School choice remains a top education priority for the Republican-dominated North Carolina General Assembly. While much of the focus this legislative session has been on ... Keep Reading
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“Teacher Voices” and Common Core
In “Maintaining rigor and listening to teachers in the debate over academic standards,” Keith Poston of the Public School Forum argues against changing the Common Core math and ... Keep Reading
10-Point Grading Scale: A Trojan Horse
It’s now official: Beginning with the 2015-16 school year, all North Carolina public high schools will be on a 10-point grading scale. Last week the State Board of Education ... Keep Reading
Diploma Costs Undercut Spending Myths
Civitas recently published findings on the cost of a high school diploma in North Carolina and academic performance – and the results undercut the myth that money alone can buy ... Keep Reading
NC History Curriculum Fight Underscores Importance of School Choice
Today's USA Today has a story highlighting a debate over changes to North Carolina's history curriculum to be taken up by the NC School Board. The State Board of Education was to ... Keep Reading
The Hunt Institute: Taxpayer-Funded Advocacy
This week's edition of the Waste of the Week is the Hunt Institute. The UNC-Chapel Hill affiliate has been receiving millions of taxpayer dollars for years to advance highly ... Keep Reading
New Civitas Study: True Cost of HS Diploma in NC is $150K; No Correlation Between Spending and Results
A new study released yesterday by the Civitas Institute evaluates government education spending and academic results across all local school districts in NC. A few key findings ... Keep Reading
Taxpayers Spend $150K per Diploma
Oct. 17, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Bob Luebke (919) 834-2099 bob.luebke@nccivitas.org Taxpayers Spend $150 K per High School Diploma, Study Finds. Are We ... Keep Reading
NC Spends $150K per High School Diploma. Are We Getting Our Money’s Worth?
How much of your money is spent to educate one high school graduate in North Carolina? $50,000? $75,000? Our new analysis shows that North Carolina taxpayers spend about ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll Highlights State Concerns
Oct. 3, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jim Tynen (919) 834-2099 jim.tynen@nccivitas.org RALEIGH – The newest Civitas Poll sheds light on how NC registered voters ... Keep Reading
