Current issues in Education North Carolina & Beyond Fall 2014

1. CCuurrrreenntt IIssssuueess iinn EEdduuccaattiioonn:: NNoorrtthh CCaarroolliinnaa && BBeeyyoonndd Dr. Michael Maher October 20, 2014

2. Issues in North Carolina Issues in the United States Staying informed Question & Answer

3. North Carolina

4. North Carolina School Funding http://www.wral.com/nc-education-spending-on-decades-long-slide/13795657/ http://www.ncpublicschools.org/fbs/resources/data/ Teacher Pay http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/fbs/finance/salary/schedules/2014-15schedules.pdf http://www.wral.com/fact-check-teacher-pay-claims-meritt-caution/13932704/ Common Core State Standards http://www.corestandards.org/ http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/politics/2014/08/31/whats-happening-to-common-core-in-nc/14908637/ Charter Schools http://www.ncpublicschools.org/charterschools/ http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/10/15/4233621_new-charter-rules-benefit-owner.html?rh=1

5. United States

6. United States No Child Left Behind http://www2.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/infographics/nclbwaivers.html Ranking Universities & Teacher Preparation http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/22/education/obamas-plan-aims-to-lower-cost-of-college.html?pagewanted= http://edprepmatters.net/2014/04/department-of-education-to-move-forward-with-teacher-preparation-regulations/ Common Core State Standards http://www.corestandards.org/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/02/50-states-common-core_n_5751864.html Tenure http://www.ncpublicschools.org/charterschools/ http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/10/15/4233621_new-charter-rules-benefit-owner.html?rh=1

7. Staying Informed Dedicate time Be selective Use a news aggregator Inform others Discuss/Debate

8. Staying Informed Build a Personal Learning Network (PLN) Use Hash Tags #edchat #teacherprep Dont be too selective Follow a variety of people Engage

9. Staying Informed Education Week http://www.edweek.org/ This Week in Education http://www.scholasticadministrator.typepad.com/thisweekineducation/#.VEUnBmSwI68 Edutopia http://www.edutopia.org/ The Answer Sheet (Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/

10. Staying Informed Twitter @mj_maher @mjaynefleener @NCStateCED @PoliticsK12 @usedgov @Stephen_Sawchuk @educationgadfly @alexanderrusso @FiftyCAN @MichaelPetrilli @valeriestrauss @NEPCtweet @arneduncan @NCPolicyWatch @PS1NC @NCarolinaCAN

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