Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently cosponsored a Senate resolution to recognize the immeasurable benefits of the national 4-H program for young people and its newly-launched "Grow True Leaders" campaign. The Senate unanimously passed the resolution yesterday.
Published: Thursday, April 21st, 2016 @ 8:18 pm
By: Chris Downey
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The search for the next University of North Carolina system president has finally concluded.
Published: Monday, October 26th, 2015 @ 8:46 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The Post says Republicans will take the US Senate, but we - in North Carolina - can likely expect SIX MORE YEARS of Kay Hagan.
Published: Monday, August 11th, 2014 @ 10:23 am
By: Brant Clifton
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While the teachers lobby claims conservative North Carolina lawmakers are waging a "full frontal assault" on educators by eliminating career status protections to weed out ineffective teachers, some education and legal experts say the state's action is aligned with a national trend to ensure childre
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2014 @ 1:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Please send money. Sadly, that is the message of "The Heart of the Matter," the 2013 paper published by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in defense of the humanities and social sciences. I read the report recently because it will be the subject of a public discussion at...
Published: Wednesday, January 29th, 2014 @ 5:20 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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One of the byproducts of social media is the rehashing of GIF-filled entertainment pages featuring cute animals, compilations of "photo bombs," and other time-wasters.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 4:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the classroom, nothing beats a good teacher. Abundant research affirms teacher quality as the most significant in-school predictor of student achievement. Teachers know they have the power to leave a profound imprint on the minds of students; for many, this core belief shapes their choice of...
Published: Wednesday, September 4th, 2013 @ 5:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The event's featured speaker, however, was none other than Glenn Beck, who delivered a riveting speech outlining exactly what is at stake in the government's concerted scheme to shut down political opposition.
Published: Friday, June 21st, 2013 @ 3:42 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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In recent months, liberal advocacy groups have conducted a concerted attack against the American Legislative Exchange Council, the Washington, D.C.- based nonpartisan public-policy group created in 1973 that promotes federalism, free markets, and limited government.
Published: Monday, June 25th, 2012 @ 10:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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