute is to...
Paul Butler: UNC’s Treatment of Nikole Hannah-Jones Was a Demonstration of CRT
Paul Butler is a professor at the Georgetown University School of Law. In the Washington Post, where he is a contributing columnist, he writes that...
North Carolina: School Board Bans Teaching Anything That Makes Students Uncomfortable
Justin Parmenter, NBCT teacher in North Carolina writes here about the resolution passed by a local school board that bans teaching anything that might cause...
Nikole Hannah-Jones Explains Why She Rejected UNC’s Belated Offer of Tenure
Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones issued a statement explaining her decision not to accept the belated decision of the UNC board to offer her a tenured position...