John Locke Updates: 2014

View in your browser. Welcome Last week, well-funded public school advocacy groups convinced a judge to issue an injunction against the state’s new Opportunity Scholarship Program. …

View in your browser. The city of Charlotte is the second largest financial center in America in terms of assets following New York City, and…

A legislative committee studying the future of Common Core public school standards in North Carolina heard testimony this week from John Locke Foundation Director of Research and Education Studies Terry…

Readers of Reason magazine and Reason‘s “Hit & Run” blog had access this week to John Locke Foundation President John Hood‘s article “Laboratories of Prosperity,” which…

The Greensboro News & Record‘s “Off The Record” blog took note this week of Carolina Journal Associate Editor Dan Way‘s article on the lack of competition in most…

The News & Observer interviewed Terry Stoops about problems plaguing a new state computer system that keeps track of public school student information. A Greensboro News & Record…

View in your browser. Stone walls cannot a prison make Half so secure as rigmarole. – C.S. Lewis, "The Prudent Jailer" The Mercatus Center…

View in your browser. Welcome On Wednesday, I published a new report, Common Core State Standards: The way forward.  In this week’s CommenTerry, I provide…

View in your browser. Today’s weather forecast here in Raleigh includes a tornado advisory.  According to the CBO’s latest report on the impact of…

View in your browser. Amidst the snow and ice, couples across the country celebrated Valentine’s Day on Friday.  This holiday is also known as Saint…