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Mark Martin envisions virtual courts to handle some cases; says attorneys should offer more volunteer services to low-income residents
Published: Sunday, July 9th, 2017 @ 1:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Some education items in the Senate budget will remain, House leaders say
Published: Wednesday, May 17th, 2017 @ 5:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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DeVos Understands the Needs of Special Needs Children
Published: Saturday, February 25th, 2017 @ 3:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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NC Public Schools Are Not Internationally Competitive
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 @ 12:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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My first article about how man creates these boundaries of time and location attracted such little attention that I almost threw this second edition in the trash bin.
Published: Tuesday, November 1st, 2016 @ 3:18 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Located only a few minutes' drive from Statesville is Fort Dobbs - North Carolina's only frontier fort during the French and Indian War
Published: Tuesday, October 18th, 2016 @ 3:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Why do African American students receive a disproportionate number of short- and long-term suspensions from classroom teachers and administrators?
Published: Wednesday, May 11th, 2016 @ 9:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) spoke on the Senate floor to voice his support for the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), bipartisan legislation he has co-sponsored that will provide a series of incentives and resources to help states and local communities combat the nation's growing
Published: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016 @ 6:49 pm
By: Chris Downey
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There's a sobering reality confronting North Carolina and the rest of the nation: addiction to opioids has been skyrocketing and is now at the point of being a full-blown epidemic
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2016 @ 8:00 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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East Carolina University researchers are part of a multi-institutional team receiving a large grant to tackle health disparities related to uncontrolled high blood pressure in the rural South
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 3:16 am
By: ECU News Services
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Last week, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction released student performance data for all schools and school districts in the state. The release included school performance grades, end-of-course and end-of-grade achievement level results, school accountability growth data, the 4-year and...
Published: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 @ 3:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Supreme Court gave a boost to school choice efforts on Thursday by declaring that the state's fledgling Opportunity Scholarships Program met constitutional muster.
Published: Thursday, July 30th, 2015 @ 4:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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I am using the word “saga” in the sense of an old story that has repeated itself over an over through out history.
Published: Sunday, June 7th, 2015 @ 1:12 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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Last week, a working group from the UNC system's Board of Governors drew national attention and student and faculty protest after it announced plans to discontinue three of the system's 237 centers and increase oversight of thirteen others.
Published: Thursday, February 26th, 2015 @ 11:09 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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A new study by researchers at East Carolina University suggests that equivalent health insurance coverage may not level the disparities between African-American and Caucasian lung cancer patients when it comes to the stage at which they're diagnosed.
Published: Saturday, February 21st, 2015 @ 10:22 am
By: ECU News Services
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In the midst of receiving white coats and reciting pledges, another important message was delivered to medical students arriving at East Carolina University this fall: Diversity is valued at the Brody School of Medicine.
Published: Friday, September 5th, 2014 @ 3:23 pm
By: ECU News Services
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For decades, admissions policy at nearly all our top colleges and universities has been to meet enrollment targets for students who fit into a few racial and ethnic groups.
Published: Thursday, August 14th, 2014 @ 9:14 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Many American colleges and universities are in the thrall of “diversity,” but none more so than my institution, the University of Wisconsin.
Published: Saturday, July 19th, 2014 @ 11:22 am
By: John William Pope Center
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"The Other Wes Moore" by Wes Moore has been selected as the 2014 Pirate Read at East Carolina University.
Published: Wednesday, June 11th, 2014 @ 4:33 pm
By: ECU News Services
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I've made this point before, but it's worth emphasizing one more time: those who oppose school choice in elementary and secondary education should, if they wish to be consistent, oppose former Gov. Jim Hunt's Smart Start program and former Gov. Mike Easley's More At Four program, now known as NC Pre
Published: Saturday, May 10th, 2014 @ 4:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Racial preferences have never been popular among most Americans, and in fact they are becoming less and less popular.
Published: Monday, May 5th, 2014 @ 6:50 am
By: John William Pope Center
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In 2012, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) assessed the problem solving skills of a representative sample of 85,000 15-year-olds worldwide, including 1,273 from the United States.
Published: Sunday, April 27th, 2014 @ 9:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In a recent piece published by American Enterprise Institute, "Let's Not Underestimate Undermatch," author Awilda Rodriguez outlines what she views as a serious problem, undermatching. She describes it as "the phenomenon where students do not attend a college or university that they could have gaine
Published: Thursday, February 20th, 2014 @ 5:44 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Clinging to a rope on a narrow platform 30 feet above the ground at the North Campus Recreation Complex, Ethan Faulconer swore he wasn't scared.
Published: Wednesday, August 7th, 2013 @ 7:30 pm
By: ECU News Services
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ne hundred years of affliction is a long time. The time has come for tax reform.... No, the time has come for a tax revolution.
Published: Thursday, July 11th, 2013 @ 11:45 am
By: Diane Rufino
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How many North Carolinians know that public school education in the state is centered around the government's Common Core initiative?
Published: Monday, May 27th, 2013 @ 9:15 am
By: Diane Rufino
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State flagship universities have an image problem. They want people to think of them as places where students are dedicated to their studies, but can also have some fun.
Published: Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 @ 11:06 am
By: George Leef
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A national database created to collect and track confidential personal information from public school students from kindergarten through high school is drawing fire from parents and privacy experts.
Published: Friday, March 29th, 2013 @ 12:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It sure looks as though Beaufort County has hit the "Big Time" We have our own lobbyist (well, at least part of one).
Published: Sunday, May 27th, 2012 @ 1:05 am
By: Jim Bispo
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Glenn Beck had a dream. He thought that if Americans can unite in order to restore honor to our nation, it would be the first step in taking our country back.
Published: Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 @ 12:38 am
By: Diane Rufino
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