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This not only a national problem but a local problem as well.
Published: Sunday, December 11th, 2022 @ 5:43 am
By: John W. LaCava
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The highest scoring states in the rankings were Nebraska, North Dakota, Vermont, Kentucky, and South Dakota.
Published: Thursday, May 5th, 2022 @ 8:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Bipartisan HB934 would let parents apply for up to $3,000 grants for tutors, counseling, and other educational support to mitigate the damage of closed schools
Published: Thursday, May 27th, 2021 @ 6:32 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Judicial Watch announced today that it filed an amici curiae brief alongside the Allied Educational Foundation (AEF) in support of Students for Fair Admission’s petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court
Published: Tuesday, April 6th, 2021 @ 12:26 pm
By: Judicial Watch
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Gov. Roy Cooper’s latest two-year budget plan would spend far too much money, setting North Carolina’s state government on an unsustainable future path.
Published: Friday, March 26th, 2021 @ 7:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina families need educational options as much right now as ever, if not more.
Published: Thursday, October 22nd, 2020 @ 7:32 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Andrea Harris Social, Economic, Environmental, and Health Equity Task Force’s Educational Opportunity Subcommittee will host a virtual public roundtable on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 from 6-8 p.m.
Published: Tuesday, October 20th, 2020 @ 3:27 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Durham Public Schools won’t let your children attend class at their buildings for a while.
Published: Tuesday, August 18th, 2020 @ 11:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Vice President Mike Pence will visit a well-known school in Apex to highlight to the Trump Administration's firm commitment to providing educational opportunities to all North Carolinians and following the guidance of medical experts to reopen schools for our children in person learning.
Published: Friday, July 31st, 2020 @ 11:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The federal CARES Act set aside $2,953,230,000 for governors to use to support educational institutions affected by COVID-19 closures.
Published: Friday, June 19th, 2020 @ 2:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The first of four educational mailings about the photo ID requirement for voting, which takes effect in 2020, will soon arrive in mailboxes of North Carolina residents.
Published: Monday, December 9th, 2019 @ 5:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last week, the Education Law Center published "Making the Grade 2019," a report that focuses exclusively on three categories of public school inputs: funding levels, distribution, and effort using data from the 2016-17 school year.
Published: Monday, November 18th, 2019 @ 4:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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I'm not surprised that the editors of the News & Observer blame the N.C. General Assembly for the migration of students from districts to charter, home, and private schools.
Published: Tuesday, July 30th, 2019 @ 9:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Beaufort County Board of Elections will hold two educational seminars about voter photo identification requirements at 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm on Monday, July 15th, 2019 at the Beaufort County Board of Elections Office at 1308 Highland Drive, Suite 104, Washington, NC 27889
Published: Wednesday, July 17th, 2019 @ 6:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Many political and education leaders in North Carolina say that our economy would be better off if our level of educational attainment was higher.
Published: Sunday, July 7th, 2019 @ 10:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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One of the reasons many families choose school choice is because the traditional public school is simply not working out for them.
Published: Wednesday, January 30th, 2019 @ 5:29 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The assessment in question was the 2017 version of the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) - commonly referred to as the nation's report card
Published: Wednesday, September 12th, 2018 @ 11:00 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The annual testing data and report cards for North Carolina's public schools are out
Published: Tuesday, September 19th, 2017 @ 12:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Gov. Cooper issued Executive Order No. 16, establishing the Governor's Teacher Advisory Committee
Published: Thursday, August 17th, 2017 @ 3:30 pm
By: Governor's Office
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It seems that politicians and the media can’t stop talking about teacher pay. The claim that the average teacher salary will reach $50,000 this year has been the subject of numerous political advertisements, fact checks, and opinion pieces
Published: Saturday, November 26th, 2016 @ 1:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Eighty-five out of 10 African-American voters in North Carolina believe state lawmakers should do more to expand school choice, according to a new poll from the nonprofit organization Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina
Published: Sunday, November 20th, 2016 @ 11:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's a fact that African Americans are strong supporters of parental choice
Published: Tuesday, October 18th, 2016 @ 2:36 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina's public schools are currently producing better results than you might think, according to a recent analysis of independent testing data
Published: Saturday, March 12th, 2016 @ 3:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory led an educational bond panel discussion today at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. The conversation focused on what the bond would bring to UNCW and the region.
Published: Thursday, March 10th, 2016 @ 4:40 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee approved a "megabus" bill (S.425) that includes three bipartisan bills introduced by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) aimed at improving educational opportunities for veterans and their families. On Veterans Day, two of these bills were endorsed by...
Published: Sunday, January 31st, 2016 @ 12:40 am
By: Chris Downey
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America's national obsession with raising our "educational attainment" level leads politicians and bureaucrats to focus on the silliest of things. Lately, that has been college accreditation.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 12:16 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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I think that every major in college should require a separate test to gain admission to that field of study.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 3:14 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) are taxpayer-funded accounts established to provide an education for qualified students. While the state oversees the deposit of state funds, parents have discretion over how the funds are spent...
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 9:46 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Consider these real-life scenarios: An Arizona family is told their 6-year-old son, Ryan, has symptoms on the autism spectrum. Doctors say he will need 20-40 hours per week of individual therapies. Ryan's parents can't afford that. What can they do?
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 9:18 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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"We've got a loaded docket, so let's go ahead and get started," Senator Louis Pate, Co-Chairman of the Senate Health Care Committee, said to a crowded room
Published: Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 @ 10:52 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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