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Federal law enforcement had “no legitimate basis” for a Biden administration directive to tackle school board-related threats, according to a GOP-led “weaponization” panel.
Published: Friday, April 7th, 2023 @ 10:25 am
By: Daily Wire
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Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis slammed the legacy media during a press conference Thursday about his new legislative push taking action against illegal immigration amid President Joe Biden’s ongoing crisis at the southern border.
Published: Saturday, March 4th, 2023 @ 3:02 pm
By: Daily Wire
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On Wednesday, N.C. Senate Republicans held a press conference introducing the Parents’ Bill of Rights. which they say would give parents more control over the direction of their child’s education and require more transparency in public schools.
Published: Monday, February 13th, 2023 @ 8:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The states with the most severe business taxes in the new year are primarily located in the Northeast, while those with environments most welcoming to companies and entrepreneurs are generally in the Great Plains and the South.
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 @ 7:44 am
By: Daily Wire
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Welcome to the second part of this week’s Midterm Exam — complete with tidbits and stories from races around the country. Extensive midterm coverage, and more detailed reports, can be found here.
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 @ 10:23 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sought Tuesday to dispense with any confusion the media or educators may have about what can and can’t be taught in classrooms when bells ring this fall.
Published: Wednesday, August 10th, 2022 @ 12:56 am
By: Daily Wire
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Bob Gibson was in the second wave of troops storming Normandy’s beaches on D-day. Now 100 and wheelchair bound, NBC Nightly News filmed his return 78 years later.
Published: Thursday, June 9th, 2022 @ 9:49 am
By: Tom Campbell
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North Carolina’s state constitution, in Article IX, section 1 (“Education Encouraged”), reads: “Religion, morality, and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools, libraries, and the means of education shall forever be encouraged.”
Published: Thursday, February 10th, 2022 @ 10:24 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Contained within the Democrats’ massive $3.5 trillion federal reconciliation bill is a provision that would allow illegal immigrants to receive free community college tuition.
Published: Thursday, December 9th, 2021 @ 7:19 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Joe Biden for President makes another unforced error in hosting a “Back to School” virtual rally featuring Jill Biden, which puts a spotlight on Democrat Governor Roy Cooper’s utter failure to get kids back to school.
Published: Thursday, September 3rd, 2020 @ 9:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The changes will be drastic and dangerous.
Published: Friday, July 10th, 2020 @ 2:06 pm
By: LifeZette
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Sen. Deanna Ballard, R-Watauga, wants the presiding judge in the Leandro case to share his perspective on education policy before the Senate Education Committee.
Published: Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 @ 12:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The state's top legislative leaders say they're eager to talk to teachers gathering in Raleigh on Wednesday, May 16, about a 6.2 percent average pay raise they'll receive next year
Published: Saturday, May 19th, 2018 @ 2:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A crush of visitors protesting state education policies is expected at the state legislative building for the start of the short session Wednesday, May 16.
Published: Friday, May 18th, 2018 @ 11:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Massachusetts has consistently been at or near the top of the list in reading and math achievement, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Published: Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 @ 2:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As parents waited in the carpool line Dec. 4 at A.B. Combs Magnet Elementary school, they were greeted by PTA volunteers passing out bright green fliers
Published: Thursday, December 7th, 2017 @ 12:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson's first few months in office have been anything but boring
Published: Friday, August 11th, 2017 @ 9:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Students in North Carolina who are failing core classes are still getting high school diplomas
Published: Friday, August 4th, 2017 @ 4:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The recent appointment of U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos exhibited much that is destructive, even demented, about our current political discourse
Published: Friday, February 17th, 2017 @ 1:12 pm
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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If North Carolina were to secede from the union and become an independent country - no, conspiracy theorists, I'm not actually proposing this as a reasonable response to recent political events - how would our education system rank among the other developed nations of the world
Published: Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017 @ 1:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina ranks No. 19 overall and is rising among all states when combining economic and personal freedoms, according to a major national report released today that used more than 230 variables to set the rankings.
Published: Thursday, October 20th, 2016 @ 3:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A teacher, a lawyer, and a doctor all say North Carolina needs a new leader in the state's highest elected position for education policy, and are laying claims to why they should be at the helm.
Published: Sunday, March 6th, 2016 @ 4:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Looking back at all that happened in higher education this year is enough to make your head spin. One minute, state politicians are finally making good policies; the next, university officials are caving to irrational demands
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 10:04 am
By: John William Pope Center
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In March, the National Education Association released its latest Rankings and Estimates report. Last school year, North Carolina's average teacher salary ranked 42nd in the nation and trailed No. 41-ranked Louisiana by just over $100. The new edition of the report should be...
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 11:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Friday, December 18th, the North Carolina Academic Standards Review Commission (ASRC) tasked with providing recommendations to replace Common Core standards held their last meeting. All indications over the prior fourteen months of meetings pointed to substantial changes being recommended.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 6:32 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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In March, the National Education Association (NEA) released their latest Rankings and Estimates report. Last school year, North Carolina's average teacher salary ranked 42nd in the nation and trailed 41st-ranked Louisiana by just over $100. The new edition of the report should be released...
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 5:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Education will consider again in February a proposal enabling failing traditional public schools to apply for an exemption easing some state regulations so they can operate more like charter schools.
Published: Tuesday, January 5th, 2016 @ 10:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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