A Culture of Personalized Learning
In 2017, North Carolina lawmakers made their state the sixth to enact education savings accounts since 2011, following the design pioneered in Arizona. With an account, the state deposits a…
Research
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Keeping the Peace Through Intensive Community Policing
As crime soars and the breakdown of public order takes its toll on our country, analysis from the John Locke Foundation signals it’s time to adopt a different approach to…
Energy
Energy Crossroads
North Carolina’s Clean Energy Plan, a proposal put together by the Department of Environmental Quality at the behest of Governor Roy Cooper, calls for a 70-percent reduction of greenhouse gas…
Transportation
Towards Safe, Cost-Effective, and Equitable Transportation
In January 2021, a state commission recommended that the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) budget be increased by a behemoth 40%. The recommendation generates critical questions that must be…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Thriving in North Carolina
Executive Summary Charlotte’s ranking in a 2014 study as 50th of 50 large cities for economic mobility ignited an effort among city leaders to understand the causes and propose solutions.…
Expanding Rural Broadband Access in North Carolina
Executive Summary North Carolina policymakers have made good progress in recent years to help broadband providers close the state’s rural broadband gaps. Nevertheless, some gaps remain, and the impact of…
Law & Public Safety
Asset Forfeiture Reform Must Include Restrictions on Equitable Sharing
On March 10, 2021, Jon Guze testified before the Georgia Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. The topic of his testimony was asset forfeiture reform.
Funding Students Instead of Systems
This study reviews the most rigorous evidence on the effects of private school choice on short- and long-term outcomes such as academic achievement, educational attainment, crime reduction, safety, and satisfaction.…
Health Care
Certificate of Need in North Carolina
Executive Summary North Carolina is one of 35 states with a Certificate of Need (CON) program, a law requiring health providers to obtain the permission of a state board before…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Big Government, Big Price Tag – Part 3
“Keep your eye on one thing and one thing only: how much government is spending, because that’s the true tax. … The thing you should keep your eye on is…
Education
Big Government, Big Price Tag – Part 2
Introduction Public-sector unions are central to some of the most contentious public policy issues in contemporary America. Do unions improve or impair the political process and elections? Do police unions…
Health Care
Big Government, Big Price Tag – Part 1
Introduction The Affordable Care Act (ACA), sometimes referred to as Obamacare, gave states the option to expand the Medicaid program to include non-elderly adults up to 138 percent of the…