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A group of middle schoolers in New York were taught about “equity” versus “equality” using resources from the United Nations, according to lesson plans obtained by a parental rights group.
Published: Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 @ 10:23 am
By: Daily Wire
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The problem right now is that education – public education, particularly - isn't solving some of the problems that we have right now – to truly educate our next generations, to instill a sense of patriotism and love of country, to prepare our children for college and for life in general.
Published: Friday, September 30th, 2022 @ 1:19 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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More destruction of America from within
Published: Tuesday, January 4th, 2022 @ 9:06 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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As state superintendent, Catherine Truitt will oversee North Carolina’s vast public education system, which spent more than $14 billion this school year. But she won’t be doing it alone.
Published: Monday, November 16th, 2020 @ 2:48 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In October 2019, Beaufort businessman Randy Ramsey was unanimously elected chairman of the University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors.
Published: Wednesday, February 26th, 2020 @ 11:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Just east of Asheville, Black Mountain College (BMC) was founded in 1933 and survived for 24 years until closing due to funding issues and a lack of students.
Published: Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 @ 6:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Of that money, $1.5 billion would go to public schools. Community colleges would get $200 million, and the state's universities would receive the remaining $200 million.
Published: Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 @ 1:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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After lawmakers pass a budget establishing public education funding levels for the following school year, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction distributes state dollars to school districts using a so-called resource allocation model.
Published: Saturday, February 16th, 2019 @ 10:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Community College System, following the abrupt departure of fledgling former President James C. "Jimmie" Williamson, is under new leadership that could better partnerships between community colleges and the University of North Carolina System.
Published: Monday, October 1st, 2018 @ 2:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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What is the role of education in America? What is government’s role in providing that education
Published: Friday, June 29th, 2018 @ 6:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the N.C. General Assembly drops its state budget for 2018-19, North Carolina's public colleges and universities vie for money to back career and technical education, employee raises, and system upgrades
Published: Friday, June 1st, 2018 @ 8:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The PROSPER Act cuts financial assistance for undergraduates, a move that will hurt many, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators said Jan. 24
Published: Tuesday, January 30th, 2018 @ 2:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Program teaches young adults job skills while helping with formal education and providing a haven from tough circumstances
Published: Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017 @ 11:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Traditional public schools saw about 5,000 fewer students walk through their doors for the 2016-17 school year
Published: Monday, July 24th, 2017 @ 7:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A bill that allows students to choose between the current or traditional math curricula passed the Senate Education Committee today
Published: Thursday, August 18th, 2016 @ 11:55 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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As North Carolina nears the 20th anniversary of the law that opened the door to public charter schools in the state, 82,000 students are enrolled now in charter schools
Published: Friday, January 29th, 2016 @ 8:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Recent statements by Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) officials about changing several low-performing traditional schools to year-round schools, and also changing how students are assigned to popular magnet school programs, have raised the anxiety levels of many parents and students.
Published: Saturday, January 23rd, 2016 @ 1:28 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Higher education is often an ignored issue in presidential campaigns. The 2016 campaign, however, may be different.
Published: Tuesday, August 11th, 2015 @ 12:52 am
By: John William Pope Center
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George Ehrhardt, one of the few avowed conservative political scientists at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, has published an article that attempts to explain to the political left what the political right’s views are on higher education.
Published: Thursday, January 22nd, 2015 @ 12:43 am
By: John William Pope Center
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There has been tremendous buzz about online higher education in recent years, both from insiders and reformers. Much of it is deserved - obviously, there's a lot of new technology out there with great potential for teaching and learning. But there is also a lot of confusion.
Published: Tuesday, December 24th, 2013 @ 1:19 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Skyrocketing tuitions. Degree inflation. Politicized curriculums. Lowered job expectations upon graduation. Higher education in America is tangled with problems to such a degree that many have started to ask the question: is getting a traditional college education still worth it? So far, most...
Published: Friday, September 27th, 2013 @ 1:45 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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A colleague at the Pope Center has sighted some interesting birds - "bubble hawks" and "bubble doves." Using language...
Published: Friday, August 2nd, 2013 @ 5:59 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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What can be done about the ideological tilt at colleges and universities? At times, it seems as though the Ivory Tower will be forever lost in a fog of political correctness and collectivist dogma.
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2013 @ 1:28 pm
By: Jane Shaw
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About once a decade, the Emory faculty revisits its liberal arts curriculum and asks what undergraduate students ought to know.
Published: Friday, February 1st, 2013 @ 3:01 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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