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A new advanced placement course in U.S. history has generated serious debate over exactly what information students should be taught in North Carolina public schools about our country's founding. Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of research and education studies, discussed the...
Published: Saturday, February 28th, 2015 @ 10:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Is civic literacy a 21st-century skill? The answer is a resounding "yes" from lawmakers intent on combating widespread student ignorance about the form and function of American government.
Published: Thursday, February 19th, 2015 @ 4:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina legislators, education officials, and concerned citizens are debating two aspects of the Advanced Placement U.S. History course, which has been revised recently by the College Board.
Published: Saturday, December 27th, 2014 @ 8:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Amanda Smith, a teacher at Beaufort County Early College High School, has been named North Carolina History Teacher of the Year for 2014.
Published: Thursday, September 25th, 2014 @ 7:52 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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The BCCC Board of Trustees and the Foundation Board of Directors held a joint retreat on Wednesday. During the morning session, Rick Smith, dean of Institutional Advancement at Sandhills Community College, gave the two boards an overview of foundation successes in Pinehurst and suggested a road...
Published: Saturday, September 20th, 2014 @ 11:35 am
By: Barbara Tansey
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Between 1996 and 2012, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction authored, field-tested, administered, and analyzed nearly all end-of-grade and end-of-course tests under the ABCs of Public Education accountability program.
Published: Sunday, September 9th, 2012 @ 6:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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High school graduation rates improved in 2011, increasing to 77.7 percent, the highest four-year graduation rate ever reported in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, August 4th, 2011 @ 6:09 pm
By: Anna Deatherage
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