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Student Activism and the Parkland School Shooting
Published: Wednesday, April 11th, 2018 @ 4:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Do Relocating Businesses Really Care About the Quality of Schools?
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2018 @ 9:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Do Charlotte's Charter Schools Segregate?
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2018 @ 5:03 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Charter School Money Drain Blame Game
Published: Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018 @ 10:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Good News in Teacher Turnover Report
Published: Monday, January 15th, 2018 @ 3:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Robeson Should Welcome Help from NC's Innovative School District
Published: Sunday, December 31st, 2017 @ 1:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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Complacency Puts N.C. Charter School Movement At Risk
Published: Saturday, December 30th, 2017 @ 1:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Time for Constructive Dialogue about District School Facilities
Published: Saturday, December 30th, 2017 @ 2:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Thursday, state education officials released 2016-17 accountability results for all North Carolina district and charter schools.
Published: Friday, December 29th, 2017 @ 3:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ed School Enrollment and the Limits of Public Policy
Published: Friday, December 29th, 2017 @ 12:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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District Enrollment Dips as Charters Surge
Published: Friday, September 8th, 2017 @ 9:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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What Do Schools Teach about N.C. Monuments and Statues?
Published: Monday, August 21st, 2017 @ 10:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Who is Making a Killing from Kids? (Hint: It’s not charter school companies)
Published: Thursday, August 10th, 2017 @ 2:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A Banner Year for School Choice in North Carolina
Published: Thursday, August 10th, 2017 @ 8:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The $23 billion state budget has passed in time for the start of a new fiscal year, and the largest part of that budget - over $9 billion - will be spent on public education
Published: Monday, July 10th, 2017 @ 6:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Apprenticeships Are Not a Silver Bullet
Published: Sunday, July 9th, 2017 @ 12:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The House Education Budget is Pretty Good
Published: Thursday, July 6th, 2017 @ 3:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Per-Student Expenditure Figures are Not Always Meaningful
Published: Sunday, June 18th, 2017 @ 11:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Teacher Mobility Report Debunked? Hardly
Published: Saturday, June 17th, 2017 @ 1:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Staffing may hobble class size reduction efforts
Published: Friday, June 16th, 2017 @ 1:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Jacob’s New Address: A School of Choice
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2017 @ 8:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Class Size Controversy puts Budget Flexibility at Risk
Published: Wednesday, April 12th, 2017 @ 10:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Additional Oversight Of Charter High Schools Unnecessary (For Now)
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 @ 9:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina Teacher Pay and the Real $50,000 Question
Published: Monday, February 27th, 2017 @ 4:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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DeVos Understands the Needs of Special Needs Children
Published: Saturday, February 25th, 2017 @ 3:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Consolidated Data Report, Part II: School Crime and Violence
Published: Friday, February 24th, 2017 @ 10:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Consolidated Data Report, Part I: Dropout Rate
Published: Monday, February 20th, 2017 @ 9:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Charter School Reform: Authorizers and Capital Funding
Published: Friday, January 20th, 2017 @ 9:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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June Atkinson's Cathedral Stands
Published: Tuesday, January 17th, 2017 @ 3:18 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Who Is (And Should Be) "In Charge" Of Education In NC?
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 @ 11:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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NC Public Schools Are Not Internationally Competitive
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 @ 12:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Draft Teacher Turnover Report Shows Improvement
Published: Monday, January 9th, 2017 @ 3:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Improving School Accountability In North Carolina
Published: Saturday, December 31st, 2016 @ 11:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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One-Third Of Recent High School Graduates Need Remediation
Published: Friday, November 4th, 2016 @ 8:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Enrollment Changes Have Consequences
Published: Friday, November 4th, 2016 @ 3:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As state education officials consider changes to the state testing program, they will have to balance the need for accountability with the desire for autonomy. Are they on the right track?
Published: Friday, February 13th, 2015 @ 6:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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For the first time, the state has assigned letter grades to each public school in North Carolina. The grades are designed to allow parents and taxpayers to be better informed about the performance of public schools in their areas and statewide.
Published: Tuesday, February 10th, 2015 @ 4:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Niche.com, Inc. is a Pittsburgh, PA-based company that evaluates and ranks K-12 schools, colleges, cities, and neighborhoods. They recently released their 2015 ranking of public schools and school districts in each state, as well as a national ranking of private and public schools and districts.
Published: Thursday, January 29th, 2015 @ 8:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 1959, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (N.C. DPI) published a guide to observing "special days" in the state's public schools. Inspired by N.C. DPI's "Observance of Special Days" guide, I think our public elementary schools should reexamine the idea of dedicating certain...
Published: Friday, January 23rd, 2015 @ 12:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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What better way to begin 2015 than to discuss per-pupil expenditures for our K-12 public schools? According to the N.C. Department of Public Instruction, the state increased its average expenditure by around $200 a student for the 2014-2015 school year. At this time next year we will be able to...
Published: Wednesday, January 21st, 2015 @ 9:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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