The John Locke Foundation and Campbell University Law School’s Federalist Society chapter co-sponsored a debate this week between national education experts Richard Kahlenberg and Abigail Thernstrom. They debated the Wake County public schools’ controversial student assignment policy. The News & Observer promoted the debate in its “WakeEd” blog, then covered the event for the blog and newspaper. WUNC Radio also covered the debate. The News & Observer and Charlotte Observer highlighted the John Locke Foundation’s opposition to state renewable-energy mandates in an article about legislative efforts to repeal Senate Bill 3. N.C. History Project Director Troy Kickler learned this week that the N.C. Civic Education Consortium is relying heavily on the History Project’s encyclopedia entry and commentary for a lesson plan on the Edenton Tea Party. Kickler continues his contributions to Janine Turner’s Constituting America website. His latest analysis covers Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 5-6 of our nation’s governing document. The Heartland Institute’s Information & Technology News reached into the JLF research archive to promote a report from Michael Sanera and former research intern Katie Bethune on Wilson’s municipal broadband system. The Reidsville Review and Eden Sunday News reported on JLF’s recent decision to honor Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, with the annual Polk Award for leadership in public office. Meanwhile, media attention targeting Founding Chairman Art Pope continues to generate publicity for the John Locke Foundation. A Winston-Salem Journal letter writer and a Macon County News article both mentioned JLF while discussing Pope. WWAY Television highlighted a Democratic Party memo urging media outlets to link the John Locke Foundation and other groups to Pope.
