Darrell Allison, president of Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina, discusses the significance of North Carolina’s decision to end a statewide cap on public charter schools. Allison offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 437).
John Locke Foundation President John Hood answers host Tom Campbell’s question about reforming school testing programs. This exchange took place during the Oct. 2, 2011, episode of N.C. Spin.
Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of education studies, raises questions about the factors that have led to an increase in North Carolina’s high school graduation rate. Stoops offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 437).
N.C. Education Alliance Director Lindalyn Kakadelis responds to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ Broad Prize victory for a Sept. 20, 2011, report on News 14 Carolina.
Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of education studies, reacts to the constitutional struggle over state funding for academic pre-kindergarten programs in North Carolina. Stoops offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 435).
Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of education studies, compares the growing N.C. public school graduation rate to the increasing rate of new community college students requiring remedial coursework. Stoops’ comments are tied to the new report High School Graduation in N.C.: Quantity over quality?
John Redmond, retired director of executive education for the Bryan School of Business and Economics at UNC-Greensboro, discusses the “glacial pace” of education reform. Redmond offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 435).
Dr. Stephen Miller, assistant professor of economics at Western Carolina University, offers one reason why education is overrated during a Sept. 19, 2011, presentation for the Politics, Law, and Economics Lecture series at Campbell University.
Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of education studies, shares his skepticism about job-loss numbers provided by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction in late summer 2011. Stoops offered these comments during an interview with Donna Martinez for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 434).
Dr. Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of education studies, shares his concerns about a new four-county pilot program targeting public school dropout prevention in North Carolina. Stoops offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio (Program No. 433).
John Locke Foundation President John Hood answers host Tom Campbell’s question about proposed reforms of federal public school accountability programs. This exchange took place during the Aug. 28, 2011, episode of N.C. Spin.
