Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of research and education studies, discusses N.C. legislators’ interest in reforming the state’s existing public school teacher tenure system. Stoops offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 518).
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation director of communications, discusses a bill to end North Carolina’s public school class-size mandates. Kokai offered these comments during the April 17, 2013, edition of News 14 Carolina’s “Capital Tonight.”
The N.C. Public Charter Schools Association raises concerns about the screening process used for new charter school applications. Executive director Eddie Goodall and prospective charter school operators offered these remarks during an April 11, 2013, news briefing. The briefing starts with the unrelated subject of a visit from Ember Reichgott Junge, author of Minnesota’s first-in-the-nation...
Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of research and education studies, discusses his new report, 35 Questions About Common Core: Answers for North Carolinians.
Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation vice president for outreach, discusses an education reform bill in the N.C. Senate that would end teacher tenure in North Carolina public schools. Gray offered these comments during the April 10, 2013, edition of News 14 Carolina’s “Capital Tonight.”
Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of research and education studies, analyzes a legislative proposal to institute merit pay for N.C. public schoolteachers. Stoops offered these comments during the March 27, 2013, edition of News 14 Carolina’s “Capital Tonight.”
Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of research and education studies, discusses public response to the prospect of school vouchers. Stoops offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 514).
Darrell Allison, president of Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina, discusses the prospects of education reform in North Carolina in 2013. Allison offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 513).
Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, unveils the Senate’s 2013 education reform plan, which features items such as a plan to replace teacher tenure with one- to four-year contracts, move toward merit pay, and limit the time in which schools can offer end-of-grade and end-of-course tests. Berger offered these comments during a March 19,...
Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of research and education studies, discusses the benefits and challenges associated with school vouchers. Stoops offered these comments in connection with the report School Vouchers: From Friedman to the Finish Line.
Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of research and education studies, discusses key challenges linked to career and technical education in North Carolina. Stoops offered these comments during a March 11, 2013, speech for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. To watch full-length presentations of JLF events, click here.
