Budget, Taxation & Economy
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
Gov. Roy Cooper says a group of business executives said nothing in a recent meeting with him about wanting new tax cuts. He failed to mention that those executives already…
Lindalyn Kakadelis
Education
Martin Center column tackles ‘red pedagogy’
Shannon Watkins of the Martin Center focuses on a recent controversy surrounding a proposed N.C. charter school. Schools of education have particularly become the home of critical theorists—who aim to…
Education
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
North Carolina’s costly, counterproductive certificate-of-need law forces medical providers to fight for a government permission slip to add new medical facilities or major equipment. Becki Gray highlights a current fight…
Liberty
Occupational licensing testimony, political news, and other items of interest
The N.C. “Insider” quoted John Locke Foundation Vice President for Outreach Becki Gray in its coverage of Gray and Jon Sanders’ recent testimony before a legislative oversight group. (North Carolina’s…
Education
More than 280,000 N.C. students choose charter, private, homeschools
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Terry Stoops discussing National School Choice Week. RALEIGH — As North Carolina nears the 20th anniversary of the law that…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
Next week marks National School Choice Week, and the John Locke Foundation will mark the occasion with a noontime speech Monday from the head of one of the state’s main…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
North Carolina has seen the benefits of recent tax reforms, and Roy Cordato offers ideas for the next round of reform during the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio. Lindalyn…
Education
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
State lawmakers are likely to make better decisions about state education policies if they split up the committees that now focus on both K-12 and higher education issues. Sarah Curry…
Liberty
JLF president analyzes unemployment benefits and other items of interest
The Winston-Salem Journal interviewed John Locke Foundation President John Hood for an article about the impact of recent state unemployment changes. The Greensboro News & Record also published that article.…
Liberty
Elections, tax reform, Charlotte shenanigans lead to JLF media appearances
After voters cast ballots in this week’s primary elections, a statewide radio network from New Bern to Asheville heard Carolina Journal Managing Editor Rick Henderson join Carolina Journal Radio Co-Host…
Education
NSFW: NC SBE meeting features “Little Miss Muffet” skit (updated)
This is NOT an April Fool’s Day joke. This actually happened at today’s N.C. State Board of Education meeting. During a session about Common Core in the early grades, a…
Liberty
Common Core, election news, redistricting among topics generating JLF analysis
A legislative committee studying the future of Common Core public school standards in North Carolina heard testimony this week from John Locke Foundation Director of Research and Education Studies Terry…