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With the Biden administration’s announcement this week that it would continue the moratorium on student loan payments through the beginning of next year and will forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt per student, student loan forgiveness is at the top of the current political agenda.
Published: Tuesday, August 30th, 2022 @ 12:00 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Community college classes are canceled or moving online through the end of the month as COVID-19 spreads in North Carolina.
Published: Friday, March 20th, 2020 @ 3:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Rob Christensen, the venerable political reporter for the News & Observer, offers a future vision of North Carolina as Illinois, with out-of-control spending leading to failing government and bad credit
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 @ 5:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Community College System, following the abrupt departure of fledgling former President James C. "Jimmie" Williamson, is under new leadership that could better partnerships between community colleges and the University of North Carolina System.
Published: Monday, October 1st, 2018 @ 2:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the N.C. General Assembly drops its state budget for 2018-19, North Carolina's public colleges and universities vie for money to back career and technical education, employee raises, and system upgrades
Published: Friday, June 1st, 2018 @ 8:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Pat McCrory on Tuesday issued an executive order expanding equal employment and nondiscrimination rights of state employees to include sexual orientation and gender identification in an attempt to alleviate some of the fallout related to House Bill 2.
Published: Thursday, April 14th, 2016 @ 12:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you watch the evening news broadcasts or read the local paper, you have been told that more educators than ever are leaving North Carolina to teach elsewhere because the N.C. General Assembly "slashed" public school funding. Most of these stories, however, omit key facts and research findings...
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 3:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Hundreds of supporters of the $2 billion Connect NC bond referendum on the March 15 ballot gathered Tuesday on N.C. State University’s Centennial Campus to kick off a campaign they say is essential for a growing North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 11:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Pat McCrory on Tuesday credited reforms in North Carolina's tax code and regulatory environment as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation recognized the state for moving into the top 10 nationally in a Chamber ranking of high-tech performance and innovation and entrepreneurship.
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 @ 3:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory attended the NCWorks Education and Workforce Leadership Summit in Greensboro today and spoke about North Carolina's accomplishments and goals in the areas of education and workforce development.
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 @ 3:22 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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North Carolina was recognized as one of the nation's leading tech states by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation during a press conference today in the Old House Chamber of the North Carolina State Capitol.
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 @ 1:37 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Attend a North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges meeting and you are likely to fall asleep as board members and community college system office staffers take turns dispassionately checking off the month's agenda items to unanimous approval.
Published: Monday, February 2nd, 2015 @ 10:43 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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In most states, community colleges offer only associate degrees in nursing, which require two to three years of education.
Published: Saturday, December 13th, 2014 @ 11:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. announced today that Burkert Contromatic Corporation (dba Burkert Fluid Control Systems) is planning to expand in Mecklenburg County and create 61 new jobs. The company plans to invest...
Published: Monday, November 10th, 2014 @ 7:20 pm
By: Chris Downey
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In most states, community colleges offer only associate degrees in nursing, which require two to three years of education. But in five states Florida, Indiana, Nevada, New Mexico, and Washington they offer a four-year nursing bachelor's degree.
Published: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 @ 4:49 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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North Carolina’s state budget tug-of-war concluded August 1 when the General Assembly passed a $21 billion appropriations bill for fiscal year 2014-15.
Published: Saturday, August 9th, 2014 @ 1:20 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Active duty members, veterans and military spouses can have selected military training and past experience converted into college credit and/or professional licenses in North Carolina under legislation signed into law today by Governor Pat McCrory.
Published: Sunday, July 13th, 2014 @ 10:43 am
By: Christopher Maye
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Few state-level legislative sessions have garnered as much attention as North Carolina's did his year, as evidenced by the "Moral Monday" protests and a condescending New York Times editorial. For the first time since Reconstruction, Republicans controlled all branches of government, and...
Published: Tuesday, July 30th, 2013 @ 6:41 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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House Republicans have rolled out their voter identification bill.
Published: Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 @ 9:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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During my inaugural address, I mentioned that there are two primary functions of education. As my dad used to say, the first is to exercise your brain and gain critical thinking to help with all aspects of life.
Published: Sunday, February 3rd, 2013 @ 12:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina's Community College sponsored a public hearing to gain insight as to whether they should continue to admit students, who are in our country illegally.
Published: Monday, December 21st, 2009 @ 4:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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