Commentary by Rev. J Mark Davidson This has been the worst summer in decades for the Palestinian refugees barely surviving in the Jenin refugee camp. In June and July, Israel unleashed devastating military strikes, terrorizing…
By Michael D. Yates For most of our existence, we shared the Earth in common. That is, there was no private property, nor, in fact, much consciousness of ourselves as individual beings, separate from one…
A teacher’s point of view By Carl Hintz I started teaching in Wake County in December of 2021. I currently teach physical science and chemistry. As a new teacher, I can speak to some of…
By Courtney E. Martin Teachers went on strike on May 4, 2023, just three weeks before the last day of the academic calendar. The strike lasted seven school days. In negotiations, teachers not only fought…
By Rebekah Barber The student loan pause offered a safety raft to millions of Americans who are drowning in debt. The Supreme Court’s recent 6-3 decision to block student debt relief will devastate these borrowers,…
Commentary by Carl Hintz The “cultural wars” have reared their ugly heads in North Carolina. As an enthusiast of cultural anthropology, this saddens me. Culture is a shared system of meaning, not something to have…
The Dystopian Future of U.S. Public Education Is On Display in Houston By Jackie Anderson, Ruth Kravetz and Jay Malone On June 1, the state of Texas removed Elizabeth Santos, an elected school board trustee,…
By Jill Barshay A growing problem in American classrooms is that teachers don’t resemble the students they teach. Eighty percent of the nation’s 3.8 million public school teachers are white, but over half of their…
Holistic approach transforming parent involvement for the better By Jeff Bryant Both common sense and research seem to conclude that parent involvement matters a lot for student success and even for improving schools in general….
We’re All Mice Trying to Chew Through a Trillion Dollar Tree By Hamilton Nolan Human beings are not good at comprehending large numbers. When their scale exceeds anything we have ever experienced, it becomes difficult…