Many North Carolinians assume that the elected superintendent of public instruction is the head of the state's public schools.
Published: Sunday, February 16th, 2020 @ 6:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As we reach the midpoint in this year's National School Choice Week (NSCW), we should reflect on how far we have come and what is next for school choice in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, February 9th, 2020 @ 8:07 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As many predicted, the California-based consulting firm WestEd is recommending that North Carolina spend billions of taxpayer dollars on preschools and district schools to meet the requirements of the Leandro case.
Published: Sunday, December 22nd, 2019 @ 9:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Supporters of higher taxes cheered the WestEd report on North Carolina schools that became public on December 10th, five months after Judge David Lee received it.
Published: Wednesday, December 18th, 2019 @ 11:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In recent years, public school teachers have been encouraged to address conflicts between colonists and American Indians in their Thanksgiving Day lessons.
Published: Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 @ 1:11 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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Erik Root, an executive with the Roger Bacon Academy charter school management organization, raises doubts about the claim oft-repeated claims that public charter schools harm their district school competition.
Published: Friday, September 20th, 2019 @ 8:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. Department of Public Instruction released the 2018-19 state accountability results this week.
Published: Tuesday, September 17th, 2019 @ 5:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In debates about whether schools have sufficient supplies and materials for the school year, the contributions of parents are too often overlooked.
Published: Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 @ 8:43 am
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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On July 25, 2017, Governor Roy Cooper announced the creation of the Commission on Access to Sound Basic Education.
Published: Friday, July 5th, 2019 @ 9:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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"Leandro" is the name of the lead plaintiff in Leandro v. State of North Carolina, a 1994 lawsuit that centers on the state's constitutional duty to provide a "sound basic education" to all public school students.
Published: Friday, June 21st, 2019 @ 10:26 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The N.C. State Board of Education has delayed approval of two charter school applicants, North Raleigh Charter Academy and Wake Preparatory Academy, because of concerns expressed by the Wake County Board of Education and members of the PTA.
Published: Friday, June 21st, 2019 @ 10:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It is not difficult to understand why the editors of Business North Carolina and The Robesonian have asked the state to assist the Public Schools of Robeson County.
Published: Wednesday, June 12th, 2019 @ 11:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In 2011, Thom Tillis, Phil Berger, and the Republican leadership in the N.C. General Assembly removed the 100-school school cap included in the 1996 law that authorized the creation of charter schools, which are tuition-free public schools that have more freedom than district-run public schools.
Published: Friday, June 7th, 2019 @ 9:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The education establishment and their left-wing political allies frequently condemn companies that are contracted to operate public charter schools
Published: Wednesday, June 5th, 2019 @ 7:53 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate Bill 399, “Rehire High-Need Teachers,” would let educators who are at least six months into retirement take jobs at schools that receive D or F grades under the state’s school performance rankings.
Published: Monday, April 15th, 2019 @ 1:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In 2013, North Carolina launched “Read To Achieve, which was supposed to help lagging kids reach literacy by third grade. Six years and $150 million later, the state has seen little success.
Published: Thursday, April 11th, 2019 @ 6:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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This week, the National Education Association (NEA) released data from its annual Rankings and Estimates report.
Published: Monday, April 1st, 2019 @ 5:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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After lawmakers pass a budget establishing public education funding levels for the following school year, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction distributes state dollars to school districts using a so-called resource allocation model.
Published: Saturday, February 16th, 2019 @ 10:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Education has approved $2.5 million in budget cuts to the Department of Public Instruction
Published: Wednesday, July 26th, 2017 @ 4:24 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Traditional public schools saw about 5,000 fewer students walk through their doors for the 2016-17 school year
Published: Monday, July 24th, 2017 @ 7:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The State Board of Education isn't finished fighting N.C. Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson in court
Published: Friday, July 21st, 2017 @ 12:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In September, North Carolinians will know which low-performing elementary schools will be considered for the Innovative School District in 2018 and be turned over to charter school operators
Published: Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 @ 12:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Alternatives to the traditional four-year university are getting the attention of the General Assembly
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 @ 9:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Increasing funding in the state's Opportunity Scholarship Program is just one indicator of a growing movement for school choice
Published: Wednesday, May 31st, 2017 @ 10:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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.
Published: Wednesday, April 26th, 2017 @ 1:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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.
Published: Monday, April 24th, 2017 @ 12:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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.
Published: Monday, April 24th, 2017 @ 9:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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.
Published: Friday, April 21st, 2017 @ 11:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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.
Published: Friday, March 31st, 2017 @ 5:24 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A host of luminaries led by UNC system President Margaret Spellings used a Thursday press conference to announce a newly branded North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program
Published: Monday, March 13th, 2017 @ 9:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The election of Donald Trump and the drama surrounding North Carolina's gubernatorial race have overshadowed down-ballot, comparatively low-profile Council of State contests
Published: Monday, January 2nd, 2017 @ 3:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's current method for funding public schools favors wealthy counties over low-income areas, according to a new study from the state legislature's Program Evaluation Division
Published: Friday, December 30th, 2016 @ 9:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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