RALEIGH (December 28, 2023) – It might seem strange to complain about underfunding of public education in a year when North Carolina had a $4.8 billion budget surplus.1 But it’s true. In a year when: North Carolina ranked 50th of 50 states in the percentage of GDP it devotes to K-12 public education, The state… READ MORE
Give Roberts a chance
RALEIGH (December 20, 2023) – Give Lee Roberts a chance. As sad and needless as the departure of Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz is, UNC-Chapel Hill and the state need Roberts to succeed as the University’s interim chancellor. As a member of the UNC Board of Governors, Roberts has behaved professionally and demonstrated he is plenty smart… READ MORE
Don Martin: Fund vouchers, but fund public education first
By Don Martin WINSTON-SALEM (December 7, 2023) – In 2011, I served as Superintendent of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. At that time, the school district focused on developing every school and the central office into a learning organization. The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School district’s aspiration was for all students to meet their expected growth (as determined… READ MORE
Higher Ed Works is now Public Ed Works!
RALEIGH (December 13, 2023) – Higher Ed Works is now Public Ed Works. Public Ed Works focuses on increasing residents’ knowledge of public education in North Carolina. We educate state residents about the benefits our public education systems provide and explain how public schools are funded and supported. North Carolina has been ranked the… READ MORE
They drove him out
EAST LANSING, Mich. (December 8, 2023) – They drove him out. As Higher Ed Works Chair Paul Fulton told us more than two weeks ago, the NC General Assembly, the UNC Board of Governors and especially the current UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees all but made it certain that Kevin Guskiewicz – a MacArthur “genius… READ MORE
Barnett: 60 years after JFK’s death, we should remember what he said at Chapel Hill
EDITOR’S NOTE: For the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, News & Observer Associate Opinion Editor Ned Barnett looked up a speech Kennedy gave at UNC-Chapel Hill in 1961 and found it still bears great relevance today. We reprint it here with permission from the News & Observer. By Ned Barnett RALEIGH (November… READ MORE
UNC Faculty Chair voices support for Guskiewicz
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
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
Van Noort named Chancellor at UNC Asheville
RALEIGH (November 29, 2023) – The new Chancellor of UNC Asheville will be no stranger to the UNC System Office. In a special meeting today, System President Peter Hans and the UNC Board of Governors named Kimberly van Noort, an experienced administrator who previously worked in the System Office, as UNC Asheville’s new chancellor. Van… 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
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