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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Governor Pat McCrory signed legislation this morning that protects health care personnel who work with or near hazardous materials and antineoplastic agents (chemotherapy drugs) from disease and injury caused by exposure. House Bill 644 requires the North Carolina Department of Labor, by...
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 11:35 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory released the following statement following the passage of Senate Bill 812
Published: Monday, July 21st, 2014 @ 9:08 am
By: Christopher Maye
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While House and Senate leaders remain at odds over the state’s $21.1 billion General Fund budget and teacher pay increases, they have found common ground on another subject — replacing Common Core standards.
Published: Sunday, July 13th, 2014 @ 10:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senator Jerry Tillman (R-Randolph), that chamber's majority whip and leading voice on education policy, has stepped up in defense of Core legislation he shepherded through the Senate.
Published: Friday, June 27th, 2014 @ 7:16 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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If the War of 1812 was, as some have described it, America's first Forgotten War, then the event that occurred 200 years ago today could well be described as a tragically forgotten episode of that war.
Published: Wednesday, August 15th, 2012 @ 6:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When the ancient Roman author Vegetius wrote that those who desire peace should prepare for war, he was offering a timeless insight about the risks of presenting a weak front to an aggressive opponent. If only James Madison had taken the insight to heart.
Published: Monday, June 11th, 2012 @ 3:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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