Immanentize the Eschaton

Here in Union County NC, the school system believes it needs to integrate “globalization” into the curriculum.  I haven’t really found anything that explains what exactly they mean by this, though I have searched the UCPS website.  So I was pleased to see that Rob Jackson, principal of Cuthbertson High and the current NC State [...]

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An e-mail sent to Ed Davis, Superintendent of Union County Public Schools: Dear Superintendent Davis: I hope this finds you well, and that you've had opportunities to enjoy the summer while preparing for the new school year. During the controversy last year over the ALTS program being housed at Cuthbertson High, you told both the [...]

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A couple of weeks ago Commissioner Kuehler published an op-ed in the Union County Weekly (http://www.unioncountyweekly.com/opinion/2011/06/union-county-pulse-for-june-24/ ) where she explains her vote against the County budget.  I must take issue with her claim that “the schools are well past the point of cutting nonessentials”.  UCPS took actions that increased the “baseline” for their spending. A [...]

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Summer is in full swing, and teachers’ unions are going on the offensive. Perhaps hoping to build on the public-relations bonanza that was California’s “State of Emergency,” union activists and their progressive allies plan to rally in Washington, D.C. and around the country later this month as part of the “Save Our Schools March and [...]

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Rob Jackson, principal of Cuthbertson High, was named NC Principal of the Year.  Funds from the award were used for a trip, with other educators and administrators, to the People’s Republic of China.  Mr. Jackson has been blogging about his trip, and the Enquirer-Journal has published excerpts from his blog.  In one entry he says [...]

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Rob Jackson, principal of Cuthbertson High, spoke at the Cuthbertson Middle School 8th grade “promotion ceremony” Friday.  During his speech, he repeatedly made reference to how much Union County Public Schools have improved the graduation rate over the last ten years.  He also noted that the UCPS graduation rate is significantly better than the rate [...]

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