CHAPEL HILL (November 29, 2023) – UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz is considering an offer to leave Chapel Hill to become president of Michigan State University.1 In a striking show of support from University faculty, though, Faculty Chair Beth Moracco shared the following letter with Guskiewicz, UNC-CH’s Board of Trustees and the UNC Board of… READ MORE
Search Results for: leadership
Perfect example why Guskiewicz needs to stay
RALEIGH (November 29, 2023) – We’re glad John Preyer doesn’t dispute the many ways public education has been damaged in North Carolina. Higher Ed Works Chair Paul Fulton authored a column last week that said it’s no wonder UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz is considering a job as president of Michigan State University, given… READ MORE
Little wonder why Guskiewicz might leave
By Paul Fulton WINSTON-SALEM (November 21, 2023) – There’s little wonder why UNC Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz is entertaining a new job. Guskiewicz is reportedly a finalist for the presidency at Michigan State University.1 Though he is a nationally renowned expert in neuroscience and concussions, a MacArthur Genius Award winner and a deft administrator,… READ MORE
Is NC spending enough on public education?
BENSON (November 1, 2023) – Is North Carolina spending enough on public education? The vast divide between conservative and progressive answers to that question was on full display at a recent debate on education funding. The forum at the Benson Civic Center was the final installment in a four-week series of Home Town Debates on… READ MORE
NC teacher pay: ‘My heart breaks’
RALEIGH (October 24, 2023) – “My heart breaks.” That phrase was repeated more than once in a recent discussion of teacher pay and recruitment in North Carolina. The forum at Meredith College was the third in a four-week series of Home Town Debates on education topics sponsored by Spectrum News and the NC Institute of… READ MORE
Leandro judge takes issue with Hood
RALEIGH (November 7, 2023) – In an op-ed piece that appeared in North Carolina newspapers last weekend, conservative columnist John Hood argued that high-poverty schools in the state already get more funds than schools in wealthier districts. The 29-year-old Leandro lawsuit was transformed from an argument that poor school districts were underfunded to one that… READ MORE
$500M in vouchers for private schools
SANFORD (October 10, 2023) – Is North Carolina’s dramatic expansion of vouchers for private schools – with no limits on family income – an effort to find what’s best for each child? Or an effort to undermine and divert funds from public education? A debate on those questions at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic &… READ MORE
What’s next in UNC admissions case? ‘Hard work’
HENDERSON (October 3, 2023) – What will happen after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the use of race in college admissions in June? Opinions varied widely in a recent debate – yet panelists reached surprising consensus on the need to improve K-12 public schools. The debate at Vance-Granville Community College was the first in… READ MORE
Goldstein: Lemons to lemonade – The UNC School of Civic Life
By Buck Goldstein CHAPEL HILL (October 19, 2023) – I’ve attended many faculty meetings at UNC Chapel Hill over the last 20 years. I assumed I had heard everything. Between the athletics controversies, the removal of Silent Sam, Nikole Hannah-Jones’ tenure application and now the School of Civic Life and Leadership, the faculty seems to… READ MORE
The good and bad of the new state budget
RALEIGH (October 12, 2023) – There are some good things in the state’s new $30 billion budget. And there’s plenty of bad Gov. Roy Cooper had to accept to win Medicaid expansion. “Make no mistake, overall this is a bad budget that seriously shortchanges our schools, prioritizes power grabs, keeps shady backroom deals secret and… READ MORE
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- …
- 16
- Next Page »