A unanimous N.C. Supreme Court has ruled that public school students can sue their school board for ignoring harassment from other students that blocks their access to a sound basic education. Chief Justice Paul Newby wrote the 16-page opinion. It allows a family with three students to proceed with a lawsuit against the Pitt County...
John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke, “The Right AOC,” explains how Locke’s Terry Stoops helped derail a problematic glossary tied to new N.C. public school social studies standards. Contact Amy at [email protected]. Follow her at https://www.facebook.com/TheRightAOC and https://twitter.com/TheRightAOC.
A measure fast-tracked through the N.C. House on Wednesday, June 9 would delay implementation of new social studies standards that focus on racism, identity, and discrimination. Under Senate Bill 654, the revised social studies standards would not go into effect until the 2022-23 school year. The standards had drawn criticism from Republicans — including Lt....
Dr. Bob Luebke, senior fellow at the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, discusses changes in N.C. teacher pay over the past decade. Learn more here: “Teacher pay: A look at the last decade.”
Mark Robinson was rewarded by conservative voters for having the courage to take a deep dive into the culture wars. Most years, Republicans barely got their toes wet. Many Republicans believed the path to electoral success was to focus solely on economic issues while largely ignoring the left’s long march through the institutions. As long...
Dr. Terry Stoops, director of the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, discusses the first meeting of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s FACTS task force. Learn more here: “Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson fights for fairness and accountability in public school classrooms.”
One of the great legacies of North Carolina history and our nation was the explosion of the American civil rights movement. As a leader in that movement, Martin Luther King Jr. continually appealed to our strengths as a nation: The American founding, the rule of law, and the Christian tradition. Ultimately, his words — often...
Dr. Terry Stoops, director of the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, discusses the debate surrounding House Bill 755. It promotes academic transparency. Learn more here: “Academic transparency does not undermine professionalism; it promotes it.”
A bill sponsored by Democrats in the N.C. House would pump billions of additional dollars into public education over the next few years toward meeting the requirements of a new remedial agreement in the ongoing Leandro lawsuit. House Bill 946 was assigned to the House Rules Committee, an indication that Republican leadership has no intention...
Dr. Bob Luebke, senior fellow at the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, discusses a misleading News & Observer editorial about N.C. school choice. Learn more here: “Case for stopping Opportunity Scholarship expansion lacks facts — and support.”
Dr. Terry Stoops, director of the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation, discusses N.C. House Democrats’ school funding plan. Stoops offered these comments during the May 24, 2021, edition of Spectrum News 1’a “Capital Tonight.”
