Opinion
Parents ‘know things’ that bureaucrats, academics miss about school choice
Research suggests that private school choice creates long-term benefits that don't show up immediately in test scores.
News
Wake principal denies face mask exemption for kindergartener with disabilities
A Wake County principal has denied a mask exemption request for a kindergartener with disabilities, according to a recorded phone call released by the anonymous parent. The child involved in the case had an exemption from a doctor for a face mask due to a sensory processing disorder. Wearing a mask causes the student anxiety...
Video
Color Us United’s Kenny Xu responds to court ruling in UNC admissions lawsuit
Kenny Xu, president of Color Us United and author of “An Inconvenient Minority,” responds to a federal court’s ruling favoring UNC-Chapel Hill in lawsuit over race-based admissions.
Opinion
Expanded school choice must be a pandemic lesson-learned
By now, we are all too familiar with the struggles of pandemic-era education for both families and schools. The last 18 months will go down as one of the most challenging times in our nation’s history for students, teachers, and parents. For more evidence of learning loss, look no further than the latest round of...
News
Public school health survey asks students about drug use, sexual behavior
A youth risk survey for middle- and high-school students in the public school system is raising eyebrows for asking students about drug use and sexual activity. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey — a joint project between the N.C. Division of Public Instruction and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — is distributed every...
Opinion
Parents’ customized use of N.C. education accounts could protect program
Education savings accounts are supposed to help families cover a range of expenses linked to teaching their kids. That’s exactly what parents in North Carolina with ESAs tend to do. It’s a key finding from new research on the topic. The finding could have positive implications for ESAs’ long-term viability. “More parents customized — that...
News
Charlotte school district criticized over failure to properly investigate sexual assaults
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools continues to come under fire for how it has handled allegations from students who say they were sexually assaulted on campus. Lawsuits filed by two former students of Myers Park High School claim school administrators failed to take seriously their reports that they were raped or sexually assaulted at school. Since then, several...
Video
Locke’s Terry Stoops discusses judge’s possible school funding order
Dr. Terry Stoops, director of the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, discusses Superior Court Judge David Lee’s consideration of an order for increased state school funding. Stoops offered these comments for an Oct. 18, 2021, report on WNCN (CBS17).
News
Judge could issue order compelling lawmakers to fund Leandro in early November
The judge in the long-running Leandro school funding case could issue an order as early as three weeks compelling the General Assembly to fully fund a court-ordered plan drawn up by California-based consultants. The news came during a hearing on Monday, Oct. 18. Superior Court Judge David Lee — the presiding jurist in the Leandro...
Video
Carolina Journal’s Donna King discusses Justice Department investigation of school board threats
Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses the U.S. Justice Department’s plan to investigate alleged threats against local school boards. King offered these comments during the Oct. 15, 2021, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
Video
Locke’s Bob Luebke explores concerns about N.C. school bus driver shortages
Dr. Bob Luebke, senior fellow at the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, assesses North Carolina’s school bus driver shortages. Learn more here: “The bus driver problem: Does it have to be this difficult?”
Opinion
In defense of private Christian schools
Every year, private schools across the nation commence for graduation ceremonies. Yet, if many of today’s progressive educators are to be believed, the ceremony they participate in ought to be abolished or sent underground. They wish for public schools to be the primary—and in some activists’ view, exclusive—vehicle for educating our youth. Indeed, whenever the...
