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    Shaftesbury In Place: COVID-19 and Online Education

    Featuring Catherine Truitt: Chancellor, Western Governors University North Carolina / Lauren Acome: Head of School, North Carolina Virtual Academy
    on April 6, 2020
    The COVID-19 public health crisis has moved hundreds of thousands of North Carolina students and teachers into an online learning environment. No one knows for sure how well they will…
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    Shaftesbury In Place: COVID-19 and North Carolina Jobs

    Featuring Lynn Minges: President & CEO, North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association
    on March 30, 2020
    North Carolina’s restaurant and lodging industry is reeling due to the impact of the coronavirus and government rules that have greatly curtailed customer traffic. Restaurants have moved to take-out…
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    An Online-Only Event: COVID-19 and North Carolina’s Future

    Featuring Becki Gray: Senior Vice President, John Locke Foundation / Joseph Coletti: Senior Fellow / Jon Sanders: Director of Regulatory Studies
    on March 23, 2020
    Shaftesbury Society has moved online to help ensure we all stay healthy. Join us on Monday, March 23rd for an online-only roundtable Q&A with JLF’s Senior Vice…
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    The Coronavirus and Your Family

    Featuring Jordan Roberts: Health Care Policy Analyst / Mike Walden: William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor and Extension Economist, North Carolina State University / Dr. Terry Stoops: Vice President for Research & Director of Education Studies
    on March 16, 2020
    Shaftesbury Society has moved online to help ensure we all stay healthy. Join us on Monday, March 16th for an online-only roundtable Q&A with NC State Professor Mike Walden,…
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    POSTPONED: A Progressive Road Map for Soaking the Middle Class

    Featuring Adam Michel: Senior Policy Analyst at Heritage Foundation
    on March 16, 2020
    Until further notice, we are postponing our Shaftesbury Society meetings. We’re doing our part to ensure we all stay healthy and virus-free. Until further notice,…
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    Equality, Liberty and the Quest for Human Dignity

    Featuring Robert Whaples: Professor of Economics, Wake Forest University; Senior Fellow, Independent Institute
    on March 9, 2020
    Growing concern about inequality has led to proposals to remake the American economy and society, embracing egalitarian values. In this presentation, Professor Robert Whaples will consider the quicksand on…
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    Legislative Challenges to Worker Choice

    Featuring Isabel Soto: Labor Market Policy Data Analyst at the American Action Forum
    on March 2, 2020
      The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Protecting Right to Organize (PRO) Act, a massive pro-labor union bill that would deliberately attempt to override state right-to-work laws. In this…

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