The bulk of the 62 charter school applicants hoping to open their doors in the fall of 2015 will continue to be in the more metropolitan areas of North Carolina, concentrated in the Charlotte, Piedmont Triad, and Research Triangle sections of the state.
Published: Sunday, February 2nd, 2014 @ 10:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Sometimes our problems loom so large and seem so complex we can easily be disheartened or depressed about our state's future. And once sworn-in, our elected officials are constantly sworn at, like it is some kind of sport.
Published: Thursday, January 16th, 2014 @ 6:43 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Last week the State Board of Education gave final approval to 26 new charter schools in North Carolina. The new schools are scheduled to open this fall.
Published: Thursday, January 16th, 2014 @ 1:24 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Sissipahaw and Occaneechi lived and inhabited what is present-day Wake County, and English and Scotch-Irish settlers from northern states moved into the area during the seventeenth century.
Published: Saturday, August 17th, 2013 @ 11:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Syngenta, one of the largest agribusiness companies in the world, will expand its crop protection and seed development operations in Durham County.
Published: Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 @ 10:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Guess what? Evidence is suggesting that toll road projects - like the one proposed for I-77 in Mecklenburg County - may not be the budgetary magic bullet that the state bureaucracy is hoping for. ABC NewsChannel 11 has the story.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2013 @ 1:24 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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On July 1, sixteen new members will join the UNC Board of Governors. The newcomers are almost all Republicans, and thus might be expected to be conservative about expenses, but will they reform the system?
Published: Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 @ 12:35 pm
By: Jenna Ashley Robinson
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Some Triangle politicians continue to push for a new taxpayer-funded regional passenger rail system. Adrian Moore, vice president for policy at the Reason Foundation, says passenger rail makes no sense for most American communities, including North Carolina's Triangle region.
Published: Sunday, March 10th, 2013 @ 12:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Leaders of Triangle-area philanthropies, already sharing the national pain as charitable giving follows the stock market into decline, are decrying the region's level of generosity when compared to peer metropolitan areas.
Published: Wednesday, November 14th, 2012 @ 2:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Orange County voters will decide in November whether to raise taxes on themselves to help "invest" $1.4 billion toward construction of 17 miles of transit line that would have a miniscule impact on traffic congestion and air pollution.
Published: Monday, October 8th, 2012 @ 1:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In Raleigh, it's being heralded as the next big thing, a relocation decision that could help redefine and redevelop the old warehouse district near downtown.
Published: Sunday, September 23rd, 2012 @ 12:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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