public research university in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Opponents of school choice claim that private schools are unaccountable because they don’t have to satisfy every testing mandate required of traditional public schools, yet private schools are subject to…
NC State researchers in 2016 found that 80 percent of North Carolina beachgoers would either not return to a beach rental if wind turbines were visible — or require an…
Reports are growing of layoffs within the big tech and entertainment industries, making it more and more difficult to ignore the reality that a recession is about to hit. When…
Megan Zogby writes for the Martin Center about N.C. State University’s “quixotic” foreign language requirement. For decades, universities have required students to fulfill a foreign language requirement. However, some research…
Anna Martina writes for the Martin Center about a void in college students’ preparation for life. When students think back to their college days, they may remember a philosophy class…
Anthony Hennen of the Martin Center asks why the University of North Carolina spends money on diversity training that doesn’t appear to work. Higher ed leaders love committees and training…
Megan Zogby writes for the Martin Center about one key problem linked to online-only college education. Though online teaching has dominated the college semester, not all teachers are equally skilled…
Shannon Watkins of the Martin Center highlights one coronavirus-related problem for N.C. universities. For college campuses across North Carolina, the fall ushered in a less-than-ideal reality. The coronavirus, although under…
Gov. Roy Cooper’s decision to sign the Coronavirus Relief Act 3.0 is deeply satisfying. After years of enduring his strident opposition to the expansion of school choice in North Carolina,…
Megan Zogby writes for the Martin Center about the University of North Carolina’s missteps during the reopening of campuses for the fall semester. Though college leaders had the summer to…
UNC Chapel Hill recently made the decision to move all undergraduate courses online. In his recent research brief, JLF’s Dominic Coletti writes: When UNC-CH officials decided to continue with the…
Shannon Watkins of the Martin Center focuses on the University of North Carolina’s decision not to require SAT results for incoming students next year. On July 23, the University of…