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Debate over the impact of the Opportunity Scholarship Program was renewed recently when N.C. State researchers Anna Egalite, D.T. Stallings, and Stephen Porter published a study that found…

Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Terry Stoops discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — A survey of nearly 900 academic studies from the past…

Click here to view and here to listen to John Hood discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — The past quarter-century of academic scholarship suggests state and local officials…

RALEIGH – The Wake County Public School System could scale back its billion-dollar school construction and renovation plans without harm to student learning. That’s the key finding in a new…

Contrary to the claims of school officials and community leaders in Wake County, students do not necessarily perform better in schools that have fewer mobile units or temporary classrooms, more square feet per student, and more acreage. This finding is consistent with national and international research that found no consistent relationship between school facilities and learning. The Wake County Public School System can scale back their multi-billion construction and renovation plans without harm to student learning.