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John Hood

@JohnHoodNC

John Hood is president of the John William Pope Foundation, a North Carolina-based grantmaker, and author of Catalyst: Jim Martin and the Rise of North Carolina Republicans (John F. Blair, 2015).

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Perspective | Finding common ground: ‘There are good, well-intended people on both sides of the issue’

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North Carolina’s economy is opening up after nearly two months of lockdown. I wish the reopening was faster, broader, and...

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Perspective | Change how we pay teachers

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About this time last year, progressive activists and Democratic politicians were trumpeting the news that North Carolina was 49th in the...

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State ranks high in college funding

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North Carolina appropriates less taxpayer money to state colleges and universities in real terms than it did before the onset...

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Respond wisely to offensive speech

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A few weeks ago, a Palestinian hip-hop artist named Tamer Nafir performed what he himself labeled an “anti-Semitic” rap during a conference...

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Train and pay principals wisely

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I believe that the leadership ability and management practices of school principals have a large effect on how well teachers...

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Don’t backslide on teacher pay reform

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In any human enterprise as complex, varied, and challenging as education, we shouldn’t expect a great deal of consensus, much...

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Forums will reconnect North Carolina

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I was born in Charlotte. But I grew up in rural Mecklenburg County. There used to be such a place...

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Get ready for smaller districts

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The average public-school district in the United States enrolls about 3,700 students, according to a recent Governing magazine analysis. In...

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North Carolina excels in school value

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If I told you that North Carolina had one of America’s top-ranked systems of public education, there are at least...

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Deeper discussion needed on schools

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Massachusetts has consistently been at or near the top of the list in reading and math achievement, according to the...

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Colleges merit more than lip service

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It has long been commonplace for North Carolina politicians to lavish generous praise on community colleges. Alas, this praise is...

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Parents count when judging schools

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If students in charter schools perform no better on standardized tests, all other things being held equal, than their peers...