Ep. 121: A Recap Of The Year In NC Education

From the controversy around reading assessment tools to the release of a court-ordered report on school funding, 2019 has been quite the busy year for education in North Carolina. Today we’ll hear from defendant and plaintiff representatives of the long-running school funding court case known as Leandro, who will give us their insights into the just-released WestEd report. We’ll also hear from two reporters who will talk with us about the biggest K-12 education stories of 2019. Guests: • JB Buxton, Member At-Large, NC State Board of Education • Melanie Dubis, Partner, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP • Alex Granados, Senior Reporter, EducationNC • Jeff Tiberii, Capitol Bureau Chief, WUNC