The BOG Committee on educational planning, policies, and programs on their meeting on April 6 had a busy agenda. They discussed UNC medical school graduates and how to keep them to stay in the state and work in the rural areas; they passed ACT and SAT extensions, and approved several new academic degree programs. A […]
Elementary Education: Is it worth it? “Yes it is,” says a professor and her students
December 1, 2015 by
As a reaction of the profile story on elementary education students, Jessica Shearin, we received a reaction from Dr. Carrie Rogers and the students of ELMG 495: Elementary & Middle Grades Education. We are publishing the full reaction with minor editing to adhere to AP style. As a faculty member in the elementary education department, I […]
Majoring in Elementary Education: Is it worth it?
November 17, 2015 by
Bent over a wooden table littered with textbooks and sheets of tattered instructions, a Western Carolina senior clicks incessantly on her keyboard, eyes glazing over from looking at the same computer screen for hours—or is it sleep deprivation that is causing her eyes to cross? Creating lesson plan after lesson plan, Jessica Shearin, an Elementary […]
Effects of budget cuts in education visible in Western North Carolina
April 19, 2012 by
Since the economic downturn of 2008, state and federal budgets have been re-worked and reduced, in the hopes of saving money while still funding important public programs such as education. Although funding for public education has always been an issue of public debate, as budgets were reduced across the board, education has taken some of […]
Pay more for a candy bar, and less for your education
February 1, 2012 by
By: Andy Miller I support the governor’s efforts to combat the extreme education cuts that have been and continue to be carried out by the Republican-led General Assembly. In December, I was part of a group of over 350 students who went to Western Carolina University to discuss the budget cuts with several elected representatives […]
