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After state legislators approved a ten percent reduction to the N.C. Department of Public Instruction's (DPI) $70 million budget, state education officials and their boosters sounded the alarm.
Published: Tuesday, November 11th, 2014 @ 5:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
Search Terms: commonterry nc dpi department of public instruction june atkinson pat ashley |
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The question of whether North Carolina education spending has increased or decreased is front and center in the race for U.S. Senate. Supporters of Democrat Kay Hagan's campaign have bombarded the airwaves with claims that Republican candidate Thom Tillis cut $500 million from the state education...
Published: Sunday, September 21st, 2014 @ 8:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
Search Terms: carolina journal terry stoops kay hagan thom tillis nc dpi adm student education funding |
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Tom Campbell, of NC Spin recently suggest that "Let's take teacher pay off the table." No he was not suggesting that the issue of teacher pay be ignored, but quite the opposite...that it be "settled" once and for all.
Published: Saturday, May 3rd, 2014 @ 10:17 am
By: Beaufort Observer Editorial Team
Search Terms: nc spin teacher pay north carolina medicaid gop leadership ap math teacher nc dpi |
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In part I of this two-part series on the shape and direction of education reform in North Carolina, we looked behind the education budget numbers. Now in Part II we discuss this year's legislative steps to address concerns about student achievement, teacher salaries and school vouchers.
Published: Thursday, October 17th, 2013 @ 11:04 am
By: Civitas Insitute
Search Terms: north carolina education system nc dpi raj chetty john friedman conservatives republicans |
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Even in the midst of a near-monopoly education system, most parents are active participants in determining, or at least attempting to influence, where and how their children are educated.
Published: Sunday, September 23rd, 2012 @ 1:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
Search Terms: nc dpi forsyth mecklenburg cumberland wake school choice |
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Across the K-12 spectrum, student vulnerability manifests itself in myriad ways. Some troubled kids act out; others drop out.
Published: Thursday, March 15th, 2012 @ 5:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
Search Terms: north carolina schools nc dpi dropout rate in public schools |