Bob Luebke

Several weeks ago I received an eight-page insert to my local paper detailing the online degree programs at East Carolina University. The insert proudly ... Keep Reading

It seems North Carolina’s High School Graduation Project (HSGP) doesn’t have many friends. In early April, the North Carolina State Board of Education delayed, by one ... Keep Reading

This article originally appeared in the Lincoln Tribune on May 4, 2009 UNC President Erskine Bowles says Gov. Bev Perdue’s recommended $165 million in budget cuts will be a ... Keep Reading

An ever-changing energy industry combined with greater consumption and public demand for clean energy are placing increasing pressure on schools to expand the science curriculum. ... Keep Reading

The admission of illegal immigrants to public institutions of higher education is an issue North Carolinians oppose in significant numbers. However, strong public sentiment ... Keep Reading

In her first State of the State address, Gov. Beverly Perdue described some of the challenges facing North Carolina, and called on her fellow lawmakers and citizens to make the ... Keep Reading

Senator Fletcher Hartsell (R- Cabarrus) is this week’s bad bill award winner with his introduction of SB 100. This legislation would create a commission to study the ... Keep Reading

Is Dr. Bill Harrison The Best Fit? Raleigh, N.C. – Gov. Perdue recently named Dr. Bill Harrison, superintendent of the Cumberland County Schools (CCS), to what the new ... Keep Reading

This article first appeared as an op-ed in the News and Observer The New Chief and The Numbers Gov. Beverly Perdue recently named Bill Harrison, superintendent of the Cumberland ... Keep Reading

Among the biggest challenges Gov. Perdue faces is improving North Carolina’s education system. Lowering North Carolina’s dropout rate will be one of the new ... Keep Reading