The John Locke Foundation attracted attention this week for its role in the emergence of a strong state-level conservative movement across the country. Chairman John Hood cited JLF among the…
Harry Painter reports for Carolina Journal Online on a new “earnings gains” measure designed to gauge how well community colleges are educating students. Roy Cordato’s Daily Journal explores Pope Francis’…
Measuring college performance is inherently difficult. Determining whether students are successful because they attended college or simply because colleges are good at identifying talented and dedicated students is nearly impossible.…
Harry Painter reports for Carolina Journal Online on a recent study pointing toward an absence of high school guidance counselors. Becki Gray’s Daily Journal offers N.C. legislators some ideas for…
Traditionally, higher education has been placed on the back burner of American politics, especially at the national level. But with issues such as student debt, college graduate underemployment, campus rape,…
One of the most important elements of higher education happens—or doesn’t happen—before students ever enter college. That is guidance, or the lack of it. Sometimes guidance is non-existent, as counselors…
Time Warner Cable News’ statewide “Capital Tonight” program called on John Locke Foundation Vice President for Outreach Becki Gray again this week for expert analysis of the day’s top political…
Harry Painter reports for Carolina Journal Online that state legislators are considering year-round funding for community college courses. Jon Ham’s Daily Journal criticizes members of the media who’ve forgotten the…
Harry Painter reports for Carolina Journal Online on costs and controversy surrounding university commencement speakers. John Hood’s Daily Journal explains how an increase in state budget reserves now can help…
Something that has increasingly made little sense is the strict adherence to the college two-semester system, with students attending in the fall and spring with summers off. More and more…
Universities today spend a lot of time focusing on issues and promoting projects that have little to do with enhancing students’ educational experiences. The “recreation-industrial complex,” where higher education institutions…
Harry Painter reports for Carolina Journal Online that President Obama’s “free” community college plan could prove expensive for states. Terry Stoops’ Daily Journal highlights a new ranking that reminds us…