Opening day of the 2017-18 General Assembly was filled with warm greetings, friendly exchanges, and promises of compromise. After a short break, lawmakers have returned to get down to the real work of the session
Published: Tuesday, January 24th, 2017 @ 3:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Since the General Assembly adjourned in late July, I have been out in the district talking with educators and students.
Published: Saturday, November 23rd, 2013 @ 8:39 am
By: Bill Cook
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Last week, this column broke the fact that North Carolina ranks at the top (number 11) in state-level spending on education. Although the Tar Heel State ranks 45th on overall spending on education, it has nothing to do with any policy promulgated by the General Assembly.
Published: Sunday, August 25th, 2013 @ 5:47 pm
By: Thom Goolsby
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Lawmakers adopted a 2013-14 budget conference report authorizing $7.9 billion in General Fund spending on K-12 education, which is up 4.8 percent over the $7.5 billion budget enacted for the 2012-13 fiscal year.
Published: Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 @ 5:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A merit pay system for teachers, changes to teacher tenure, tax credits for private school tuition, and new charter school initiatives are among education reform measures that could be passed in the state House of Representatives in the next few weeks, House Speaker Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg...
Published: Tuesday, February 26th, 2013 @ 2:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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No system of public education can thrive without a high-quality teacher workforce. The problem is that state education bureaucracies enforce certification and licensure rules that seldom distinguish excellent teachers from poor ones.
Published: Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012 @ 5:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The 2012 short session of the General Assembly saw some proposed reforms to the public schools move forward, while others lacked the political support to advance.
Published: Monday, July 16th, 2012 @ 4:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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While Republican Senate leader Phil Berger introduced a comprehensive education reform package at the opening of this year's short legislative session, his GOP House colleagues are offering more limited, targeted changes in school policy.
Published: Friday, June 1st, 2012 @ 6:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina taxpayers struggling with a sluggish economy would not have to worry about new taxes or fees under the 2012-13 state budget plan moving through the N.C. House.
Published: Tuesday, May 29th, 2012 @ 5:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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