Civitas board member and conservative author Garland Tucker writes in Real Clear Policy about his concerns regarding so-called limited government conservatives in Congress: As ... Keep Reading
education
What happens if we double teacher pay, unconditionally? One nation tried it.
Teacher pay has been a hot topic in North Carolina for a few years now. It will continue to be a critical topic of debate as Governor Roy Cooper renewed his call for North Carolina ... Keep Reading
City Journal on ‘What’s Happened to the University?’
City Journal's 10 Blocks podcast has an interesting discussion on the causes of hostility to free speech today on many college campuses. The short answer is there are of course ... Keep Reading
‘Educating the Whole Person’ for the ‘Whole World’
Over at the Acton Institute, Winston Brady published a piece titled "What would John Dewey do about automation?" Brady is a curriculum adviser and humanities instructor at Thales ... Keep Reading
A Few Key Voices on School Choice
National School Choice Week is still ongoing and it makes sense to highlight a few key thoughts and voices on the importance of choice in education. Thanks to the free market and ... Keep Reading
School Choice, Education, and the Spending Conundrum
One of Gov. Roy Cooper's major pushes against the North Carolina Republican legislative majority is that the state needs to be spending more on public education. It's a predictable ... Keep Reading
Cooper’s Leandro Commission: Look at Who’s Missing
Article by Tyler Bonin In spite of near countless educational committees in existence, Gov. Cooper has created another new commission tasked with developing recommendations ... Keep Reading
What is the Purpose of Education?
Political ideologies obviously wrap up education around specific policy reforms or even powerful quests to double down on the status quo. Of course, debate over an important issue ... Keep Reading
Who’s Really For Sale?
School choice critics claim that choice puts students up “for sale” But big businesses profit handsomely from the government education establishment, often as a result from ... Keep Reading
Certification Requirements Keep Good Teachers Out
Many states, including North Carolina, are suffering from a teacher shortage Teaching certificates are a barrier to entry for teachers, making it more difficult for people to ... Keep Reading
