Press Releases: 2008

RALEIGH — Guilford County public schools have seen “promising results” during the first two years of Mission Possible, an incentive-pay program for teachers and administrators. That’s the assessment of a…

RALEIGH — More than 70 percent of the school districts that won state dropout prevention grants last year saw their graduation rates decline in 2008. A John Locke Foundation analyst…

RALEIGH — Consumers can blame North Carolina’s price-gouging law for the gas lines and shortages appearing in the wake of Hurricane Ike. That’s the assessment of a John Locke Foundation…

RALEIGH — Raleigh’s new downtown convention center already has offered almost $2.3 million in room rental discounts to secure convention business, including an average 58 percent discount for events scheduled…

RALEIGH — Clay County tax revenues climbed by more than 40 percent per person over the last five years, a fact that suggests the county does not need a new…

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s next General Assembly can promote freedom and prosperity by limiting government spending, rejecting policies that raise energy costs, and helping more parents make choices about their…

RALEIGH – The current controversy over Duke Energy’s Save-A-Watt program highlights problems linked to all government-mandated energy-efficiency plans. That’s the assessment of a John Locke Foundation analyst whose new…

RALEIGH – The Triangle’s largest public school districts earn disappointing grades for “parent-friendliness,” according to a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Wake County schools pick up a C…

RALEIGH – North Carolina school districts are not very “parent-friendly,” according to a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. Cumberland County earns a C in a new assessment of…

RALEIGH – A new assessment of “parent-friendly” public school systems assigns Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools a D+ grade. That’s one of the region’s worst grades, as compiled in a new John Locke…