One of the academics behind Florida’s African American history curriculum slammed Vice President Kamala Harris‘ “lies” about what is in the material, saying that her remarks are “categorically false.”
Published: Tuesday, August 15th, 2023 @ 6:14 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The White House has attacked Florida’s curriculum covering the history of slavery over a component that is also covered in the widely-used College Board curriculum for African American studies.
Published: Monday, August 14th, 2023 @ 12:30 am
By: Daily Wire
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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s administration has demanded that a liberal school system cut ties with allegedly Chinese Communist Party-linked groups, according to a letter obtained by The Daily Wire.
Published: Monday, March 27th, 2023 @ 1:26 am
By: Daily Wire
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A middle school in a woke Virginia school district sent a letter to parents offering college preparation classes urging black and Hispanic students to apply, but ignored white and Asian students.
Published: Thursday, March 16th, 2023 @ 8:56 am
By: Daily Wire
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Northampton County is the only majority-choice county in North Carolina, with 57% enrolled in private, home, and public charter schools
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 9:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis and Representative Richard Hudson led a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas expressing concern over the recent decision by the Office of Refugee Resettlement
Published: Tuesday, July 19th, 2022 @ 7:38 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Carolina Journal is taking a brief look at each new member of the General Assembly — 10 in the Senate and 11 in the House.
Published: Sunday, February 14th, 2021 @ 8:56 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, August 11, 2020, a column written by John Locke Foundation CEO Amy O. Cooke appeared in the Bladen Journal.
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2020 @ 9:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A save-the-system-not-the-student mentality is at the center of the “left-leaning” N.C. Association of Educators’ lawsuit to thrust a dagger into the heart of our state’s school choice options.
Published: Tuesday, August 11th, 2020 @ 3:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A new school year is weeks away, leaving ambitious high schoolers to anticipate schedules packed with Advanced Placement classes
Published: Tuesday, August 21st, 2018 @ 11:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A recent study by the League of Women Voters reported "77 percent of private schools receiving vouchers are using curricula that do not comply with state standards, leaving many students unprepared for college-level coursework or careers in certain fields."
Published: Saturday, July 7th, 2018 @ 8:46 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Around 1 in 4 Recent High School Graduates Enrolled in Remedial Courses
Published: Sunday, December 31st, 2017 @ 1:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It seems that politicians and the media can’t stop talking about teacher pay. The claim that the average teacher salary will reach $50,000 this year has been the subject of numerous political advertisements, fact checks, and opinion pieces
Published: Saturday, November 26th, 2016 @ 1:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Republican Davidson County Commissioner Larry Potts has a built-in advantage in his race for the House seat in District 81 - a lot more registered Republicans.
Published: Wednesday, November 9th, 2016 @ 12:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Like many East Carolina University College of Nursing graduate students, Tikia Yelverton works full-time in addition to taking courses.
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 @ 5:06 am
By: ECU News Services
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Is There a Formula to Charter School Success?
Published: Saturday, October 15th, 2016 @ 10:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In an effort to observe innovative teaching methods in action at a high-energy campus, Governor Pat McCrory visited students and teachers at Allen Jay Preparatory Academy.
Published: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016 @ 7:30 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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In recent years, advocates on the left and right have advanced reforms designed to improve low-performing public schools in North Carolina
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 6:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Education's decision to intervene in the affairs of the Halifax County Schools is hardly surprising. Decades of mismanagement and dysfunction have led to high teacher turnover rates and appalling student achievement outcomes.
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 @ 6:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This week the N.C. State Board of Education sent a letter to the Halifax County Board of Education declaring that state education officials
Published: Wednesday, August 19th, 2015 @ 3:06 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last Wednesday, July 17, the women of Beaufort County gathered at the Ne-er Do Well Restaurant to recognize outstanding students and give a scholarship for college to one.
Published: Monday, June 22nd, 2015 @ 1:25 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Governor Pat McCrory spoke with teachers from throughout the state today for a meeting of his Teacher Advisory Committee, a committee re-established in September 2013 to address the needs of North Carolina K-12 teachers and students.
Published: Sunday, March 15th, 2015 @ 1:17 pm
By: Chris Downey
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When the N.C. Department of Public Instruction (DPI) released school performance grades earlier this month, public school advocacy groups noted that the grades reflected the socioeconomic makeup of the schools. They observed that schools with few free and reduced price lunch students generally...
Published: Wednesday, February 18th, 2015 @ 3:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory has announced the following appointees to the Governor's Teacher Advisory Committee: Elizabeth Jones, Rebecca Bishop, George Brunetti, Alton Campbell, Dorothy Case, Kristin Cubbage, Diana de los Santos, Margaret Feldman, DeAnna Foust-Platt, Rene Herrick, Andrew Hodges, etc...
Published: Thursday, November 7th, 2013 @ 4:30 pm
By: David Winstead
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Benjamin Everett Jordan was born in Randolph County, North Carolina, in the town of Ramseur on September 8, 1896.
Published: Sunday, November 3rd, 2013 @ 1:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Of the 26 new public charter schools given preliminary approval to open in fall 2014, two were spearheaded by the Accelerator Program operated by Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, October 31st, 2013 @ 3:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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