School News
How we fool ourselves so often...because its just the way it's "spozed to be"
Back when we were in our teacher training program in college one of the assigned readings was a book entitled "The way it spozed to be."
May 19th, 2011
BCCC selects four students to be ambassadors
Those selected as ambassadors receive a one-year tuition scholarship and help the college market its programs and services.
May 19th, 2011
Does the School Board need a tax increase to meet the needs of the schools?
Thanks to the Beaufort Observer for these informative videos on the Beaufort County Taxpayer's largest expense.
May 19th, 2011
School board requests an increase in spending
At a time when most families and businesses in Beaufort County are having to cut back, the Beaufort County School Board wants to spend more, not less.
May 19th, 2011
School-bus drivers compete in road-course rodeo
Some familiar faces landed in the Top 3 for the annual 2011 Beaufort County Transportation Department's School Bus Rodeo on April 19.
May 19th, 2011
BCCC announces summer hours
BCCC President David McLawhorn said the schedule will allow BCCC to "maximize the financial and human resources available to conduct the college's essential work during the summer term."
May 19th, 2011
Beaufort County Community College seeks community input
Every three years, a Community Satisfaction Survey is mailed to the Beaufort County Community College four-county service area, including Beaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell and Washington counties.
May 19th, 2011
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 19th, 2011
BCCC providing new certification for workers
As of 2010, more than 80 percent of all jobs require skills beyond those earned in high school.
May 19th, 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 19th, 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 19th, 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.
May 19th, 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.
May 19th, 2011
Two fundamentally different views of charter schools
Should North Carolina remove the cap now existing on the number of public charter schools in the state?
May 19th, 2011
