Kaitlyn Shepherd

Kaitlyn Shepherd is a policy analyst with the John Locke Foundation’s Center for Effective Education.

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Opportunities and obstacles for NC microschools

Despite the opportunities that the expansion of school choice has created for microschools, certain obstacles prevent them from realizing their full potential.

Kaitlyn Shepherd

Opinion

For the love of God, please read to your kids

Although student performance is recovering from the pandemic, only 48.6% of third graders are reading at grade level. Reading to your child is a proven way to boost their reading skills.

Kaitlyn Shepherd

Opinion

Report calls for student-centered overhaul of NC K-12 financing

Funding public education requires efficiency and effectiveness. How the money is spent on education is just as important as how much money is spent.

Bob Luebke, Kaitlyn Shepherd