Much of Governor Pat McCrory's policy on higher education revolves around a catch phrase: "closing the skills gap." Mirroring a national policy touted by President Obama and Vice President Biden, McCrory's drive to "close the skills gap" reflects his vision of the community college system as an unde
Published: Sunday, June 1st, 2014 @ 10:30 am
By: John William Pope Center
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I well remember the first time I met Keith Crisco, the former North Carolina commerce secretary and textile entrepreneur who passed away Monday after an accidental fall at his home in Asheboro.
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 2:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory has appointed Linda Morrison Combs, former Controller of the United States, to become North Carolina State Controller. Combs' appointment requires confirmation by the General Assembly.
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 12:19 am
By: Chris Downey
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There is an impossibly tough question that all universities must answer, from a legal if not moral perspective. How much of our limited resources should we spend to ensure that the next victim of a sex crime is given the treatment he or she deserves? The University of North Carolina at...
Published: Sunday, April 6th, 2014 @ 2:14 am
By: John William Pope Center
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We have heard it time and time again. Teachers are demoralized, depressed, and dissatisfied. If lawmakers do not do something fast, then thousands of teachers will leave the state or the profession.
Published: Friday, February 7th, 2014 @ 11:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 2009, the Pope Center produced a report on the UNC School of the Arts. The report's author, Max Borders, showed that on a per-student basis, UNCSA is North Carolina's most expensive publicly funded university. He concluded that, because of the expense and the school's uncertain economic...
Published: Wednesday, January 15th, 2014 @ 12:45 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Community partnerships and projects in several North Carolina counties were celebrated Dec. 4 when East Carolina University's Engagement and Outreach Scholars Academy recognized nine new graduates.
Published: Friday, December 20th, 2013 @ 1:14 am
By: ECU News Services
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The state's second highest court has rejected an attempt by the General Assembly to specify the sole organization that can provide the training that's required of bail bondsmen. In its ruling, the N.C. Court of Appeals held that the 2012 law ran afoul of a provision in the state constitution prohibi
Published: Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 @ 8:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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More teachers are moving to other public schools in the North Carolina system than in the past, and that is the No. 1 reason cited for teacher turnover in 2012-13, according to a state Department of Public Instruction report prepared for the State Board of Education that will be submitted to the...
Published: Tuesday, November 5th, 2013 @ 11:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Jane Goodall barked a series of chimpanzee cries that sounded startlingly real.Then, her face melted into a smile. "Hello," she said in a soft, lyrical voice. "This is me." Goodall held court over a packed Wright Auditorium Oct. 1 as part of the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and...
Published: Monday, October 28th, 2013 @ 7:14 pm
By: ECU News Services
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In the six years I've been at the Pope Center, I've seen a number of new higher education reform organizations emerge. I view the growing numbers of allies as a sign that higher education reform is an idea whose time has come.
Published: Tuesday, September 24th, 2013 @ 4:36 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Folks who reach under the wrong pile of wood and feel the pain of a copperhead bite can relax just a little on their way to the emergency department.
Published: Saturday, August 3rd, 2013 @ 1:04 am
By: ECU News Services
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Spend any time with the participants of two annual camps run by East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine and your first question may be, "Where are all the sick kids?"
Published: Monday, June 24th, 2013 @ 4:05 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Mrs. Linda Davis Johnson, age 66, a resident of Washington, NC, died Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice of Greenville, NC.
Published: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 @ 4:37 pm
By: Announcements
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I know we call ourselves "daily," but we're only human. Sometimes we need to stop and smell the roses. The staff and I did just that for the Memorial Day weekend.
Published: Monday, May 27th, 2013 @ 11:29 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Ms. Linda E. Simpson, 68, of 205 Roanoke Ave., Plymouth, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Washington County Hospital. The family is receiving friends at the home. Arrangements will be announced by Toodle's Funeral Home, Plymouth.
Published: Friday, May 17th, 2013 @ 11:22 am
By: Announcements
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Last year’s most important book about higher education, Academically Adrift, showed that a high percentage of American college students coast through without learning much. One reason is that many of them cheat.
Published: Saturday, April 20th, 2013 @ 11:01 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Mrs. Linda Fay Buck Nobles, age 73, a resident of 1125 East Barr Road, Chocowinity, died Thursday, April 18, 2013 at River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Washington.
Published: Saturday, April 20th, 2013 @ 9:22 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Linda Fay Buck Nobles, 73, a resident of 1125 E. Barr Road, Chocowinity, died Thursday, April 18, 2013, at River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Washington.
Published: Friday, April 19th, 2013 @ 12:05 pm
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Linda Satterthwaite Daniels, of 5608 Sandy Ridge Drive, River Creek, Washington, died, Saturday, April 6, 2013, at the home of her son Calvin Satterthwaite.
Published: Thursday, April 11th, 2013 @ 2:30 pm
By: Announcements
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An East Carolina University researcher and faculty member described as a tireless advocate for a high quality university education has received the campus’ top leadership award for women.
Published: Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 @ 10:49 pm
By: ECU News Services
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A national database created to collect and track confidential personal information from public school students from kindergarten through high school is drawing fire from parents and privacy experts.
Published: Friday, March 29th, 2013 @ 12:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last September, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded $3.3 million in grants for papers on the subject of federal student aid programs--specifically, how we should "reimagine" student aid. The papers were recently released, but there wasn't anything very imaginative in them.
Published: Thursday, March 28th, 2013 @ 8:55 pm
By: George Leef
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Mrs. Linda Carol Ange-Crivello, age 65, a resident of 9591 NC Hwy 32 S. Plymouth, NC died Friday, January 11, 2013 at Roanoke Landing Nursing Center of Plymouth.
Published: Sunday, January 13th, 2013 @ 1:35 pm
By: Announcements
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Dan Forest today claimed victory (again) in the race for Lt. Governor and called on his opponent, Linda Coleman, to concede the race.
Published: Saturday, November 17th, 2012 @ 3:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Coleman, the former Democrat legislator and state personnel chief, was backed to the hilt this year by the state's powerful public employees union.
Published: Monday, November 12th, 2012 @ 8:13 am
By: Brant Clifton
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In the North Carolina Lt. Governor's Race, Democrat Linda Coleman lost to Republican Dan Forest by 11,103 votes out of 4,331,101 votes cast for this office.
Published: Saturday, November 10th, 2012 @ 10:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Overall, it's looking like a pretty depressing election day for the Democrat Party in-state and nationwide.
Published: Sunday, November 4th, 2012 @ 10:18 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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*Dan Forest, candidate for NC Lt. Governor, will be in Raleigh on election night.*
Published: Friday, November 2nd, 2012 @ 2:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The State Employees Association of North Carolina, SEIU Local 2008 has issued a television commercial via their political action committee, Employees Political Action Committee (EPAC) to benefit Linda Coleman's candidacy.
Published: Sunday, October 28th, 2012 @ 5:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Shelter Providers Political Action Committee Enterprise (SPPACE), a non-partisan political action committee made up of Realtors(TM), homebuilders, ommercial and multifamily developers and commercial real estate brokers, has endorsed Dan Forest for NC Lt. Governor.
Published: Thursday, October 18th, 2012 @ 11:04 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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You can get a really good sense of where things stand during the last month of an election cycle. In a close race, the candidate feeling the most endangered tends to get more aggressive in attacking their opponent.
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 3:52 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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an Forest, Republican candidate for Lt. Governor, was graded "A" by the National Rifle Association (NRA), thus earning their endorsement in this race.
Published: Thursday, October 11th, 2012 @ 12:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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