United States Law
Introduction The United States Constitution does not mention education. From our nation’s infancy, Congress generally adhered to the principle that the federal government had no authority to undertake functions and…
At long last, the North Carolina House and Senate are set to vote on a conference budget this week after months of delays. According to the proposed budget, lawmakers will…
Elizabeth Troutman writes for the Washington Free Beacon about the Biden administration’s latest stick in the push for a radical social agenda. The Biden administration is requiring schools to comply…
Q: How is the NC Opportunity Scholarship awarded? If it is awarded in a need-basis, can you explain? Answer (courtesy Dr. Terry Stoops, JLF’s VP of research and director of…
This review of “Sound Basic Education for All: An Action Plan for North Carolina” by California-based consultant WestEd will focus on student performance. “Sound Basic Education for All” offers an…
From the headline to the details, everything about a recent North Carolina Health News story illustrates what is wrong with the way too many government programs try to help. The…
George Leef’s latest Forbes column targets the nanny state’s latest project. For “progressives,” the Nanny State never does enough. They always find new social problems and “unmet needs” that, in…
Demand for food from pantries has not decreased in spite of vast economic growth, free and reduced school meals, and 20 percent of the country receiving food stamps. MANNA FoodBank…
View in your browser. Welcome They may take our lives, but they’ll never take…OUR BISCUITS! CommenTerry Late last month, Chief of School Nutrition Services for the North Carolina Department of…
Three wishes games are stupid. If I could have three wishes for local news stories right now, I will probably change my mind in a minute. But here are the…
The local daily informs us school lunch prices, for those who pay, are going up ten cents. The extra money is needed to pay for meals for those who couldn’t…
While Terry explains (in another outstanding education newsletter) the problems with free and reduced lunch statistics, whether it is an accurate measure of low income students in a public school,…