Education

Improving K-12 public education was one of lawmakers’ top priorities for the 2007-2008 legislative sessions. In spite of boosting education appropriations, expanding selected ... Keep Reading

As the State Board of Community Colleges prepares to meet this Thursday and Friday, August 14-15, the Civitas Institute urged board members to maintain the community college ... Keep Reading

Is Mike Easley America’s greatest education governor? The National Education Association (NEA) recently said so and honored the North Carolina Governor for “his ... Keep Reading

Raleigh, N.C. – One week after the end of session, Attorney General Roy Cooper’s office has announced that the state community college system is permitted to enroll ... Keep Reading

We’ve heard the assertion a thousand times: higher education IS the engine of economic growth. An educated population IS the foundation on which to build the knowledge ... Keep Reading

This article first appeared in the Raleigh News & Observer. RALEIGH - Last week the state Board of Education voted to strip some funding from charter schools that fail to ... Keep Reading

3/4 Oppose Spending $100,000 to Promote Transfer Tax Raleigh, N.C. – With the controversial land transfer tax on the Orange County ballot less than three weeks from today, ... Keep Reading

  North Carolina’s public school system is in need of fundamental reform. While education spending continues to grow, key measures of student progress demonstrate that ... Keep Reading

This article was originally published in the Fayetteville Observer. Since passage of legislation to legalize the education lottery in North Carolina in 2005, gambling has been ... Keep Reading

Executive Summary Key Terms Q&A Timeline Conclusion Appendix Index and Sources Download this Policy Series in PDF format by clicking below: ... Keep Reading