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A strong proponent of school choice, Locke supports the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of our children.
Education
Open enrollment model legislation
The following represents model legislation for North Carolina to establish within-district and cross-district open enrollment.
Education
Model within-district open enrollment policy for school districts
Within-district open enrollment is a form of school choice that lets parents choose any traditional public school within their child’s resident school district if there are open seats. The following…
Education
Our schools need to look at some hard numbers
North Carolina is one of the fastest growing states in the nation. That’s a phrase we’ve heard frequently over the last few years. Evidence for it is in the increased traffic…
Research Brief
Education
Open enrollment is the next frontier in NC school choice
A new report from the John Locke Foundation explains how state and local policymakers in North Carolina can effectively implement open enrollment, a type of school choice that expands access…
Education
Why I have a skip in my step
Last week was a pretty good week for those who work to expand educational freedom. The North Carolina Senate voted to override Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of HB 87. That…
Education
It’s time to tell the truth about NCAE
A national report which saw big drops in teacher union membership and strength in North Carolina has raised some interesting responses from local media outlets in the Tar Heel State.…
Education
NC House override of Gov. Stein’s veto jumpstarts hope for thousands of families
Finally. It took a while — nine months to be exact — but yesterday the North Carolina House of Representatives overrode Gov. Josh Stein’s August 2025 veto of legislation (HB…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
NC budget teacher pay deal would raise starting salaries to $48,000 – but ignore more serious problems
After months of negotiations, House and Senate leaders claim to have reached a budget compromise that includes an average 8% teacher pay raise — one of the largest proposed increases…
Education
Poll: strong support for North Carolina’s publicly funded scholarship programs
That’s a new finding from the May Carolina Journal Poll. The poll of 600 likely voters and conducted on May 10–11, 2026, found that 65 percent of respondents “support allowing…
Education
Understanding Open Enrollment: The Next Frontier in NC School Choice
Using a type of school choice known as open enrollment, parents can select any traditional public school with open seats instead of sending their children to their residentially assigned school.…
Education
NCAE teacher rally points the finger in the wrong direction
The North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE), the largest professional teacher organization in the state, is hosting a rally today — May 1 — in Raleigh to urge lawmakers to…
Education
Yes, more money for teacher pay, but what happened to all that Covid money?
Teacher pay has been much in the news lately. Thousands of North Carolina teachers are supposed to descend on Raleigh next Friday to protest no state budget and lobby for…