Paul N. Thompson, a professor of economics at Oregon State University, assessed the effects of a four-day schedule for public school students in Oregon. He found a significant decrease in student performance in schools that switched to a four-day schedule. Why does this matter to North Carolina? After all,…
The National Education Association and other public school advocacy groups will spend this week celebrating district school educators. So, I want to wish all home, private, and charter school educators a wonderful Teacher Appreciation Week! Thank you!…
Spry Strategies recently conducted a U.S. Senate Republican primary and issue poll on behalf of the John Locke Foundation and Carolina Journal. Spry Strategies surveyed 700 North Carolinians that were likely to vote in the Republican primary in 2022. In addition to questions about declared candidates in the U.S.
This week, Reps. Hugh Blackwell, John Torbett, Jon Hardister, and Jeffrey Elmore filed House Bill 755: Academic Transparency. The bill would require teachers to post instructional materials used during the school year on a school website by July 1 of each year. Why is this measure necessary? In my…
The Department of Education recently proposed priorities for American history and civics instruction that are inspired by critical race theory (CRT). President of the National Association of Scholars Peter Wood and Project Director of Civics Alliance David Randall submitted a joint public comment opposing this rule. Here is the…
The NFL Draft begins at 8 pm (ET) and will air on NFL Network, ABC, ESPN, and ESPN Deportes. The City of Cleveland, Roger Godell, and wokeism better not screw it up.
