public research university in Philadelphia, United States
Background Did you know that North Carolina used to be the nation’s leader in locally owned and operated distilleries? It’s true. In 1904 the state had 745 registered distilleries, 540…
The NC State College of Education released the following statement: The NC State College of Education will begin the 2018-19 academic year Wednesday, Aug. 22, with an expected 500 new…
Jane Shaw writes for the Martin Center about the impact of declining college and university enrollment. A specter is haunting higher education—the specter of declining enrollments. University and college enrollment…
Media outlets reported that enrollment in UNC education schools increased last year. WUNC initially reported that it was a 16 percent jump, but according to WRAL, the actual increase was…
Brent Scher of the Washington Free Beacon reports on the latest evidence that charter schools lead to an overall improvement in public education. Anti-school choice activists often argue that charter…
The NCAA mens basketball tournament starts in earnest today. A quick word of advice for Davidson College, and other mid-major teams: Up your game. By that I mean, it’s pretty…
View in your browser. Welcome Have recent education reform measures approved by the N.C. General Assembly discouraged college students in our state from entering the teaching profession? Some folks seem…
More angst in this USA Today story about overweight kids and what to do about. The researcher concludes that a program is the answer. “If all the kids across the…
I don’t know what I’m missing here, but I find it interesting that as UNCG is using increasing enrollment to justify its takeover of the Glenwood neighborhood, the N&O reports…
In this week’s Clarion Call guest writer Professor Stephen Zelnick of Temple University takes a look at one of the great buzzwords of higher education these days — “critical thinking.”…
My guess is there are a ton of tickets floating around Uptown hotels this morning — if you only know where to look and have cash money. ACC charter members…
A new poll asks the following question: For some time now, state lawmakers have budgeted several million dollars per year to pay part of the cost of college tuition for…