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At last count, the number of school districts that have canceled school so teachers can attend a rally and lobby legislators for higher pay is seventeen. The total number of students impacted is over 600,000 or around 40 percent of public school students
Published: Tuesday, May 15th, 2018 @ 9:19 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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On most days and most roads, most drivers treat posted speed limits as the recommended speed
Published: Tuesday, May 15th, 2018 @ 7:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Wake County Public School System and Guilford County Schools are closing their doors May 16 so thousands of teachers can rally at the start of the short session for higher pay and more school resources
Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2018 @ 2:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mike Antonucci at the Education Intelligence Agency has published his annual membership and finance numbers for National Education Association (NEA) and state affiliates
Published: Monday, May 7th, 2018 @ 12:24 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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May 16 promises to be busy day for the General Assembly. Not only will the short session begin. But also lawmakers expected to be confronted with thousands of teachers rallying for higher pay and education spending
Published: Saturday, May 5th, 2018 @ 11:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced 21 new appointments to various North Carolina boards and commissions, including the North Carolina Industrial Commission, the Early Childhood Advisory Council, and the Juvenile Justice Planning Committee
Published: Friday, May 4th, 2018 @ 1:45 am
By: Governor's Office
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As parents waited in the carpool line Dec. 4 at A.B. Combs Magnet Elementary school, they were greeted by PTA volunteers passing out bright green fliers
Published: Thursday, December 7th, 2017 @ 12:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new report from State Auditor Beth Wood says the agency has not been able to certify that the North Carolina Association of Educators meets statutory membership (G.S. 143B-426.40(g) requirements to permit the state to perform payroll dues deductions
Published: Wednesday, November 15th, 2017 @ 2:39 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Should public schoolteachers be compensated as professionals? All four panelists at a recent "Hometown Debate" staged at the Old Post Office Playhouse in Newton agreed that teachers should, indeed, be treated this way
Published: Monday, October 30th, 2017 @ 4:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Legislators and policy experts agree that North Carolina teachers need more pay. They disagree on how to dole out the money
Published: Friday, October 27th, 2017 @ 3:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Of the 25 members on Gov. Roy Cooper's Teacher Advisory Committee, not one teaches at a charter school - even though enrollment at charters has surpassed the six-digit mark
Published: Thursday, August 24th, 2017 @ 3:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Gov. Cooper issued Executive Order No. 16, establishing the Governor's Teacher Advisory Committee
Published: Thursday, August 17th, 2017 @ 3:30 pm
By: Governor's Office
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson's first few months in office have been anything but boring
Published: Friday, August 11th, 2017 @ 9:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In September, North Carolinians will know which low-performing elementary schools will be considered for the Innovative School District in 2018 and be turned over to charter school operators
Published: Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 @ 12:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Per-Student Expenditure Figures are Not Always Meaningful
Published: Sunday, June 18th, 2017 @ 11:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, the McCrory campaign responded to Senator Dan Blue's call for a special session by slamming Roy Cooper, Dan Blue and their allies for their opposition to building up the state's rainy day fund
Published: Thursday, October 13th, 2016 @ 9:53 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Conservatives Should Support Achievement Districts
Published: Friday, August 26th, 2016 @ 12:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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National Employee Freedom Week is a national effort to publicize employee rights to opt-out of union membership
Published: Sunday, August 21st, 2016 @ 9:19 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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State lawmakers in Raleigh are about to release their budget plans for the 2016-17 fiscal year
Published: Thursday, May 19th, 2016 @ 3:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Democratic candidates for state treasurer both say the management and return on investment of North Carolina's mammoth health and pension plans for public employees need improvement, but their priorities differ.
Published: Friday, March 11th, 2016 @ 3:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Earlier this week, the North Carolina Supreme Court heard oral arguments to decide the constitutionality of legislation to phase out North Carolina's teacher tenure system.
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 12:38 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The North Carolina Republican Party today released the following statement in honor of National School Choice Week...
Published: Tuesday, January 26th, 2016 @ 12:30 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Now that the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) has defied an audit mandated by state law, what happens next?
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 11:54 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Here's our list of who we think has been naughty and nice this year
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 10:07 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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On Friday, December 18th, the North Carolina Academic Standards Review Commission (ASRC) tasked with providing recommendations to replace Common Core standards held their last meeting. All indications over the prior fourteen months of meetings pointed to substantial changes being recommended.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 6:32 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina school districts should face few challenges administering a split tenure system for teachers following a state Court of Appeals opinion which maintained job protection for long-term teachers while eliminating it for those entering the profession, one official says.
Published: Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 @ 4:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Although I agree that other parts of the House budget are problematic, their K-12 education budget includes additional funding for a number of promising initiatives and research-based programs. Clearly, the Republican leadership recognizes that boosting student performance requires targeted...
Published: Monday, June 15th, 2015 @ 4:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Neither the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) nor the Office of the State Auditor is any stranger to media attention. Between the NCAE's dues check off litigation and the State Auditor's recent report on corruption at DHHS, both organizations have seen their share of the limelight...
Published: Thursday, June 4th, 2015 @ 4:36 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Two of the state's most powerful lawmakers are perplexed that their education reform bill passed unanimously in the House but immediately was assigned to the Senate's Ways and Means Committee, a graveyard for legislation.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 4:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As you may have heard, there is good news out of the state capital: General Fund revenue is now projected to grow significantly faster than budget officials and legislative staffers had once thought. The bad news, however, is that within minutes of this announcement, the spending lobbies and...
Published: Friday, May 15th, 2015 @ 10:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Those who care about education reform learned a lot on February 5 when North Carolina released its first letter grades for public schools. The grades reflect three sets of information: average student performance on end-of-year tests, the amount of annual growth in those scores, and graduation...
Published: Tuesday, February 10th, 2015 @ 10:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Projections about a mass teacher exodus in North Carolina sparked by Republican legislative policies not only have failed to materialize, but also turnover rates declined last year, according to an annual report issued by the state Department of Public Instruction.
Published: Sunday, January 11th, 2015 @ 11:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It appears the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) have been providing free office space for years to the local branch of an organization with close ties to state and national, politically-active teacher unions.
Published: Monday, December 1st, 2014 @ 10:54 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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