RALEIGH — Clay County tax revenues climbed by more than 40 percent per person over the last five years, a fact that suggests the county does not need a new land-transfer tax. That’s the conclusion of John Locke Foundation analysts who have studied Clay County’s budget figures. Clay County commissioners are asking voters to address...
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s next General Assembly can promote freedom and prosperity by limiting government spending, rejecting policies that raise energy costs, and helping more parents make choices about their children’s education. Those are some of the nearly 100 recommendations set out in the John Locke Foundation’s new Agenda 2008 Policy Report. Click here to...
RALEIGH – The current controversy over Duke Energy’s Save-A-Watt program highlights problems linked to all government-mandated energy-efficiency plans. That’s the assessment of a John Locke Foundation analyst whose new Spotlight report recommends scrapping government mandates. Click here to view and here to listen to Daren Bakst discussing this Spotlight report. “Save-A-Watt has received tremendous criticism,...
RALEIGH – A new assessment of “parent-friendly” public school systems assigns Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools a D+ grade. That’s one of the region’s worst grades, as compiled in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Spotlight report. Among area counties, only Anson grades worse...
RALEIGH – The Triangle’s largest public school districts earn disappointing grades for “parent-friendliness,” according to a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Wake County schools pick up a C grade, while Durham. earns an F. Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Spotlight report. No Triangle school district earns...
RALEIGH – The Triad’s largest public school systems earn poor grades for “parent-friendliness,” according to a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Guilford schools earn a C and Forsyth schools earn a D+ in the new assessment of public school administration, teachers, safety, and student performance. Click here to view and here to listen to...
RALEIGH – North Carolina school districts are not very “parent-friendly,” according to a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. But western school districts earn better grades than others in a new assessment of public school administration, teachers, safety, and student performance. Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Spotlight...
RALEIGH – New Hanover County public schools and other North Carolina school districts are not very “parent-friendly,” according to a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. New Hanover earns a D+ grade in a new assessment of public school administration, teachers, safety, and student performance. Click here to view and here to listen to Terry...
RALEIGH – North Carolina school districts are not very “parent-friendly,” according to a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Cumberland County earns a C in a new assessment of public school administration, teachers, safety, and student performance. Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Spotlight report. Richmond earns the...
RALEIGH – North Carolina school districts are not very “parent-friendly,” according to a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. No district in this region earned better than a C+ grade in a new assessment of public school administration, teachers, safety, and student performance. Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing...
RALEIGH – North Carolina school districts are not very “parent-friendly,” according to a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Pitt County schools earn a C- grade in a new assessment of public school administration, teachers, safety, and student performance. Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Spotlight report. Only...
RALEIGH – North Carolina school districts are not very “parent-friendly,” according to a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. But Carteret County schools fared better than most, earning a B grade in a new assessment of public school administration, teachers, safety, and student performance. Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops...