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Strong proponents of school choice, Locke supports the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of our children.
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Education
A Closer Look at Graduation Rates Reveals More Negative Fallout From School Shutdowns
While newly released data show four-year graduation rates for North Carolina public schools are comparable to pre-pandemic rates, there are deeper concerns about what knowledge and skills students have when…
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Education
A Back-to-School Look at the NC Threat-Free Index
Although most families are hoping to back to school means back to normal, there are still some wanting to go back to forced masking, social distancing, isolated lunches outside, daily…
Education
On This Day in NC | September 12 – 16
September 12, 1977 A former student at the University of North Carolina, Jeff MacNelly created the comic strip, “Shoe.” On this day, it began being published in newspapers. September 13, 1925…
Education
Which states value education freedom?
The Heritage Foundation released its Education Freedom Report Card. The report measures four broad categories (School Choice, Transparency, Regulatory Freedom, and Spending) that include more than two dozen discrete factors.…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Student Loan Forgiveness is Not Emergency Funding and May Be Taxed
The Small Business Administration and Department of Treasury distributed $800 billion of emergency funding via the newly created Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to save businesses from permanent closure during the Covid pandemic.…
Education
On This Day in NC | September 5 – 9
September 5, 1802 John Stanly and Richard Dobbs Spaight dueled in New Bern. After the death of Spaight, the General Assembly outlawed dueling. September 6, 1958 William R. Valentiner passed away. He…
Education
State Test Scores Reveal Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities
Today, state education officials released 2021-22 testing results and graduation rates for all North Carolina public schools. Scores from the 2020-21 school year were sobering. The North Carolina Department of…
Education
National Test Scores Confirm That Lockdowns Decimated American Education
Today, the U.S. Department of Education released the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Long-Term Trend results. The headline from education news site The 74 says it all: “‘Nation’s…
Education
School Districts: Don’t Our Laws Apply to Them As Well?
It’s a rite of every legislative session: the introduction of an ever-increasing number of bills calling for school calendar flexibility. The goal? Get out from under North Carolina’s rigid school…
Education
On This Day in NC | August 29 – September 2
August 29, 1882 A leading female doctor during her career, Connie Guion was born near Lincolnton. She was the first female professor of clinical medicine. She spent an almost fifty-year career…
Education
Happy Birthday, John Locke!
Today is John Locke’s birthday. The philosopher greatly contributed to the formation of Carolina and influenced the American founding. He penned several notable works. One was The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina (1669).…
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Budget, Taxation & Economy
The Money-Obsessed Leandro Lobby Comes Clean
The North Carolina Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Leandro case on August 31. Chants of “cut the check” and “let the money go” during Every Child NC’s…