by Patrick O'Hannigan North Carolina’s General Assembly reconvenes on May 16. Not coincidentally, May 16 is also an “optional teacher work day” in Durham, Wake, and a score ... Keep Reading
Where have all the teachers gone?
NC tracks and reports data through a yearly Teacher Attrition Report. Varied frustrations drive good teachers to leave the profession. State and local policy makers can take ... Keep Reading
Net Negative
By Patrick O’Hannigan Jeff Bezos is not Victor Frankenstein, striving to animate a monster in his laboratory. That said, local leaders doing a happy dance over the idea that his ... Keep Reading
The Case for a Bipartisan Board of Elections
By Jacob Comello, Civitas Intern The govern-by-litigation craze in North Carolina is alive and kicking. In the latest chapter of the Gov. Roy Cooper vs. North Carolina General ... Keep Reading
Carolina Values: How Music Explains Why Faith is Not Mental Illness
By Patrick O’Hannigan Notes from a fantasy conversation I would like to have had with a friend while waiting for a show to start at Cat’s Cradle in Durham or the Muddy Creek ... Keep Reading
Teacher quality: the overlooked variable
Quality teaching is a critical component to student progress. There are concerns about teacher quality in NC. NC can take action to contribute to a higher quality teaching ... Keep Reading
Fair and unfair when jockeying for judgeships
By Patrick O'Hannigan The campaign against gerrymandered judicial voting districts made its way onto local airwaves earlier this month, in a TV commercial aimed at the ... Keep Reading
Cooper’s Leandro Commission: Look at Who’s Missing
Article by Tyler Bonin In spite of near countless educational committees in existence, Gov. Cooper has created another new commission tasked with developing recommendations ... Keep Reading
Kid Gloves for Governor Cooper
By Patrick O’Hannigan -- Media in the Raleigh area lends itself to metaphor, because it is dominated by “mom” (WRAL-TV) and “dad” (The News & Observer newspaper). Those ... Keep Reading
Testing Our Endurance
By Rebecca Fagge Testing is expected as part of education. Important questions remain unanswered concerning testing in NC public schools. NC policymakers need to ... Keep Reading
