John Locke Updates: 2009

When the News & Observer and Charlotte Observer decided to compare student performance in the Wake and Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools, reporters called on N.C. Education Alliance Director Lindalyn Kakadelis for…

Recent economic woes have sparked a number of bad spending ideas at all levels of government. John Locke Foundation experts have been exposing the problems associated with these bad ideas.

John Locke Foundation Policy Analyst and Research Editor Jon Sanders used his latest TownHall.com column this week to expose the irony of a widely publicized story involving a…

The John Locke Foundation’s 19th anniversary dinner drew more than just an overflow crowd this week. The featured speaker, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, attracted a swarm of media attention. Before…

North Carolina recently completed the first election cycle in which selected candidates for the Council of State had a chance to take taxpayer money to run for office. John Locke…

The General Assembly’s return to Raleigh means expanded opportunities for John Locke Foundation experts to share their knowledge of the legislative process with live audiences and broadcast media outlets. Vice…

Raleigh’s taxpayer-financed convention center has played a role in a dispute over competing auto shows in the capital city. WTVD Television turned Thursday to John Locke Foundation Research Director and…

North Carolina teachers continue to top the national average in teacher compensation, a fact John Locke Foundation Education Policy Analyst Terry Stoops reinforced this week with his latest…

A recent study about alarming cheating trends among young people prompted a column from N.C. Education Alliance Fellow Kristen Blair. The Tryon Daily Bulletin recently reprinted that op-ed.

Climate Strategies Watch’s Paul Chesser shared his concerns about global warming alarmism in two national forums this week. The Washington Examiner published Chesser’s op-ed column criticizing next week’s…