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 […]
Category: Public Education
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 […]
Sex Crimes By School Personnel
For a period of nearly ten years, a North Carolina blogger named A.P. Dillon compiled reporting about a touchy subject that does not nearly get enough attention. It concerns sex crimes against minors committed by public school teachers, principals and other school personnel here in the state of North Carolina. […]
School Choice In NC
A lot of people have worked very hard to make the best of a bad system. Various options provide an escape valve from the traditional public school system, at least temporarily. Each option can be critiqued; and we do not know what will happen when the socialists regain control. But […]
Guilford School Board Chair Calls Concerned Citizens “Far Right Extremists”
Via Lee Haywood, we learn that the chairman of the Guilford County Board of Education, Deena Hayes, has done it again. Recall that she established her political career as a vitriolic race-baiter; and interfered with efforts to make the public schools safer. It turns out at least one concerned citizen […]