The paper, “Occupational Licensing and Labor Market Fluidity,” was published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Here are some highlights from the authors’ summary of their findings: We use public…
Colin Wilhelm shares with Washington Examiner readers good news about an important occupational licensing reform. Depending on the state, it might take a license to wield a blow-dryer professionally. Or…
Welcome to Part 3 of my “healthcare freedom” blog series this week. In this small series, I am reviewing a federal report on healthcare reform initiatives that the states can…
This week, those on the Left have offered various critiques of my awesome new Spotlight report, North Carolina: A Destination for Teachers. They took issue with two aspects of the…
During the 2015-16 school year, North Carolina licensed (via interstate reciprocity agreements) and subsequently employed 1,556 out-of-state teachers.1,2,3 At the same time, 828 public school teachers resigned to teach in…
Kevin Williamson of National Review Online labels the latest data about long-term unemployment “dispiriting.” I am not among those who believe that poverty builds character — I can do without…
Teacher import and export update
View in your browser. Welcome How many teachers come to North Carolina to teach compared to those who leave for teaching jobs in other states? Should North Carolina be thinking…
View in your browser. Welcome I admit it. My wife is a Yankee social studies teacher who has taught in the North Carolina public schools for nine years. Sorry. She’s…
We’ve heard countless reports of teachers who flee North Carolina public schools for higher pay. But some of these teachers return to North Carolina after finding that public schools in…
As Clive Crook pointed out in the Atlantic back in December, homeownership can hurt the labor market and the economy. The New York Times has some stories of how: “The…
Fascinating story out of Wilmington about folks coming to Charlotte looking for more opportunity. The Wilmington Star-News reports: When Nakia Byles leaves Wilmington on Saturday she doesn’t plan to come…