By Dr. Terry Stoops Raleigh, NC – According to a report (PDF) published by the NC Department of Public Instruction, 79,575, or 5.2 percent, of North Carolina’s public school students attend a charter school in North Carolina this year. That…
by Susan Myrick Raleigh, NC – When WRAL reported on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to throw out North Carolina’s congressional maps barely a month ahead of the 2016 Primary, the station’s “journalists” turned to their friends in…
Raleigh, NC – NC State will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Carter-Finley Stadium as part of an action-packed seven-game home football schedule in 2016. According to the schedule released by the Atlantic Coast Conference office, the Wolfpack will play six…
Pittsboro, NC – The North Carolina Association of Local Health Directors honored Chatham County Health Director Layton Long as the 2016 Health Director of the Year at its annual awards meeting luncheon on January 20. Mr. Long, who joined the county…
By Dr. Terry Stoops Raleigh, NC – Ideally, those who want to improve teacher recruitment and retention in North Carolina would have sufficient information about why teachers choose to leave our public schools to teach in another state. Existing separation…
Raleigh, NC – As North Carolina nears the 20th anniversary of the law that opened the door to public charter schools in the state, 82,000 students are enrolled now in charter schools. They make up a large chunk of the…
By Jenna A. Robinson Raleigh, NC – In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was awarded the first U.S. patent for a telephone. The first long distance coast-to-coast telephone call was placed in 1915—exactly a century ago. Fast-forward 100 years. Phones, many…
By Jesse Saffron Raleigh, NC – North Carolina’s public university system is a multi-billion-dollar organization that impacts virtually every region of North Carolina—socially and economically. It employs more than 47,000 people across 17 campuses, making it by far the largest…
Raleigh, NC – State and local law enforcement spent their holidays keeping impaired drivers off the roads during N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program’s “Booze It and Lose It” campaign, which ran from December 11 to January 3. The campaign resulted…
By Pope Center staff Raleigh, NC – Looking back at all that happened in higher education this year is enough to make your head spin. One minute, state politicians are finally making good policies; the next, university officials are caving…