Bertie County Schools is laying off staff to address multi-year budget deficits. According to an article published in the Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald, the district will eliminate 21 support positions over the…
Because the entity in question is not a private or charter school, don’t expect the News & Observer or WRAL to say a word about it. But the Bertie County Schools…
The Charlotte Observer, Hickory Daily Record, and Lenoir News-Topic all publicized recent events promoting Catalyst, John Locke Foundation Chairman John Hood‘s new political biography of former N.C. Gov. Jim Martin.…
The New York Post devoted the front page of Sunday’s “Post Script” section to a column from John Locke Foundation Director of Research and Education Studies Terry Stoops. Stoops spelled…
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments next month in King v. Burwell, a case challenging Affordable Care Act subsidies in states with no state-run health insurance exchange. A crew…
As Carolina Journal continues to delve into details of taxpayer-funded federal stimulus projects that generated benefits for companies owned by U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan’s family, other media outlets are taking…
The Kernersville News, Laurinburg Exchange, and Mount Airy News published John Locke Foundation Director of Research and Education Studies Terry Stoops‘ recent column on North Carolina’s challenge recruiting teachers in…
Both the Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald and Gates County Index published an article citing Carolina Journal Associate Editor Dan Way‘s report on the state Senate’s plan linking teacher pay raises to tenure…
A proposal to create a new excise tax on e-cigarettes in North Carolina drew fire this week from John Locke Foundation Vice President for Research and Resident Scholar Roy Cordato.…
N.C. House Republicans unveiled this week their plans for pursuing legislation that would require photo identification for voters. John Locke Foundation President John Hood discussed that voter ID proposal during…
One of the first items North Carolina’s new General Assembly could address this year is a photo identification requirement for voters. John Locke Foundation Director of Communications Mitch Kokai discussed…
News 14 Carolina interviewed JLF President John Hood this week about divisive political television ads. N.C. Senate Republicans took note this week of Hood’s columns on political humility, the so-called…