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In an end run around a new law that seeks to streamline the process for approving new charter schools, the Democrat-controlled North Carolina Board of Education OK’ed a new policy on Sept. 7 that allows the board to control funding for new charters.
Published: Sunday, December 10th, 2023 @ 10:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Sept. 7, the North Carolina State Board of Education approved a new policy entitled “Funding and Accountability for Charter Schools” in an effort to exert more authority over charter school funding.
Published: Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023 @ 1:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The US Supreme Court's affirmative action decision made an exception for military service academies, due to the military’s “potentially distinct interests that military academies may present."
Published: Thursday, September 28th, 2023 @ 8:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Cooper recently declared a “state of emergency for public education,” claiming Republican policies aim to “choke the life out of public education” by cutting budgets, siphoning funds, and funneling tax dollars to unaccountable private schools
Published: Sunday, August 27th, 2023 @ 9:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This week, the Wake County Board of Education approved a revision to its library policies that would require materials to not be “pervasively vulgar” and make “age” and “grade” appropriateness a higher concern.
Published: Monday, May 29th, 2023 @ 9:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A group of Republican and Democratic lawmakers recently announced in a press conference that addressing early childhood education policy would be a priority this legislative session.
Published: Monday, April 10th, 2023 @ 12:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Stock Proceeds and Dividends Associated with Old Insurance Policy Found in NCCash.com
Published: Saturday, January 7th, 2023 @ 2:29 pm
By: ENC NOW
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In this first episode of Policy Pizza, education policy expert Terry Stoops joins us to discuss the greatness of western Pennsylvania pizza and the benefits of a Parents’ Bill of Rights in education.
Published: Wednesday, November 16th, 2022 @ 7:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Teens Take Charge, Which Accused Opponents Of Leftist Education Policy Of Racism, Says Its Leader Inflicted 'Harm' On Children
Published: Saturday, November 5th, 2022 @ 4:39 am
By: Daily Wire
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The National Education Association’s (NEA) annual conference is underway, and the teachers union is voting on calling for a national policy of mandatory masking, creating an enemies list, and rejecting the words “mother” and “father.”
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 4:14 pm
By: Daily Wire
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My Locke colleagues Dr. Terry Stoops and Dr. Bob Luebke in the Center for Effective Education are the experts in school choice and education policy, so be sure to follow their analysis of this and other school choice data.
Published: Saturday, February 5th, 2022 @ 9:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ross Marchand writes for the Martin Center about the new president’s approach to higher education policy.
Published: Sunday, January 24th, 2021 @ 12:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As state superintendent, Catherine Truitt will oversee North Carolina’s vast public education system, which spent more than $14 billion this school year. But she won’t be doing it alone.
Published: Monday, November 16th, 2020 @ 2:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The two candidates running to become North Carolina’s first African-American lieutenant governor have dramatically different views on race, law enforcement, education, economic policy, and the role of government.
Published: Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 @ 1:20 am
By: Carolina Journal
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COVID-19 has upended our traditional way of educating kids.
Published: Saturday, September 19th, 2020 @ 2:20 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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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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Education is already a huge issue in North Carolina and Gov. Roy Cooper and Democrats are intent on making it even bigger. Cooper and his party are gambling that the state budget impasse will keep the issue squarely on the front page of North Carolina policy and politics.
Published: Friday, January 17th, 2020 @ 11:30 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina’s Republican legislators say they were left out of focus groups for a major education report that could seriously affect future policymaking.
Published: Tuesday, January 14th, 2020 @ 11:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A sense of urgency has taken hold of higher education leaders nationwide. Reports of declining community college graduation rates and the lack of skilled workers have led policymakers and college leaders to sound the alarm
Published: Friday, November 22nd, 2019 @ 2:44 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The House on Monday, April 29, unveiled a $14 billion education budget for fiscal 2019-20.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 11:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper's $25.2 billion budget proposal would add nearly $1.3 billion in new spending over last year - an increase of 5.4 percent
Published: Saturday, March 9th, 2019 @ 10:56 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Tomorrow, Gov. Cooper is set to release his budget proposal for the next two fiscal years
Published: Friday, March 8th, 2019 @ 12:00 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Tomorrow, Gov. Cooper is set to release his budget proposal for the next two fiscal years. At a news conference today, Cooper previewed his budget by revealing the highlights of the education section.
Published: Thursday, March 7th, 2019 @ 7:20 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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No self-respecting columnist passes up the obligatory prediction column the first week of the year. So here goes mine
Published: Sunday, January 6th, 2019 @ 11:29 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The assessment in question was the 2017 version of the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) - commonly referred to as the nation's report card
Published: Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 @ 11:00 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Well, never mind, then. According to the only large-scale, randomized controlled trial of a statewide preschool initiative - Tennessee's pre-K program -intervening early to boost long-term academic performance doesn't work
Published: Sunday, August 12th, 2018 @ 6:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two lawmakers have introduced bills to grant local government the authority to provide local housing to teachers and other government employees
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2018 @ 10:10 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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It seems reasonable to expect that public school students who achieve the highest-level scores on standardized math tests ought to get the first shot at placement in advanced math classes the following year
Published: Sunday, June 24th, 2018 @ 9:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina has become a national leader in implementing supply-side economics - but that doesn't mean what you think it means
Published: Monday, February 5th, 2018 @ 12:32 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Political ideologies obviously wrap up education around specific policy reforms or even powerful quests to double down on the status quo
Published: Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 @ 8:15 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos told attendees of the Annual Meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council in Denver, that choice in education is good politics because it's good policy
Published: Tuesday, July 25th, 2017 @ 11:36 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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My father was Darth Vader
Published: Friday, March 24th, 2017 @ 7:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina is failing far too many children, especially those "at-risk."
Published: Friday, February 10th, 2017 @ 2:12 am
By: Tom Campbell
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