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SCOTUS and race in school assignments

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in a case that could have a serious impact on how NC school districts handle school assignments. There [...]
December 4, 2006 | Posted in: Courts, Current Events, Education | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Bowles on UNC strategy

Spent some time in the General Administration building for the first time in a long time. After the meeting, Jane Stancil and I got a [...]
September 14, 2006 | Posted in: Economy, Education, Higher Ed, Policy | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

State drops in child well-being report

A national study released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation finds that North Carolina dropped from 40th to 41st in the state-by-state ranking of [...]
June 27, 2006 | Posted in: Current Events, Education, Policy | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Eye exam bill passed by Senate

After several delays the Senate took up S1210, Sen. Julia Boseman’s bill that would repeal the kindergarten eye exam requirement by a vote of 46-0. [...]
June 22, 2006 | Posted in: Education, Legislation, NCSenate, Politics | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Eye exams examined

Update from Tuesday’s session: Boseman’s bill was removed from the calendar and debate rescheduled for June 7. The hitch may be that the bill, though [...]
May 29, 2006 | Posted in: Current Events, Education, Legislation, NCSenate | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink