Proposed Rocky Mount event center could become ‘albatross’ for taxpayers
RALEIGH — An event center that could cost up to $51 million threatens to generate far more costs than benefits for Rocky Mount. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report…
V. J. Edgecombe
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Rocky Mount Event Center
In 2012, residents of Rocky Mount started hearing about plans for an event center. The city council was talking about a project that would spur downtown economic development and regeneration,…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Wilson County Occupancy Tax will double with new legislation
For the General Assembly to approve an occupancy tax increase, all state house and senate members from that district must approve the measure. This is the case with Wilson County…
Education
Area school systems earn C’s, D’s in ‘parent-friendly’ ratings
RALEIGH — No area school system earns better than a C+ grade in the John Locke Foundation’s second-annual ranking of “parent-friendly” schools. The grades assess public school administration, teachers, safety,…
Education
Most northeastern school districts still get C’s, D’s in ‘parent-friendly’ ratings
RALEIGH — Most public school districts in the region earn fair to poor grades in the John Locke Foundation’s second-annual ranking of “parent-friendly” schools. C and D grades are the…
Education
School systems fare better overall in new JLF parent-friendly ratings
RALEIGH — North Carolina school districts earned more C grades and fewer D’s in the John Locke Foundation’s latest assessment of “parent-friendly” schools. That’s a sign of progress to the…
Education
Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools earn second straight D+
RALEIGH — For the second straight year, Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools earn a D+ grade in the John Locke Foundation’s statewide ranking of “parent-friendly” public school systems. Charlotte-Mecklenburg ties for No. 94…
Education
Wake, Durham schools improve their ‘parent-friendly’ grades
RALEIGH — Both the Wake and Durham County public school systems improved their grades in the John Locke Foundation’s second-annual assessment of “parent-friendly” schools. Wake’s grade climbed from C to…
Education
Guilford, Forsyth schools see ‘parent-friendly’ grades decline
RALEIGH — The Triad’s largest public school systems both earned lower grades this year, in the John Locke Foundation’s second-annual ranking of “parent-friendly” schools. Guilford County’s grade dropped from C…
Education
Western school districts rank high in new ‘parent-friendly’ ratings
RALEIGH — Western North Carolina had three of the five highest-ranked public school systems in the John Locke Foundation’s latest assessment of parent-friendly schools. Clay and Cherokee county schools ranked…
Education
New Hanover schools boost grade in ‘parent-friendly’ ranking
RALEIGH — New Hanover County public schools earn a slightly better grade, in the John Locke Foundation’s second-annual assessment of “parent-friendly” schools. New Hanover‘s grade jumped from a D+ in…
Education
Cumberland schools maintain C grade in ‘parent-friendly’ ranking
RALEIGH — For the second straight year, Cumberland County schools earn a C grade in the John Locke Foundation’s statewide assessment of public school administration, teachers safety, and student performance.…