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...
RALEIGH – North Carolina school districts are not very “parent-friendly,” according to a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Most districts in this region earn poor grades on 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....
RALEIGH – North Carolina’s auto insurance market does not work. It undercharges many bad drivers and overcharges nearly all of the best drivers while guaranteeing profits for insurance companies. That’s the assessment of a new John Locke Foundation Policy Report. Click here to view and here to listen to Eli Lehrer discussing this Policy Report....
RALEIGH – Nearly two-thirds of North Carolina voters oppose climate change legislation that would raise gasoline prices or electricity rates, according to a new poll. Opposition grows as the potential costs increase, according to the July Decision Maker poll from the John W. Pope Civitas Institute. Click here to view and here to listen to...
RALEIGH – The John Locke Foundation will honor the late Nobel Laureate economist Milton Friedman July 31 as part of the national Friedman Legacy for Freedom campaign. July 31 would have been Friedman’s 96th birthday. A luncheon event held in partnership with the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice will explore the impact Friedman and his...
RALEIGH – North Carolina law places few limits on cities and towns seeking to annex property owners by force. That’s the key message in a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report that targets 10 annexation myths. Click here to view and here to listen to Daren Bakst discussing this Spotlight report. “The annexation statute goes...
RALEIGH – Final state budget negotiations could produce a document that’s more fiscally responsible than either the House or Senate budget plans, according to analysis by a John Locke Foundation budget analyst. Click here to view and here to listen to Joseph Coletti discussing the N.C. Senate budget. “We’ve just seen a Senate budget plan...
RALEIGH – North Carolina could save millions of dollars, improve student performance, and boost parent satisfaction by adopting new education tax credits for special-needs students. That’s the conclusion of a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Spotlight report. The report arrives as...
RALEIGH — Lawmakers should not extend the work of their state climate commission, unless that group stops ignoring the will of the legislature and starts doing the job it was assigned to do. A John Locke Foundation analyst offers that recommendation in a new Spotlight report. Click here to view and here to listen to...
RALEIGH – Forcing the Tennessee Valley Authority to reduce emissions from its coal-fired power plants would create far more costs than benefits, according to a new John Locke Foundation Policy Report. Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Roy Cordato discussing this Policy Report. That finding directly contradicts “expert” opinions N.C. Attorney...
RALEIGH – The N.C. House’s proposed $21.2 billion state operations budget spends too much money on unproven ideas, overspends one-time money for long-term expenses, and sets up future legislatures for budgetary problems. That’s the assessment of a John Locke Foundation analyst who’s studied the House plan. Click here to view and here to listen to...