Many states, including North Carolina, are suffering from a teacher shortage Teaching certificates are a barrier to entry for teachers, making it more difficult for people to ... Keep Reading
Archives for September 2017
Civitas President Files Petition Challenging Legality of DEQ and Chemours Settlement
On Wednesday, September 27, Civitas Institute President Francis X. De Luca filed a petition with the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) questioning the legality ... Keep Reading
School Budget Problems? Don’t blame Parental Choice. Part II: Faulty Claims and Diversions
The claim “for profit” charter school management companies pose conflicts for charter schools ignores how intertwined “for profit” companies are with traditional public schools. ... Keep Reading
NC Leading the Way on Education Choice for Military Families
New legislation approved by the General Assembly provides special needs military families with more educational options for their children. Dissatisfaction with their children’s ... Keep Reading
School budget problems? Don’t blame parental choice.
Keith Poston claims disinvestment in public schools is ongoing and tied to more state funding for questionable parental choice programs State funding for K-12 education has ... Keep Reading
Official Statement from Civitas President Francis De Luca regarding Carolina Plott Hound
We regret that an error in judgment was made when Carolina Plott Hound shared a link to a blog post that suggested North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein made certain decisions ... Keep Reading
Registered Unaffiliated Voters Overtake Republicans in NC
According to voter registration statistics from the State Board of Elections, as of September 9, the number of unaffiliated voters now exceed the number of Republicans by 55 ... Keep Reading
Unaffiliated Voters Outnumber Republicans in North Carolina
On July 18, we reported that the number of unaffiliated voters in North Carolina was about to surpass the number of registered Republicans. It was just eight weeks ago, when ... Keep Reading
School performance grades: plenty of room for improvement
First Thoughts on NC School Report Cards The new Annual School Performance Report was released late last week Less than half of students in grades 3 through 8 scored as ... Keep Reading
Civitas President to EPA: Step in Where Cooper Has Failed
RALEIGH – This week, Civitas President Col. Francis De Luca sent a letter, along with a petition, to the administrator Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), urging them to take ... Keep Reading