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Legislation creating a state Office of Charter Schools and shifting management of those alternative public schools from the Department of Public Instruction to the State Board of Education has cleared the General Assembly and awaits Gov. Pat McCrory's signature.
Published: Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015 @ 3:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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...
Published: Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 @ 10:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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More teachers are moving to other public schools in the North Carolina system than in the past, and that is the No. 1 reason cited for teacher turnover in 2012-13, according to a state Department of Public Instruction report prepared for the State Board of Education that will be submitted to the...
Published: Tuesday, November 5th, 2013 @ 11:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina consumers could be the biggest losers after one of three insurance carriers that applied to participate in the Obamacare federal exchange announced its decision on Thursday to withdraw from the government-approved marketplace, health experts say. They cite the lack of competition...
Published: Wednesday, September 18th, 2013 @ 10:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Few pieces of education legislation filed this year have been subject to more debate than House Bill 944: Opportunity Scholarship Act.
Published: Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 @ 4:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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