Here’s a new math fact for a new school year: The U.S. will launch the year at the back of the global classroom. Other countries have surged ahead, populating a global STEM pipeline that teems with talent. Yet despite hundreds of billions of dollars in annual education spending and years…
RALEIGH — North Carolina lawmakers have given the green light to a bill protecting free speech at public universities. In a 34-11 vote, House Bill 527, Restore/Preserve Free Speech, passed the Senate on Wednesday. The House, which passed H.B. 527 in April, on Thursday voted 77-34 to concur with the Senate’s revised version of the bill. H.B. 527 requires the University of North Carolina Board of Governors…
In December, my colleagues and I put together a Roadmap to Freedom in preparation for the 2017 legislative session. It outlined in short-form our goals and objectives. It talked about where we would put our resources and was meant to serve as a guide to our principles and priorities.
Increasing funding in the state’s Opportunity Scholarship Program is just one indicator of a growing movement for school choice. The Republican-controlled General Assembly plans to increase funding for the Opportunity Scholarship Grant Fund Reserve by $10 million every year for the next decade. The state will…
Tennessee has weighed in on the free speech debate and has passed legislation to safeguard First Amendment rights at public universities. House Bill 538, the Campus Free Speech Protection Act, mirrors legislation now under consideration in the North Carolina Senate.
A bill to increase penalties for people driving slow in the fast lane has passed the House transportation committee and continues along the jammed-packed legislative highway. A driver deemed as impeding the flow of traffic would face a fine of $200. The House version would also set…
Mountain Faith Band, which has graced the stage of the Grand Ole Opry and Radio City Music Hall, wants to bring its unique blend of Americana/roots music to a school near you. It’s all in the name of promoting literacy and writing, without government…
Free speech is important, say political activists on the Left and the Right. That’s a no-brainer, yet it’s also where consensus ends. Groups such as the liberal American Civil Liberties Union and the…
Getting ready to watch “The Masters” over the next couple of days got me thinking about how much professional golf is like the free market. Professional golfers are my favorite pro athletes by far. Why is that? Because golfers compete in one of the only major sports that…
Gov. Roy Cooper was talking like a libertarian. He probably didn’t even realize it. About a week ago, in his state of the state address, Cooper talked about many things. He discussed his budget plans and House Bill 2. He talked about education and…
