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One day, Bill Bennett may be best remembered for saying (in 1987, while he was President Reagan's education secretary) that government student aid was largely responsible for the fact that the cost of going to college kept rising. What is called the "Bennett Hypothesis" has been heavily debated
Published: Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 @ 10:07 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Government should stop funding colleges and universities simply on the basis of butts in seats. Instead, it should reward high performance and the preparation of graduates for good-paying jobs.
Published: Saturday, January 4th, 2014 @ 1:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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You've never heard of Sarah Danaher or the company she founded, Ampersand Photography. What makes Sarah's story interesting is that she could easily have gone to college after finishing high school, but chose not to. She likes learning, but is passionate about photography and didn't want to...
Published: Thursday, July 11th, 2013 @ 4:36 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Gov. Pat McCrory was caught a bit off guard when he discussed higher education on Bill Bennett's radio show Tuesday. Some people are saying McCrory made a gaffe (or, less politely "stepped into it.")
Published: Sunday, February 3rd, 2013 @ 8:51 pm
By: Jane Shaw
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Gov. Pat has trained both barrels on the public education establishment -- specifically those folks within the UNC system.
Published: Friday, February 1st, 2013 @ 11:49 am
By: Brant Clifton
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What Led Self-professed Conservative Walter Jones to Endorse Self-professed Liberal Arthur Williams?This system worked quite well; they were a great team - Ed was unbeatable and Arthur was to be the ascending Democrat in one local seat or another, after Ed retired, and Ed did one day retire.
Published: Sunday, June 24th, 2012 @ 1:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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