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Enrollment for most forms of postsecondary education in the United States continued to decline three years after nationwide lockdowns forced many students to temporarily continue their degrees online, according to a new analysis from the National Student Clearinghouse.
Published: Saturday, June 10th, 2023 @ 7:07 am
By: Daily Wire
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed an Executive Order establishing rules for how student-athletes enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution in North Carolina can earn compensation or obtain representation
Published: Thursday, July 22nd, 2021 @ 5:40 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Four North Carolinians 18 and Older to Win $1 Million; Four North Carolinians 12 to 17 to Win $125,000 for Post-Secondary Education
Published: Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 @ 10:37 am
By: Governor's Office
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A bill N.C. lawmakers passed in late June aims to help 2 million residents get a postsecondary degree or certificate by 2030.
Published: Saturday, July 13th, 2019 @ 9:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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First-generation students are defined broadly (neither parent has completed a four-year degree) or narrowly (neither parent has any postsecondary education)
Published: Friday, October 27th, 2017 @ 3:55 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The most important function of state government is education, as evidenced by the fact that North Carolina spends 57 cents of every tax dollar on primary and secondary education
Published: Saturday, April 8th, 2017 @ 12:10 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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When I first advocated the idea of parental choice in elementary and secondary education, it was considered by many to be a radical notion.
Published: Saturday, May 28th, 2016 @ 11:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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UNC President Margaret Spellings has said that the North Carolina legislature's proposed Guaranteed Admissions Program (NC GAP) has identified the right problem, but has come up with the wrong solution. Her vision is of a UNC system accessible to everyone and educating everyone—not just elites
Published: Tuesday, March 15th, 2016 @ 2:37 am
By: John William Pope Center
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In less than 21 days, including the Thanksgiving holiday, Congress pushed through a bill that is over 1,000 pages long and has at least 391 pages worth of changes in it from the original version.
Published: Sunday, January 10th, 2016 @ 8:17 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Late last month, Chief of School Nutrition Services for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Dr. Lynn Harvey appeared before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce...
Published: Saturday, September 5th, 2015 @ 5:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A quick review of Conservatism at work in the Southern Baptist Convention is a good analysis of Conservatism at work in politics and NC.
Published: Sunday, June 7th, 2015 @ 8:41 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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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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We have a most important matter before our governing officials.
Published: Friday, January 23rd, 2015 @ 8:47 am
By: Gene Scarborough
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During each legislative session, education is at the forefront of budget and policy discussions. Expenditures on elementary, secondary, and higher education (the University of North Carolina system plus the community college system) added up to more than $11.5 billion last year, or 58 percent of the
Published: Thursday, January 15th, 2015 @ 12:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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During each legislative session, education is at the forefront of budget and policy discussions. Expenditures on elementary, secondary, and higher education (the University of North Carolina plus the community college system) added up to more than $11.5 billion last year, or 58 percent of the North
Published: Friday, January 9th, 2015 @ 10:57 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I've made this point before, but it's worth emphasizing one more time: those who oppose school choice in elementary and secondary education should, if they wish to be consistent, oppose former Gov. Jim Hunt's Smart Start program and former Gov. Mike Easley's More At Four program, now known as NC Pre
Published: Saturday, May 10th, 2014 @ 4:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In a previous article, I highlighted questionable assumptions underlying national Common Core Standards (CCS) in English and mathematics, which in 2010 were adopted by the North Carolina State Board of Education.
Published: Saturday, April 13th, 2013 @ 10:09 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Before passage of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in 1965, the United States Congress generally adhered to the principle that the federal government had no authority to undertake functions and duties not enumerated in the U.S. Constitution.
Published: Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 @ 5:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you follow state politics for any length of time, you hear some version of the following assertion: North Carolina may not rank highly in elementary and secondary education, but we make up for it by having one of the best public university systems in the United States.
Published: Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 @ 9:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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