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Recently, a legislative proposal aimed at improving graduation rates at the University of North Carolina system's 16 institutions was nixed due to vehement opposition from university leaders
Published: Monday, December 12th, 2016 @ 10:51 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The North Carolina Community College System's new president, James C. "Jimmie" Williamson, says that his first 90 days in office will be filled with homework and field trips as he learns about interests and needs of the NCCCS
Published: Tuesday, July 26th, 2016 @ 10:38 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Students who leave college with no degree but an accumulation of debt face obvious hardship, but what about taxpayer money wasted on students with no degrees
Published: Friday, June 10th, 2016 @ 5:08 am
By: John William Pope Center
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UNC President Margaret Spellings has said that the North Carolina legislature's proposed Guaranteed Admissions Program (NC GAP) has identified the right problem, but has come up with the wrong solution. Her vision is of a UNC system accessible to everyone and educating everyone—not just elites
Published: Tuesday, March 15th, 2016 @ 2:37 am
By: John William Pope Center
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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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Higher education is by definition a place for advanced learning; it is not intended to be the place to learn basic skills such as the "three R's."
Published: Monday, July 20th, 2015 @ 3:00 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Money to provide opportunity scholarships -- or school vouchers -- to children from lower income families has made it into the House budget...
Published: Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 @ 11:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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