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Column: Former governor: NC must act quickly or students will face lower lifetime earnings
Reprinted with permission by The News & Observer of Raleigh The American dream is rooted in the idea that if you study and work hard you can do better than the generation before you, but young people today are facing troubling predictions about their future financial stability due to declining achievement levels. It’s a problem parents, policymakers and education and workforce leaders must tackle head on — with urgency. kA 4=2DDlQAfQm|@DE @7 FD <?@H E92E DEF56?E AC@8C6DD :?
NC must act quickly or students will face lower lifetime earnings Original
The American dream is rooted in the idea that if you study and work hard you can do better than the generation before you, but young people today are facing troubling predictions about their future financial stability due to declining achievement levels. It's a problem parents, policymakers and education and workforce leaders must tackle head on - with urgency.
Kids don’t know much about history, and that hurts America
By Haley Barbour and Beverly Perdue The latest Nation’s Report Card should be viewed as a dire warning: U.S. students don’t know nearly enough about history and civics to be strong participants in American democracy. A mere 13% — no, that’s not a typo — of eighth-graders scored at the proficient level in U.S. history on the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the Nation’s Report Card. Only 22% hit the mark in civics. We’re deeply distressed.
Opinion: Our kids don’t know much about history and that hurts America
Haley Barbour is immediate past chair and Beverly Perdue is current chair of the National Assessment Governing Board, which sets policies for the “Nation’s Report Card.” Barbour served as Mississippi governor from 2004-2012, and Perdue served as North Carolina governor from 2009-2013. In a guest column, Barbour and Perdue discuss the performance of the nation’s eighth graders on newly released federal tests that measured their grasp of U.S. history and civics.
Former governors: NAEP issued a report card we can’t ignore
Eighth graders posted the biggest score declines ever seen in math. Shockingly, nearly 40% of eighth grade students performed below the NAEP Basic achievement level on the math assessment. Our goal is to get all kids to the NAEP Proficient level, where they can demonstrate competency over challenging subject matter, but many kids aren’t anywhere close.
To Improve Education, We Need to Look at the Last 50 Years, Not Just the Last 18 Months - EdSurge News
The lunches are packed, the supplies have been purchased, the classrooms are decorated, and we’re off and running on our third school year in the shadow of COVID-19. Though teachers, parents, students and administrators are still navigating the day-to-day logistics of how to handle the contagious Delta variant, most students are back in a school building to learn—at least for the time being.
States Must Fund Home and Early Child Care Programs
For decades, policymakers have held up early childhood care and education programs as imperative to correct systemic inequities in our country by achieving positive outcomes like higher academic achievement, improved graduation rates and increased economic mobility. Now, as a global pandemic decimates the contributions of working women, the importance of supporting early childhood care and education programs is being highlighted again – in headlines and through ballot initiatives.
As Schools Move Toward Reopening, It’s Time to Reassess High-Stakes Testing
As the new school year begins, some states are pledging to resume high-stakes testing.Getty Images/iStockphoto Back in March, when Ohio became one of the first states to close schools and transition to online learning, many of us figured it would be temporary. It was hard to picture students learning math from their dining room tables and meeting with classmates for storytime via FaceTime.
Special Educators Can Show the Way on Remote Learning
Kate Eberle Walker & Beverly E. Perdue RealClearPolicy June 1, 2020 (Alexandra Nicholson via AP) In just two weeks, 47 states closed their schools, affecting at least 55.1 million students around the country. Initial plans to shutter schools for 14 days have been extended indefinitely, with many closing schools for the balance of the 2019-20 school year — eliminating almost 12 weeks of onsite learning.
Special Educators Know How to Make Remote Learning Work
In just two weeks, 47 states closed their schools, affecting at least 55.1 million students around the country. Initial plans to shutter schools for 14 days have been extended indefinitely, with many closing schools for the balance of the 2019-20 school year — eliminating almost 12 weeks of onsite learning.
Hyper-partisan Gerrymandering and Separation of Powers Can’t Coexist
After 36 consecutive years of governing the great State of North Carolina, we have gained a perspective that few will ever experience. Although our policies and political viewpoints often differ, today we stand united on a matter that has critical importance to the constitutional democracy of our state. On Aug. 14, we joined together in filing an amici curiae brief in Wake County Superior Court in support of the plaintiffs in Common Cause v. Lewis.
Ex-governors: Partisan gerrymandering must cease
By JAMES G. MARTIN, JAMES B. HUNT JR., MICHAEL F. EASLEY and BEVERLY E. PERDUE Sunday Aug 18, 2019 at 2:00 AM After 36 consecutive years of governing the great state of North Carolina, we have gained a perspective that few will ever experience. Although our policies and political viewpoints often differ, today we stand united on a matter that has critical importance to the constitutional democracy of our state.
Ex-governors: Partisan gerrymandering must cease
By JAMES G. MARTIN, JAMES B. HUNT JR., MICHAEL F. EASLEY and BEVERLY E. PERDUE Sunday Aug 18, 2019 at 2:00 AM After 36 consecutive years of governing the great state of North Carolina, we have gained a perspective that few will ever experience. Although our policies and political viewpoints often differ, today we stand united on a matter that has critical importance to the constitutional democracy of our state.
The Benefits of Preschool Last Into Adulthood. Let’s Make High-Quality Pre-K Available to All - EdSurge News
High-quality Pre-K programs are widely recognized for their positive effect on the social, emotional and academic development of young children. They develop more advanced language, pre-math and social skills, and make an easier adjustment to kindergarten. And the benefits of Pre-K last into adulthood. That’s why we must provide every opportunity we can for all children to access and benefit from high-quality preschool programming.
What the New York Times Got Wrong About Education Technology
Anthony DePrimo/The Staten Island Advance via AP, Pool By Beverly Perdue & Michael B. Horn May 06, 2019 Anthony DePrimo/The Staten Island Advance via AP, Pool A recent article in the New York Times, has once again stoked the fires of debate about education technology. This time the piece is based on a faulty premise that conflates personalizing learning with screen time and suggests the use of technology is at odds with the role of great teachers in the classroom.
What the NY Times Got Wrong About Education Technology
Michael B. Horn & Beverly Perdue, RealClearEducation May 6, 2019 Anthony DePrimo/The Staten Island Advance via AP, Pool A recent article in the New York Times, has once again stoked the fires of debate about education technology. This time the piece is based on a faulty premise that conflates personalizing learning with screen time and suggests the use of technology is at odds with the role of great teachers in the classroom.
Your Objections to Whole-Child Education Aren't Wrong. They're Just Outdated
Commentary By Beverly Perdue & Vincent J. Costanza Two competing narratives have taken root in communities of early-childhood education policy and practice: On one hand, an increased emphasis on numeracy and literacy in a child's early years comes at the expense of developing the whole child, including the social-emotional learning and executive functioning that have a profound impact on later learning.
OPINION: How two amendments would hurt N.C.
All five living former N.C. governors -- two Republicans and three Democrats -- urge voters to reject two proposed amendments to the state Constitution The N.C. General Assembly has had its share of face-offs with the courts. Repeatedly, judges have ruled unconstitutional any laws that would give executive power to the legislature — most recently blocking a legislative raid on the appointment power of the Governor.
OPINION: How two amendments would hurt N.C.
All five living former N.C. governors -- two Republicans and three Democrats -- urge voters to reject two proposed amendments to the state Constitution The N.C. General Assembly has had its share of face-offs with the courts. Repeatedly, judges have ruled unconstitutional any laws that would give executive power to the legislature — most recently blocking a legislative raid on the appointment power of the Governor.
OPINION: How two amendments would hurt N.C.
All five living former N.C. governors -- two Republicans and three Democrats -- urge voters to reject two proposed amendments to the state Constitution The N.C. General Assembly has had its share of face-offs with the courts. Repeatedly, judges have ruled unconstitutional any laws that would give executive power to the legislature — most recently blocking a legislative raid on the appointment power of the Governor.
Before We Can Address the STEM Crisis, We Must Solve the Confidence Gap
It’s routine to hear an adult utter these five innocent words while doing something as simple as calculating tip at a restaurant. It’s striking that self-doubting one’s ability to succeed in math has become par for the course for both adults and young people in our country. Science, technology, engineering and math are exactly the subjects where we need our students to succeed the most.
Robots May Not Take Your Job After All
Over 150 years ago, British author Samuel Butler predicted the rise of artificial intelligence, calling for a “war to the death” against machines – and arguing that that “the time will come when the machines will hold the real supremacy over the world and its inhabitants.” Today, the inevitable conflict between man and AI-powered machines permeates our national discourse, as the threat of technological unemployment looms large.
Robots May Not Take Your Job After All
Over 150 years ago, British author Samuel Butler predicted the rise of artificial intelligence, calling for a “war to the death” against machines – and arguing that that “the time will come when the machines will hold the real supremacy over the world and its inhabitants.” Today, the inevitable conflict between man and AI-powered machines permeates our national discourse, as the threat of technological unemployment looms large.
Robots May Not Take Your Job After All
Over 150 years ago, British author Samuel Butler predicted the rise of artificial intelligence, calling for a “war to the death” against machines – and arguing that that “the time will come when the machines will hold the real supremacy over the world and its inhabitants.” Today, the inevitable conflict between man and AI-powered machines permeates our national discourse, as the threat of technological unemployment looms large.
The untapped potential of 'some college, no degree'
What if states discovered a natural resource with the potential to create thousands of jobs, unlock individual prosperity, and produce an infusion of talent to power economic growth? What if the infrastructure to discover and refine this resource was already in place? As it turns out, this economic super fuel may be the tens of millions of Americans who started college but never finished. And states can unlock its economic potential without fracking, mining, or drilling.
Beyond Bootcamps: Policy Considerations for Accelerated Learning
As we approach an era of near ubiquity of broadband and universal mobile computing, the pace at which technology is transforming our daily lives is accelerating. We see the impact across nearly every sector: education, health, transportation and even fashion. Today’s tech transformation is creating a wonderful opportunity to bring ideas to life, and create jobs and wealth—but it is not without its challenges. The economic shift requires us to change the way we prepare the workforce.
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