Stoops

Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Terry Stoops discussing the John Locke Foundation’s guide to school choice. RALEIGH — Now that North Carolina has…

Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Roy Cordato discussing Agenda 2012. RALEIGH — North Carolina’s next set of elected leaders can boost taxpayers’ job…

Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Policy Report. RALEIGH — Net growth in the percentage of North Carolina students attending schools…

RALEIGH — North Carolina taxpayers struggling with a sluggish economy would not have to worry about new taxes or fees under the 2012-13 state budget plan moving through the N.C.

Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Terry Stoops discussing this press release. RALEIGH — A debate over a school testing bill that has pitted…

RALEIGH — Columbus County commissioners are overselling the value of a proposed sales-tax increase by at least $300,000. That’s the assessment of John Locke Foundation experts, who raise red flags…

Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this press release. RALEIGH — Wake County public schools lagged behind other urban districts this…

Click here to view and here to listen to Terry Stoops discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — A newly published survey of North Carolina university faculty members raises…

A state law that mandates racial/ethnic balance for charter schools contradicts another law that requires charter schools to use an enrollment lottery when applicants outnumber available seats. It is impossible for charter schools to use random (lottery) and non-random (affirmative action) student selection mechanisms simultaneously.

RALEIGH — It’s impossible for North Carolina’s public charter schools to pursue racial and ethnic enrollment targets, thanks to conflicting sections of state law. That’s the key finding in a…