Education
It’s time to tell the truth about NCAE
A national report which saw big drops in teacher union membership and strength in North Carolina has raised some interesting responses from local media outlets in the Tar Heel State.…
Education policy
Liberty
Learning lessons from empty classroom desks
Marc Oestreich writes for National Review Online about the continuing problem of chronic school absenteeism. This is the season when schools begin counting the missing. Not the children who vanished…
Liberty
Bill aims to have kids read whole books again
Rachelle Peterson writes for the Federalist about a piece of legislation that would boost student learning. Kids hardly read anymore, for pleasure or for school, so it’s no wonder reading…
Liberty
SCOTUS supports common sense in school grooming ruling
Editors at National Review Online praise a recent US Supreme Court decision. Sanity reigns again at the Supreme Court. It is a mark of the scarcity of sanity that it…
Liberty
Progress slows in fixing the school absenteeism problem
Nat Malkus delivers bad news about efforts to keep more students in school. More than five years after the pandemic threw schools off course, the latest evidence suggests that progress…
Education
NCSEAA taking new Opportunity Scholarship, ESA+ applications
The priority application window for North Carolina’s popular Opportunity Scholarship and ESA+ programs opened today and will remain open through March 2, according to the North Carolina State Education Assistance…
Liberty
Top teachers group funneled millions to lefty activists
Andrew Mark Miller writes for FoxNews.com about a disturbing revelation involving a major national teachers union. One of the nation’s most prominent teachers unions funneled millions of dollars in union…
Research Brief
Education
Do private schools in North Carolina have room to grow?
Is North Carolina prepared to accommodate rising demand for private educational options and increased participation in the state’s school choice programs? A new report from the John Locke Foundation seeks to answer…
Education
Gov. Stein and General Assembly far apart on ed bills, but there is hope
Gov. Stein hasn’t been giving conservatives much to be happy about of late. Last week, he vetoed several bills, including ones that would prohibit diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives…
Education
NC General Assembly tackles student protections, cell-phone use, and calendar flexibility
Education is an important part of North Carolina’s 2025 legislative agenda, with lawmakers debating several bills that could affect classrooms, curricula, and student experiences across the state. Some of the…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
House budget proposal: How does it stack up to the Senate’s?
On Monday, the North Carolina House unveiled its 2025–2027 biennial budget proposal, calling for $32.6 billion in net General Fund appropriations for fiscal year (FY) 2026. This would represent a…
Education
Recapping National Charter Schools Week in North Carolina
This week, North Carolina joined many other states across the country in celebrating National Charter Schools Week and recognizing the opportunities that charter schools provide for thousands of students. Charter…