For years, North Carolina policymakers have stressed the importance of increasing K-12 teacher production and retention rates. Teacher shortages and high attrition rates in rural and low-income areas and in fields such as secondary math and science and special education have prompted many...
Published: Sunday, February 1st, 2015 @ 8:42 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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What can be done to help the poor is a perennial issue in politics, and with it comes what is to me a real puzzler. Why do those who seem most adamant that government programs are the best way to serve the needs of the poor also seem the least interested in whether those programs actually work?
Published: Monday, December 8th, 2014 @ 9:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Renee Ellmers must have been itching for some more coverage on this site. It's been a while since she graced our home page.
Published: Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 @ 8:24 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The 1971 law reorganizing the University of North Carolina declared that the UNC system should "encourage an economical use of the state's resources" to further the state's constitutional mission of providing public higher education.
Published: Monday, September 22nd, 2014 @ 9:29 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Not all students can obtain federal loans for college because some community colleges do not participate in the federal lending program.
Published: Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 @ 6:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Perfect is the enemy of good. I don't know who coined that phrase, but whoever it was, certainly got it right.
Published: Monday, August 25th, 2014 @ 6:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On June 6, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) announced the receipt of the fifth largest donation in its history—$25 million from Charles and David Koch.
Published: Sunday, June 22nd, 2014 @ 4:19 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Beaufort County Community College will offer its first online degrees beginning with the Fall 2014 Semester, making it possible for students to obtain an associate's degree, diploma or certificate in one of several fields without having to travel to campus.
Published: Monday, June 2nd, 2014 @ 10:29 pm
By: Judy Jennette
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After Congress repealed in 1987 the federal mandate that states maintain a certificate-of-need program for health services, which had failed spectacularly to contain costs, 14 states opted to end their CON programs. North Carolina chose to remain a CON state.
Published: Monday, May 19th, 2014 @ 12:17 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina has been fortunate to have honest and trustworthy State Treasurers. Current Treasurer Janet Cowell is no exception.
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 12:18 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Congressman Walter Jones takes action and relates it to his constituents through these press releases.
Published: Tuesday, May 6th, 2014 @ 1:40 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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East Carolina University's graduate programs in nursing and business rank among the nation's best in online education according to a listing released today by U.S. News & World Report.
Published: Wednesday, January 8th, 2014 @ 5:32 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Vice President of Continuing Education Chet Jarman, Director of EMS Programs Steve Taylor and I met with the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners this week to advise them of training opportunities available at BCCC for first responders.
Published: Monday, December 9th, 2013 @ 7:51 pm
By: Barbara Tansey
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East Carolina University will host a number of speakers and events this week and next in honor of Veterans Day.
Published: Sunday, November 10th, 2013 @ 8:51 pm
By: ECU News Services
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After the North Carolina General Assembly enacted its tax-reform package last month, critics denied it would have a positive effect on the state's economy.
Published: Saturday, August 10th, 2013 @ 5:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Remember Where's Waldo? Imagine for a moment that he had the word "privatization" stitched on his colorful little cap, and see if you can spot him...
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 @ 12:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In the spirit of keeping things simple, the case for reforming North Carolina's medical-assistance programs can be expressed in four numbers: 12, 15, 17, and 48.
Published: Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 @ 2:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A recent report "claims a great deal, but offers nothing of substance" as it touts thousands of new jobs and other economic benefits linked to North Carolina taxpayers' subsidies for renewable energy. That's the bottom-line conclusion in a new economic analysis prepared for the John Locke Foundation
Published: Friday, April 5th, 2013 @ 2:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When Gov. Pat McCrory released his first state budget plan on the morning March 20, I happened to be driving to Charlotte for a meeting.
Published: Tuesday, March 26th, 2013 @ 10:37 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's mental health programs have faced fiscal challenges for several years, and the programs now are running a $35 million deficit.
Published: Saturday, January 12th, 2013 @ 7:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Few North Carolinians realize that the state has extensive educational options for preschoolers and college students but little for children in the "middle" -- the 1.5 million students in traditional K-12 public schools.
Published: Tuesday, October 9th, 2012 @ 7:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Have you noticed all the food stamp commercials that seem to be airing lately? I hear them a lot, and they go something like this: "You may think you won't qualify for food stamps, but you might.
Published: Monday, September 17th, 2012 @ 6:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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