Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of research and education studies, discusses a popular misstatement of the late economist Milton Friedman’s views about school vouchers. Stoops offered these comments during a July 31, 2013, Friedman Legacy of Freedom Day Lecture for JLF and the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice. To watch full-length presentations of...
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation director of communications, discusses key public education changes in North Carolina’s 2013-15 state budget. Kokai offered these comments during the July 24, 2013, edition of News 14 Carolina’s “Capital Tonight.”
Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of research and education studies, responds to a recent report that criticizes most education schools in American colleges and universities. Stoops offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 529).
Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of research and education studies, compares the N.C. House and Senate education reform plans. Stoops offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 526).
Rick Henderson, Carolina Journal managing editor, compares the N.C. House and Senate education budgets. Henderson offered these comments during the June 10, 2013, edition of News 14 Carolina’s “Capital Tonight.”
Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of research and education studies, shares his concerns about new N.C. standardized English tests based on the Common Core State Standards. Stoops offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 525).
Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation vice president for outreach, answers host Tom Campbell’s question about a proposal to offer school vouchers to low-income famiiies in North Carolina. This exchange took place during the June 2, 2013, episode of N.C. Spin.
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation director of communications, discusses the N.C. Senate’s proposed education budget. Kokai offered these comments for a May 22, 2013, report on WNCN (NBC17).
Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of research and education studies, outlines his concerns about Common Core-based English tests developed for North Carolina. Stoops’ comments are tied to the report Goodbye, Grammar: N.C.’s Common Core-based English tests ignore spelling, grammar, mechanics, and usage.
Dr. Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and economics at Duke University, discusses the drawbacks associated with a policy of focusing public school math instruction resources only on those students who struggle with basic concepts. Vigdor offered these comments during a May 13, 2013, speech for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. To watch full-length...
Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of research and education studies, shares his concerns about the Common Core State Standards. Stoops offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 520).
