News
Keep kids busy over Christmas break with NC history lessons
The NC History Project from the John Locke Foundation provides lessons for elementary, middle, and high school students on important NC issues.
News
Harris bill would prevent discrimination against homeschool graduates
Harris told Fox News that some universities “inflict unwarranted requirements” on homeschoolers, such as taking the GED.
News
NC ranks 4th for the most homeschooled students
More than 10% of the state's students are homeschooled.
News
Coolidge Foundation chair: Teach US to be itself again
At the Martin Center for Academic Renewal’s recent policy banquet, author and Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation board chair Amity Shlaes nominated Calvin Coolidge as America’s greatest education president.
Opinion
NC wants the best schools in the nation. Is its plan up to the task?
A leaner, clearer roadmap would not only sharpen priorities but also spare schools of the kind of sprawling bureaucracy that would be needed to carry out its original vision.
Opinion
Beyond graduation rates: Measuring success in NC alternative education
Not every student thrives in a traditional setting, and for those who face significant personal or academic challenges, alternative schools can offer a more flexible, supportive environment.
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Experts weigh in on expanding firearm safety education
Tennessee is expanding gun-safety instruction for their public school students to improve child-death statistics from accidents.
Opinion
Why Americans flunk economics — and why it matters
A stunningly low 17% of college graduates are able to correctly provide the basic reasoning as to why “free markets secure greater economic prosperity than government’s centralized planning.”
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NC school nutrition professionals graduate from culinary workshops
Upon completion, participants are recognized as chef ambassadors and are expected to share their newly acquired knowledge and skills with fellow school nutrition professionals in local schools or districts.
Opinion
Slow the post-COVID spending surge with a leaner budget
Policymakers should reduce the FY 2025–26 budget to $32 billion, which would still mark a 31% increase since FY 2019–20. Doing so would make a compromise far easier.
Opinion
It’s time to power down the Chromebook experiment
Instruction built so heavily around screens is not only a financial liability — it’s also taking a toll on students’ learning.
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Harris introduces bill repealing NEA charter
“Congress established the NEA in 1906 to support America’s teachers and strengthen our schools, but it has abandoned that mission in favor of a radical agenda.”- US Rep. Mark Harris, R-NC08.
