A book review by a Southern boy about a Southern boy
Published: Thursday, October 20th, 2016 @ 8:07 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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This May Seem Elementary To Those Of You Who Have Gone Through The 5th Grade
Published: Sunday, March 6th, 2016 @ 4:12 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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I have been discussing teacher pay rankings for years. In fact, three years ago I wrote a newsletter piece titled, Education spending in North Carolina: The ranking problem. In that piece, I outlined the major problems associated with the National Education Association (NEA) rankings of teacher...
Published: Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014 @ 7:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Did you ever take out a loan to buy a house?? If not, how about a loan to buy a vehicle??
Published: Monday, July 7th, 2014 @ 9:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It happens at the end of every semester. As final grades are computed and entered, faculty all across the United States hear those inner demons talking. Some expound quite loudly; others merely whisper.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2014 @ 11:13 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The story began in the early 1990s, when Baker lived in Houston, Texas, with his family. He had recently sold his computer company and was looking for a new pursuit to spice up retirement.
Published: Sunday, January 26th, 2014 @ 1:13 pm
By: John William Pope Foundation
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If state leaders want to improve North Carolina's education system in the future, they will have to begin with a better understanding of the history of school reform in our state.
Published: Thursday, January 23rd, 2014 @ 2:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As I was poking around the internet the other day, I came across definitive proof that those folks who tell us that we must spend additional money on education if we are ever going to see any improvements in the outcomes may well be right. Hmmm...
Published: Monday, November 25th, 2013 @ 5:21 am
By: Jim Bispo
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Tenure-track faculty openings attract scores of applicants. Sometimes the decision makers look for the most competent individuals. Often, however, colleges "recruit" faculty members on the basis of ideological considerations that have nothing to do with true professional standards.
Published: Tuesday, September 17th, 2013 @ 11:30 am
By: John William Pope Center
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When the July jobs report for North Carolina came out last week, showing an uptick in the unemployment rate, all the usual suspects said all the usual things.
Published: Monday, August 26th, 2013 @ 11:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A memorable example dates back to March 4, 1999, when the governing board of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released the results of national reading exams. They showed that North Carolina was one of only five states that posted significant gains in 4th-grade reading...
Published: Thursday, August 15th, 2013 @ 1:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate leader Phil Berger unveiled the latest tax reform plan Tuesday. It's a plan that would reduce the personal income tax, eventually eliminate...
Published: Thursday, June 13th, 2013 @ 11:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A state audit finding potentially "hundreds of millions of dollars" of Medicaid mismanagement also called for "a scientifically valid study" of North Carolina's showcase Medicaid program due to suspect savings claims and questionable methodologies used to evaluate it.
Published: Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 @ 1:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I was tempted to address Cardinal Dolan in my headline but I'm not yet sure how responsible he is for the decision to put two Staten Island schools on the "at risk" list for closure.
Published: Sunday, February 3rd, 2013 @ 1:03 pm
By: Alicia Colon
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According to their web site, the Pamlico-Tar River Foundation (PTRF) Mission is,:"To monitor and enhance the Tar-Pamlico River and watershed while promoting environmental justice".
Published: Wednesday, September 5th, 2012 @ 10:05 pm
By: Jim Bispo
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We do not have to lay awake at night and listen for noises that are so faint we wonder whether we heard something or we imagined we heard something.
Published: Monday, August 13th, 2012 @ 12:20 am
By: Hood Richardson
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Political math isn't all about arithmetic. According to the arithmetic, Mitt Romney didn't clinch the GOP presidential nomination in yesterday's Super Tuesday balloting.
Published: Thursday, March 8th, 2012 @ 10:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It never fails to amaze me how good the Dems are at out foxing the long suffering taxpayers and how so many of us keep buying into their almost always misleading and frequently fallacious arguments.
Published: Sunday, September 25th, 2011 @ 12:22 am
By: Jim Bispo
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