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The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has released data on public school finances for 2021-22.
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2022 @ 3:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The left-wing group Progress NC describes itself as “a 501(c)3 non-partisan non-profit organization dedicated to informing voters of key public policy issues through traditional news media, online engagement, and hands-on communications trainings.”
Published: Thursday, October 1st, 2020 @ 11:10 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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This year, North Carolina got a new means of evaluating K12 schools.
Published: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020 @ 3:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Over the past decade school choice has expanded across North Carolina.
Published: Monday, August 31st, 2020 @ 3:19 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Statement from Lt. Governor Forest on the Cooper Administration proposing to defund the Opportunity Scholarship program for low-income families:
Published: Monday, August 31st, 2020 @ 5:06 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Leandro v. State of North Carolina casts a long shadow over the public schools in the Tar Heel state.
Published: Saturday, May 23rd, 2020 @ 11:12 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Last week Gov. Roy Cooper extended the closure of all public schools in North Carolina through May 15 via executive order. Among other things, Cooper said the extension is necessary to promote public health and safety in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 9:59 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina’s poor school districts are getting shortchanged on funding.
Published: Thursday, February 27th, 2020 @ 5:54 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Superior Court Judge David Lee released a consultant’s report that recommended spending another $8 billion over eight years to ensure the state complies with the constitutional requirement to provide all children an opportunity to receive a sound, basic education.
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2020 @ 12:08 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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After nearly a six month wait, Judge David Lee has released the long awaited consultant recommendations for North Carolina public schools.
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2019 @ 8:47 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Another chapter may soon be added to North Carolina’s long-running school finance case known as Leandro v. State.
Published: Friday, November 15th, 2019 @ 9:37 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Roy Cooper continues to hold up progress on North Carolina’s state budget – holding it hostage over liberal Medicaid expansion with no guarantee of continued federal dollars.
Published: Tuesday, July 30th, 2019 @ 7:06 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This November, North Carolina voters will decide on a constitutional amendment to lower the state's income tax cap from 10 percent to 7 percent
Published: Thursday, September 27th, 2018 @ 2:04 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The final day of a sometimes divisive election year legislative session ended with bipartisan back slaps, and emotional farewell speeches injected with folksy humor, good-natured jabs, reminiscence, and heartfelt thanks from those who will not return next year
Published: Saturday, July 14th, 2018 @ 6:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The latest statewide poll by the Civitas Institute, a conservative public policy organization, showed Republicans losing ground against Democrats in the “generic” sense
Published: Saturday, July 7th, 2018 @ 6:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) is holding a rally in Raleigh where the organization is having teachers meet to lobby legislators for higher salaries and more education funding
Published: Sunday, May 20th, 2018 @ 10:52 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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NEA’s Rankings & Estimates for 2016 and 2017 was released earlier today. According to the document, North Carolina’s average teacher salary for 2017 was $49,837, good for 35th place
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2017 @ 8:34 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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As hundreds of bills are filed in the General Assembly, I ask: What problem are lawmakers trying to solve? If there is one, what should government do about it
Published: Monday, March 13th, 2017 @ 5:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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What if the conventional wisdom about education in North Carolina were exactly backwards, and it was Republicans who have been more generous in funding our state's schools
Published: Tuesday, November 29th, 2016 @ 6:54 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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To mark National Teacher Appreciation Day, Governor McCrory today launched a petition urging North Carolinians to add their name to show their support of his plan to raise average teacher pay in North Carolina to $50,000 plus benefits
Published: Monday, May 9th, 2016 @ 1:35 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that North Carolina is among nine states to win approval of its Excellent Educators for All plan by the U.S. Department of Education.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 9:40 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Democrats like Roy Cooper and the rest of the 'sky-is-falling' crowd on the left are once again peddling false information and statistics in an attempt to mislead North Carolinians on education and teacher pay. While they say that teachers are leaving NC, the fact is that North Carolina is...
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2015 @ 11:25 am
By: Chris Downey
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Niche.com, Inc. is a Pittsburgh, PA-based company that evaluates and ranks K-12 schools, colleges, cities, and neighborhoods. They recently released their 2015 ranking of public schools and school districts in each state, as well as a national ranking of private and public schools and districts.
Published: Thursday, January 29th, 2015 @ 8:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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How much of your money is spent to educate one high school graduate in North Carolina? $50,000? $75,000? Our new analysis shows that North Carolina taxpayers spend about $150,000 for each student who receives a high school diploma...
Published: Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 @ 6:28 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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In 1781, Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis of the British Army defeated Major General Nathanael Greene in a brief but critical Revolutionary War skirmish later known as the Battle of the Guilford Court House.
Published: Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 @ 1:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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For many years, state education and political leaders promised increasing our "investment" in public schools was the key to raising student achievement for disadvantaged students.
Published: Friday, August 22nd, 2014 @ 8:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Excitement about school choice is helping to remake North Carolina public and private schools. Enrollment in charter schools is exploding.
Published: Friday, August 31st, 2012 @ 1:23 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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I agree with Gov. Perdue's assessment that education is key to our future. However, I cannot agree with her proposal to raise taxes. The proposal is based on a number of myths. Let's look at five of the worst.
Published: Sunday, February 5th, 2012 @ 8:23 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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