North Carolina public school students struggle to keep up with their peers in economically competitive countries around the globe, despite high per pupil spending levels. Terry Stoops discusses his new research into the topic during the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.

Jenna Ashley Robinson will discuss the newly formed Raleigh chapter of America’s Future Foundation, while her Pope Center for Higher Education Policy colleague George Leef will offer thoughts about the links between the U.S. Constitution and capitalism.

Economist Robert Lawson of Southern Methodist University will explain why the United States has been slipping in recent rankings of worldwide economic freedom, and Leonard Gilroy of the Reason Foundation will offer tips for government leaders interested in pursuing more public-private partnerships.