The Triad Business Journal has an article about a panel discussion on education. Several individuals involved in various aspects of education in the Triad were quoted. The discussion regarded how the Covid response affected young people in the schools. What were their observations? Gee, you think? I wonder where these […]
Category: Public Education
The Forsyth County Student Agitators
The local news has been abuzz regarding the student demonstrations against budget cuts and terminations within the Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County Schools system. I remember when I was a high school student in the New York City school system back during the 1970’s, the city faced a budget crisis because of […]
Gross Mismanagement At Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County Schools
When the state auditor’s report became public yesterday, it was reported prominently in the regional TV media. Fox 8 has a good summary. It is quite clear that the school system in Forsyth County has been badly mismanaged. There are two possibilities to explain this mismanagement. The first is that […]
Significant Drop In Percentage Attending Traditional Public Schools in North Carolina
A recent article demonstrates that the percentage of students attending traditional public schools in North Carolina dropped from 86.5% in 2010 to 74.9% in 2025. That is a drop of nearly 12 percent over 15 years. (HT: JH) We had discussed this recently in the context of all the bond […]
Davidson County Case Raises Question Of Whether Local Elections Are Working
Readers might recall that a young student in the Davidson County school system was disciplined for using the term “illegal alien” in class. The student affected has been vindicated in court. The school system was forced to apologize to the student and pay $20,000 to his family. I have previously […]
When They Claim NC Public Schools Are Underfunded…
… they are lying: In the last 10 years, total spending on NC public schools increased by 48%, while enrollment fell by 4.5%#nced #ncpol — Brian Balfour (@BrianBalfourNC) July 14, 2025
Guilford Education Establishment Demands More Money Despite Historic Increases
A report this week suggests that the local education establishment is demanding increased funding from the Guilford County Commissioners. This occurs in spite of the fact that education funding has increased dramatically in the state of North Carolina. Carolina Journal has the details: Since 1970, real per-student financial support for […]
The Federal Formula For Education Doesn’t Work
“Crisis” Over Department Of Education Cuts
Randi Weingarten is a Jewish, same-sex “married” lesbian who has led one of the national teachers’ unions. She is the person who was primarily responsible for prevailing on the Deep State to keep the schools shut down during Covid. She acts as if it is an earth-shaking crisis that the […]
“Confucious Classrooms” In NC Public Schools?
A pretty shocking report from the John Locke Foundation reveals that a former Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction– Mark Johnson– signed an agreement with the Chinese Communist Party to bring “Confucious Classrooms” to public schools in the State of North Carolina. We need to know more about how widespread this […]