Hi all, and welcome to another education roundup.  Here is some of the writing we’ve found interesting this week:

The N&O weighed in on the NC Tax Cap amendment and what it would do to schools:

https://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/article216408895.html

From the Washington Post, a good look at the legacy of Arne Duncan, President Obama’s Secretary of Education:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2018/08/15/arne-duncan-talks-a-good-game/?utm_term=.fbffc103eee4

Stu Egan wrote about teacher training, the NCGA’s use of our children as pawns in the class size debacle, and about the SBE:  https://caffeinatedrage.com/

And Forbes.com peeks under the veil of “non-profit” charter schools:  https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2018/08/13/how-to-profit-from-your-non-profit-charter-school/#64884f0a3354