The New York Post devoted the front page of Sunday’s “Post Script” section to a column from John Locke Foundation Director of Research and Education Studies Terry Stoops. Stoops spelled out the reasons for New York’s No. 50 ranking in JLF’s new First in Freedom Index. Editors of the Schenectady (N.Y.) Daily Gazette noted that column, as did Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Collins.
Closer to home, the Sanford Herald publicized Stoops’ rescheduled speech to the Lee County Republican Men’s Club on new A-F school grades. Stoops takes part in a panel discussion today for the BEST NC “Tough Questions” event. He heads to New Bern Saturday to participate in the N.C. Academic Freedom Alliance’s conference, “Educational Forum for the Replacement of Common Core.” Director of Education Outreach Lindalyn Kakadelis discussed Common Core public school standards during the N.C. Federation of Republican Women’s latest board meeting.
The Winston-Salem Journal previewed a community forum this week on recently expired tax credits targeting both the film industry and historic preservation. Vice President for Outreach Becki Gray and Director of Regulatory Studies Jon Sanders served as panelists for that forum.
The Laurinburg Exchange and NCPoliticalNews.com published Stoops’ recent column on school grades. The Kernersville News picked up his column on high-performing schools with children from low-income families. The Roanoke Chowan News Herald devoted an editorial column to Stoops’ research into per-pupil school funding. A Laurinburg Exchange column from the chairman of the Scotland County Republican Party quoted information from Stoops on N.C. teacher pay. (According to a study by the John Locke Foundation, once cost of living, teacher experience, and pension benefits are accounted for, North Carolina moved from 27th to 19th in the rankings.)
Health and Human Services Policy Analyst Katherine Restrepo‘s latest Forbes column delved into details of Obamacare enrollment. Director of Fiscal Policy Studies Sarah Curry joined the WRHT Radio morning program to discuss funding issues related to Tryon Palace. The Laurinburg Exchange published Vice President for Research and Resident Scholar Roy Cordato‘s column on good news linked to falling gas prices. The Kernersville News picked up Cordato’s column on a flawed study linked to government transportation spending, along with Director of Legal Studies Jon Guze‘s column on a legal challenge against North Carolina’s Map Act.
NCPoliticalNews.com promoted Cordato’s research newsletter on government coercion in Obamacare enrollment, Sanders’ new Spotlight report on the Federal Communications Commission’s bad decision to overturn a state municipal broadband law, and Sanders’ research newsletter exposing the dubious history of a poverty center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The SeeThruEDU.com website featured an article noting Sanders’ newsletter on the UNC-Chapel Hill poverty center.
