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John Locke Foundation Guest Editorial  

JLF’s Mission: The John Locke Foundation employs research, journalism, and outreach programs to transform government through competition, innovation, personal freedom, and personal responsibility. JLF seeks a better balance between the public sector and private institutions of family, faith, community, and enterprise.

As tuition costs climb, student loan debts accumulate, and recent graduates struggle to find jobs, more people are questioning whether the American system of higher education is working as well as it could. Kenneth Starr, president of Baylor University and well-known independent counsel for...
As tuition costs climb, student loan debts accumulate, and recent graduates struggle to find jobs, more people are questioning whether the American system of higher education is working as well as it could. Kenneth Starr, president of Baylor University and well-known independent counsel for...
 
The table represents full-time equivalent (FTE), state paid, classroom teachers as of the 3rd pay period. The FTE counts were obtained through the NC Department of Public Instruction's (DPI) Educational Directory and Demographical Information Exchange (EDDIE) database.
The table represents full-time equivalent (FTE), state paid, classroom teachers as of the 3rd pay period. The FTE counts were obtained through the NC Department of Public Instruction's (DPI) Educational Directory and Demographical Information Exchange (EDDIE) database.
 
A rhetorical battle over whether young adults should sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act reached the White House last week, when President Obama called a conservative group's efforts to inform so-called millennials about alternatives to the health care law "bizarre."
A rhetorical battle over whether young adults should sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act reached the White House last week, when President Obama called a conservative group's efforts to inform so-called millennials about alternatives to the health care law "bizarre."
 
We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
 
That sounds like a simple statement, and one with which most people would readily agree. In reality, however, the statement has multiple meanings. How you read it can say a lot about your views on Obamacare, health insurance, and reform initiatives.
That sounds like a simple statement, and one with which most people would readily agree. In reality, however, the statement has multiple meanings. How you read it can say a lot about your views on Obamacare, health insurance, and reform initiatives.
 
It has been nearly three years since the left-leaning Center for American Progress published a superb report, Return on Educational Investment: A District-by-District Evaluation of U.S. Educational Productivity.
It has been nearly three years since the left-leaning Center for American Progress published a superb report, Return on Educational Investment: A District-by-District Evaluation of U.S. Educational Productivity.
 
The year 2013 has seen significant reforms in North Carolina - to our tax system, job-killing regulations, transportation and infrastructure priorities, and education. The result will be substantive and meaningful changes in North Carolina. We will be positioned to recover from the recession more
The year 2013 has seen significant reforms in North Carolina - to our tax system, job-killing regulations, transportation and infrastructure priorities, and education. The result will be substantive and meaningful changes in North Carolina. We will be positioned to recover from the recession more
 
Widespread, serious flaws in the state Department of Health and Human Services' long-suffering NCTracks Medicaid computer system might jeopardize more than $9 million in anticipated annual cost savings, according to a stinging state performance audit released late Monday afternoon.
Widespread, serious flaws in the state Department of Health and Human Services' long-suffering NCTracks Medicaid computer system might jeopardize more than $9 million in anticipated annual cost savings, according to a stinging state performance audit released late Monday afternoon.
 
Attorney General Roy Cooper's use of a personal liability umbrella insurance policy to pay for his defense in a 13-year-old defamation lawsuit allows him to keep confidential how much he has paid lawyers for his defense, something he could not do if he were using a campaign account or legal defense
Attorney General Roy Cooper's use of a personal liability umbrella insurance policy to pay for his defense in a 13-year-old defamation lawsuit allows him to keep confidential how much he has paid lawyers for his defense, something he could not do if he were using a campaign account or legal defense
 
According to liberal critics of Gov. Pat McCrory and the leadership of the General Assembly, the state should be losing its attraction as a place to do business. Our economy should be suffering from inadequate demand, thanks to state budget cuts. The passage of the marriage amendment and abortion...
According to liberal critics of Gov. Pat McCrory and the leadership of the General Assembly, the state should be losing its attraction as a place to do business. Our economy should be suffering from inadequate demand, thanks to state budget cuts. The passage of the marriage amendment and abortion...
 
A defamation lawsuit filed 13 years ago by Gene Boyce and three other Raleigh attorneys against Attorney General Roy Cooper, his 2000 campaign committee, and campaign worker Julia White finally is scheduled for a jury trial in April. On Friday, Superior Court Judge W. Osmond Smith III, who was...
A defamation lawsuit filed 13 years ago by Gene Boyce and three other Raleigh attorneys against Attorney General Roy Cooper, his 2000 campaign committee, and campaign worker Julia White finally is scheduled for a jury trial in April. On Friday, Superior Court Judge W. Osmond Smith III, who was...
 
Obamacare's health insurance exchanges offer four "metallic" levels of plans: bronze, silver, gold, and platinum. Bronze plans cover 60 percent of benefits, meaning consumers will be responsible for higher out-of-pocket expenses such as co-pays, co-insurance, and deductibles. Meanwhile, platinum...
Obamacare's health insurance exchanges offer four "metallic" levels of plans: bronze, silver, gold, and platinum. Bronze plans cover 60 percent of benefits, meaning consumers will be responsible for higher out-of-pocket expenses such as co-pays, co-insurance, and deductibles. Meanwhile, platinum...
 
Student loan defaults continue to cause problems in this country. As recently as 2010, nearly 375,000 students defaulted within two years of beginning repayment. One idea put forward to address the issue involves assigning more responsibility for defaults to colleges and universities themselves...
Student loan defaults continue to cause problems in this country. As recently as 2010, nearly 375,000 students defaulted within two years of beginning repayment. One idea put forward to address the issue involves assigning more responsibility for defaults to colleges and universities themselves...
 
Students at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro pay the highest debt service fee - the fee used to pay for past and future campus construction costs - in the UNC system.
Students at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro pay the highest debt service fee - the fee used to pay for past and future campus construction costs - in the UNC system.
 
We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
 
Some left-wing commentators have speculated that a sizable number of public school teachers are leaving North Carolina to teach in states that are, presumably, more hospitable to the profession. They want the public to believe that policies instituted by Republican lawmakers are to blame. It is...
Some left-wing commentators have speculated that a sizable number of public school teachers are leaving North Carolina to teach in states that are, presumably, more hospitable to the profession. They want the public to believe that policies instituted by Republican lawmakers are to blame. It is...
 
A week before each monthly NC State Board of Education (SBE) meeting, state board staff post an agenda and meeting materials on the board's meeting website.
A week before each monthly NC State Board of Education (SBE) meeting, state board staff post an agenda and meeting materials on the board's meeting website.
 
Jokes about "Polacks" have always been tasteless and silly. Based on the latest international test scores, trying to get a laugh today by portraying Polish people as ignorant or dumb is a good way to identify yourself as, well, ignorant or dumb.
Jokes about "Polacks" have always been tasteless and silly. Based on the latest international test scores, trying to get a laugh today by portraying Polish people as ignorant or dumb is a good way to identify yourself as, well, ignorant or dumb.
 
Wake up, people: An insidious corporate conspiracy is afoot, and it has a nefarious goal - forcing you to buy health insurance policies that you were choosing to purchase anyway. At least that’s what Sen. Kay Hagan and other Democrats scrambling to defend Obamacare after its clunky rollout are...
Wake up, people: An insidious corporate conspiracy is afoot, and it has a nefarious goal - forcing you to buy health insurance policies that you were choosing to purchase anyway. At least that’s what Sen. Kay Hagan and other Democrats scrambling to defend Obamacare after its clunky rollout are...
 
Most of North Carolina’s congressional staffers - the men and women who work for the state’s two U.S. senators and 13 members of the U.S. House of Representatives - will be entering the District of Columbia’s health care exchange once the Affordable Care Act takes effect in January.
Most of North Carolina’s congressional staffers - the men and women who work for the state’s two U.S. senators and 13 members of the U.S. House of Representatives - will be entering the District of Columbia’s health care exchange once the Affordable Care Act takes effect in January.
 
The federal health care law known as Obamacare creates more problems for North Carolinians than just the faulty website that has generated recent headlines. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report documents key Obamacare flaws and offers alternatives for addressing health care needs.
The federal health care law known as Obamacare creates more problems for North Carolinians than just the faulty website that has generated recent headlines. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report documents key Obamacare flaws and offers alternatives for addressing health care needs.
 
If you are even an occasional reader of this space, you know that I put very little stock in "best places for business" lists. There are too many of them, reflecting too many different and mutually incompatible methodologies. They produce conflicting information and often bear little relationship...
If you are even an occasional reader of this space, you know that I put very little stock in "best places for business" lists. There are too many of them, reflecting too many different and mutually incompatible methodologies. They produce conflicting information and often bear little relationship...
 
We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
 
We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
 
Every passionate reader has a first literary love - that first book that captured your attention and inspired your desire to explore and understand.
Every passionate reader has a first literary love - that first book that captured your attention and inspired your desire to explore and understand.
 
North Carolina can help prevent unnecessary increases in health care costs by repealing a 35-year-old law that has failed to address that goal. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report delivers that verdict.
North Carolina can help prevent unnecessary increases in health care costs by repealing a 35-year-old law that has failed to address that goal. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report delivers that verdict.
 
In some circles, it is thought that for a community to be said to truly exist, it must be "World Class." It is assumed that each community aspires to be a World Class Community, no matter the cost. What brings a WCC to life, like the magician's hat to Frosty the Snowman, is light-rail transit.
In some circles, it is thought that for a community to be said to truly exist, it must be "World Class." It is assumed that each community aspires to be a World Class Community, no matter the cost. What brings a WCC to life, like the magician's hat to Frosty the Snowman, is light-rail transit.
 
The N.C. Virtual Public School is doing a poor job tracking enrollment figures, a new audit says. "Student enrollment is a key factor used to calculate NCVPS teacher pay," says the report, prepared by state Auditor Beth Wood's office. "As a result, there is an increased risk that errors could be...
The N.C. Virtual Public School is doing a poor job tracking enrollment figures, a new audit says. "Student enrollment is a key factor used to calculate NCVPS teacher pay," says the report, prepared by state Auditor Beth Wood's office. "As a result, there is an increased risk that errors could be...
 
A health insurance exchange, commonly referred to in the media simply as an “exchange,” is an online marketplace where individuals can shop for heavily regulated nongroup health plans offered by participating insurance companies.
A health insurance exchange, commonly referred to in the media simply as an “exchange,” is an online marketplace where individuals can shop for heavily regulated nongroup health plans offered by participating insurance companies.
 
For North Carolina liberals intent on recovering some political power in Raleigh, a funny thing happened on the way to a quorum: reality intruded on their most-cherished claims about the two biggest issues in North Carolina politics.
For North Carolina liberals intent on recovering some political power in Raleigh, a funny thing happened on the way to a quorum: reality intruded on their most-cherished claims about the two biggest issues in North Carolina politics.
 
During the 1990s, North Carolina's public schools posted some of the strongest performance gains in the country on independent reading and math tests. Democrats and Republicans took pride in the accomplishment and vied for the credit. Over the past decade, however, the trend has been markedly...
During the 1990s, North Carolina's public schools posted some of the strongest performance gains in the country on independent reading and math tests. Democrats and Republicans took pride in the accomplishment and vied for the credit. Over the past decade, however, the trend has been markedly...
 
North Carolina state government spending has grown "significantly" in recent decades, though much of that growth has been hidden beneath headlines that focus on the state's General Fund. That's a key finding from a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report.
North Carolina state government spending has grown "significantly" in recent decades, though much of that growth has been hidden beneath headlines that focus on the state's General Fund. That's a key finding from a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report.
 
We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.
 
There's nothing worse than a complainer  -  except a complainer who expects someone else to solve a problem. So I have a challenge for conservatives who, with good reason, rail against the state of public education in North Carolina: If you truly believe individual responsibility is a fu
There's nothing worse than a complainer  -  except a complainer who expects someone else to solve a problem. So I have a challenge for conservatives who, with good reason, rail against the state of public education in North Carolina: If you truly believe individual responsibility is a fu
 
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