School News
Is publically funded pre-school worth more than the alternatives?
I recently wrote a Teacher's Desk piece in which I said that there is little evidence that pre-school programs have much of a lasting effect on the success of students in later years.
May 16th, 2011
Fix school boards before taking tenure away from teachers
I had the opportunity recently to observe the NC Senate Education Committee debate S 423 which, if it passes, will create a Joint Legislative Oversight Committee to study "teacher tenure."
May 16th, 2011
Do day care programs like More At Four, Smart Start and Head Start make a significant difference?
The answer is "no" and they take valuable resources from programs that do make a long term difference and many for less money. So why do we keep funding them?
May 16th, 2011
Our accountability system should be changed to measure how many students make progress
Essentially this bill, if it becomes law, would eliminate the end-of-course tests in US History, Civics & Economics, Algebra II and Physical Science.
March 10th, 2011
The unions are killing our children's future ...
Thousands of teachers are on strike as this is being written. And what they are striking for is the biggest threat to America we have ever faced.
March 10th, 2011
School Board relaxes student dress code, again
The largest amount of time was spent on awards and recognitions followed by a discussion of revisions in the student dress code.
March 10th, 2011
Why the School Board lost the Southside cases
Suspended N. C. students can go unschooled. It was a story on the NC Supreme Court's rulings in two cases that came from Beaufort County.
October 19th, 2010
School Board does good on sex ed
There were no (zero) upset citizens protesting the new sex ed. curriculum when the School Board adopted the program last week. Chalk one up for the new superintendent, Dr. Don Phipps.
October 6th, 2010
School board approves Tayloe fundraising venture
Meeting in its regular monthly meeting on September 21, 2010 the Beaufort County Board of Education gave approval for a rather unique "fundraiser" at John Cotton Tayloe School.
October 1st, 2010
Teacher of the Year/ Principle of the Year
Anderson and Hudnell Take Top Honors for 2010-2011
October 1st, 2010
The Achievement Gap
George Will, writing in Sunday's (8-29-10) Washington Post highlights one of the most vexing problems our nation faces…the waste of human capital.
September 28th, 2010
We may just be on the verge of excellence in our school system
We may just have an excellent superintendent. It's too soon to declare that so, but we need to give him every chance in the world to make us the best.
July 27th, 2010
School board hears good news at its retreat
The Beaufort County Board of Education, meeting in a special "workshop" session Friday (7-23-10) focused its discussion on next year's (FY11) capital outlay budget
July 27th, 2010
Beaufort County Community College increases tuition
Tuition at BCCC will increase for students from $50 to $56.50 per credit hour for N.C. residents and from $241.30 to $248.50 per credit hour for non-residents, effective at registration for the Fall 2
July 7th, 2010
