Bob Keefe

Jun 10, 2024 | sandiegouniontribune.com | Bob Keefe

Keefe is executive director of the national nonpartisan business group E2 and author of the new book “Clean Economy NOW.” He lives in Carlsbad. We are at the advent of the biggest economic revolution in generations. And it’s happening because America finally is doing something to address climate change. Problem is, some politicians are dead-set on taking us backward again, just as we’re getting started.

Jun 10, 2024 | sandiegouniontribune.com | Bob Keefe

Keefe is executive director of the national nonpartisan business group E2 and author of the new book “Clean Economy NOW.” He lives in Carlsbad. We are at the advent of the biggest economic revolution in generations. And it’s happening because America finally is doing something to address climate change. Problem is, some politicians are dead-set on taking us backward again, just as we’re getting started.

Apr 10, 2024 | wunc.org | Brianna Atkinson |Bob Keefe

Complications with the form college-bound students fill out to qualify for federal financial aid are delaying university financial aid packages. The U.S. Department of Education redesigned its Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) this year to simplify the process. Instead, students filling out the form have had several problems, including being blocked from completing it. This has led to delays in universities receiving applicant data.

Apr 10, 2024 | wunc.org | Colin Campbell |Bob Keefe

House Speaker Tim Moore says the legislature should add $300 million to the state's private school voucher program to address higher-than-expected demand for help paying tuition. More than 72,000 people applied to the "Opportunity Scholarship" program after state lawmakers expanded who's eligible for the vouchers.

Apr 10, 2024 | wunc.org | Bob Keefe

North Carolina’s decade-plus charter school boom has hit a slowdown, with nine of 12 schools approved to open this August saying they can’t be ready in time. Most recently, the state on Monday granted a second delay to two schools that were initially approved to open in August 2023. Their organizers say they’re still trying to find buildings. One is trying to open in Mecklenburg County, the other in Wake.