At least one local board of education has voted to delay controversial new social studies standards that emphasize race and gender in teaching U.S. history and civics.
Published: Thursday, July 15th, 2021 @ 4:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A damning report came out about North Carolina Standards. Who got it wrong? Who got it right?
Published: Thursday, July 8th, 2021 @ 2:23 pm
By: John Woodard
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This week, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts
Published: Friday, June 11th, 2021 @ 5:01 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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North Carolina’s record of spending restraint and tax reform over the past decade continues to inspire other states and demonstrate what is possible.
Published: Friday, February 19th, 2021 @ 6:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Earlier this month, the State Board of Education approved a new set of standards to guide the social-studies curriculum.
Published: Friday, February 12th, 2021 @ 1:41 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The helicopter crash that killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant was likely caused by the pilot flying through clouds in violation of federal safety standards, investigators say.
Published: Thursday, February 11th, 2021 @ 1:44 am
By: Daily Wire
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The State Board of Education has tapped the brakes on the revision of state social studies standards.
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2020 @ 8:53 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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It makes him sluggish and overconfident.
Published: Thursday, July 9th, 2020 @ 6:36 pm
By: LifeZette
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The COVID-19 pandemic probably won’t kill the SAT, but will no doubt leave it in a badly weakened condition.
Published: Friday, June 26th, 2020 @ 6:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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College entrance exams are canceled or postponed nationwide due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Published: Wednesday, April 1st, 2020 @ 8:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Friday, GOP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced new academic standards for the state, shoving out the Common Core standards that had been implemented in the state in 2010, just one year after he started pushing for jettisoning those standards.
Published: Wednesday, January 29th, 2020 @ 10:29 am
By: Daily Wire
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In 2020, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction will complete a review and revision of academic standards for the state’s K-12 social studies courses.
Published: Tuesday, December 31st, 2019 @ 10:50 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Colleges and universities have a lower standard of proof than the American legal system when it comes to allegations of sexual assault.
Published: Saturday, December 21st, 2019 @ 2:09 am
By: Daily Wire
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Justin Hamilton’s company farm last year lost an entire greenhouse of hemp — somewhere between $25,000 and $35,000 — because his crop violated the state’s THC threshold by 0.1%.
Published: Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 @ 9:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Roger Stone, who was famously arrested at gunpoint in a pre-down raid at his Florida home in January, was found guilty by a federal jury on all seven counts Friday.
Published: Sunday, November 17th, 2019 @ 6:35 am
By: Daily Wire
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East Carolina University is at the forefront of training theater and dance students in the latest industry standards led by a growing part of production teams: intimacy directors and coordinators.
Published: Monday, November 11th, 2019 @ 9:04 am
By: ECU News Services
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Vidant Health has earned CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ re-accreditation for maintaining a strong commitment to the health of team members and satisfying the latest, comprehensive requirements of the Gold Standard™.
Published: Monday, August 19th, 2019 @ 12:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Every one of us could find some productive use of an extra $20. Those at the lower end of the income scale are most likely to notice whether that money ends up in their wallet or with the N.C. Department of Revenue.
Published: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 @ 4:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In higher education, the value of a liberal arts education has been frequently debated. Defenders on the left argue that it exposes students to coursework and teaches critical thinking skills they would otherwise miss.
Published: Sunday, January 27th, 2019 @ 9:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Friday, conservative mainstay magazine The Weekly Standard was shuttered after 23 years of weekly publication.
Published: Monday, December 17th, 2018 @ 3:48 am
By: Daily Wire
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We're working on CAFE standards, environmental controls. We're working on how to build more cars in the United States.
Published: Sunday, May 13th, 2018 @ 6:04 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Most reports about the recently passed federal tax plan have included a line about the near doubling of the standard personal income tax deduction
Published: Thursday, January 4th, 2018 @ 6:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina already trails Virginia in claiming more than $92 million from a lawsuit settlement involving automaker Volkswagen. A constitutional separation-of-powers lawsuit filed by Gov. Roy Cooper against the General Assembly could add to the delays
Published: Tuesday, November 14th, 2017 @ 3:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Core Democrats and the Democrat Media have long proved that if not for the Double Standard, they would have no standards at all. At the core of their
Published: Monday, July 3rd, 2017 @ 6:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I just love old houses-this one, and every other one too. This one needed a roof when I bought it.
Published: Sunday, October 23rd, 2016 @ 10:09 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Don't pretend that it does not exist; it does, and now in greater propensity than ever before.
Published: Sunday, September 18th, 2016 @ 12:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Vidant Health has earned CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ re-accreditation for maintaining a strong commitment to the health of its employees and satisfying the latest, comprehensive requirements of the Gold Standard.
Published: Monday, September 12th, 2016 @ 10:09 am
By: Russell Allen
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The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), Aliso Viejo, Calif., recently conferred a gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence on the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC.
Published: Friday, September 2nd, 2016 @ 9:45 am
By: Russell Allen
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Associate Professor Denise Dickins has been appointed to the Auditing Standards Committee of the Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association
Published: Tuesday, August 23rd, 2016 @ 1:26 am
By: ECU News Services
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All eight of the Vidant Health hospitals received high marks in nutrition, tobacco-free environment, culture of wellness and physical activity from Prevention Partners
Published: Thursday, June 23rd, 2016 @ 5:57 am
By: Christopher Maye
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Most of our state's 16 public universities are thriving but the UNC Board of Governors and our General Assembly continue to look for solutions at struggling campuses in smaller communities and those with larger minority enrollments.
Published: Tuesday, May 24th, 2016 @ 4:35 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Two months after the Academic Standards Review Commission issued its final report, the fate of Common Core in North Carolina is far from settled. The State Board of Education will discuss the report’s findings next month.
Published: Thursday, April 28th, 2016 @ 12:38 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Two months after the Academic Standards Review Commission issued its final report, the fate of Common Core in North Carolina is far from settled.
Published: Sunday, April 3rd, 2016 @ 12:13 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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