accountability

School closures designed to impede the spread of COVID-19 have prompted North Carolina’s public school educators to transition to online instruction.  But this transition has been uneven across classrooms, schools,…

On March 14, Governor Roy Cooper issued an executive order that directed all public schools to close to students for at least two weeks.  He further directed the N.C.

The N.C. Department of Public Instruction released the 2018-19 state accountability results this week.  The release included end-of-grade and end-of-course test results, growth (or value-added) scores, school performance grades,…

In their recent Behavioral Science & Policy article, “Reimagining Accountability in K–12 Education,” researchers Brian Gill, Jennifer Lerner, and Paul Meosky argue that “the time is ripe for policymakers to…

This paper therefore proposes a state-based REINS Act as a key sunrise provision to prevent adding unnecessary and harmful regulations to the state’s regulatory burden. It describes aspects of a REINS Act for North Carolina.

Click here to view and here to listen to Jon Sanders discussing the John Locke Foundation’s proposals for regulatory reform. RALEIGH — North Carolina should require elected leaders…

RALEIGH — Taxpayers throughout North Carolina will have an easier time keeping tabs on their state and local governments, thanks to NCTransparency.com, a new Web site produced by…

RALEIGH – Wilmington’s city government earns a D grade, when it comes to making budget and spending information available online. New Hanover County and the county school system earn D-minus…

RALEIGH – Seven state agencies earn failing grades, when it comes to making budget and spending information available online. Twenty of 22 agencies studied earned no better than a D-plus…

RALEIGH – Asheville’s city government earns a C grade, when it comes to making budget and spending information available online. Buncombe County earns a C-minus, according to a new John…