John Locke Foundation: Prudent Policy / Impeccable Research - Volume CLXXXIX

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John Locke Foundation: Prudent Policy / Impeccable Research - Volume CLXXXIX

Published: Friday, September 9th, 2016 @ 12:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage ( More Entries )

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Publisher's note: We want our readers to understand that there is wise policy afoot here in North Carolina, and to that end, we offer these excellent videos from our associates, in prudent policy research, at the John Locke Foundation.

We will offer this allotment of three with more to come; some old, most new, but all quite informative, and, moreover, necessary to understanding that in North Carolina, there is a wiser path to govern ourselves and our People.

Mercatus Center’s Christopher Koopman pans certificate-of-need restrictions

Christopher Koopman, research fellow with the Project for the Study of American Capitalism at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, explains the problems associated with state certificate-of-need restrictions. Koopman offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio.

Carolina Journal’s Kari Travis discusses escalating pay for university executives

Kari Travis, Carolina Journal associate editor, discusses the growth in pay for top officers at American universities, including a recent round of chancellor pay increases in the University of North Carolina system. Travis offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio.

Changing N.C. education culture to produce better results

    North Carolina has made great strides in improving education options over the past six years, but much work still needs to be done. That was one of the key messages former state Rep. Marcus Brandon shared during a presentation Monday to the John Locke Foundation's Shaftesbury Society.

    Brandon, now executive director of the education advocacy group Carolina CAN, says a key impediment to reform is the popular mind-set that state government is responsible for education in North Carolina. In the video clip above, Brandon addresses problems tied to that top-down approach.

    Click here for access to video of the full presentation.

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