Although zero is the only universally acceptable number for violent incidents in schools, it should be noted that in North Carolina as in the nation as a whole, the number of violent incidences has actually gone down although not all the numbers are good .
Topic: Carolina Journal
Margaret Spellings’ Nest Egg
Not many Republicans make it into academia but one who did, Margaret Spellings, who captained the Department of Education during the Bush Administration, has come to find it rewarding.
UNC Campuses Hold Mass Shooter Drills
The University of North Carolina is taking a preventive approach to stop mass shootings.
Committee Chair Seeks To Overhaul Federal Aid
U. S. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-NC, is seeking to overhaul America’s cumbersome system of federal aid to education. She is one of the backers of the PROSPER Act now making its way through Congress. “College…
MIT Creates Solar-Powered Tax Shelter
Last year, MIT proudly announced that it was building a solar energy plant in North Carolina that it claimed would benefit both the bay and “tar heel” states. More than half a year later, those…
No More Kneel-Downs: Protesting North Carolina Band Members Use Armbands and Ribbons
The Carolina Journal, run by the John Locke Foundation, made an interesting point about the band members’ protests against police officer-involved shootings, per a quote by Robert Shibley, executive director at the Foundation for Individual…
Study: Biofuels could Cause More Carbon Emissions than Gasoline
That’s quite the counternarrative, if the study’s results hold up in future studies conducted on the same subject: Motor vehicle “biofuels” like ethanol made from corn and soybeans may cause more carbon emissions than gasoline,…
Poll finds 85% of Black Voters think North Carolina should Expand School Choice
85% of black voters in North Carolina want more school choice, poll finds.
Is It Really Worth Paying $675 Billion for U.S. Education?
From the Carolina Journal: “NEA researchers estimate that the United States will spend just under $675 billon on public education this school year. To put that figure in perspective, public school spending alone is roughly equal to the gross domestic product of Switzerland, the 20th-largest economy in the world.”
New SAT Tests are Lame
A great op-ed by Kristen Blair in the Carolina Journal on the new SAT test and how it’s dumbed down. Photo by USDAgov
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Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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