Cooper's free community college plan is based on flawed assumptions North Carolina can already take several steps to develop an educated and skilled workforce. Some of these ... Keep Reading
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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
Cooper’s Free Community College Plan: Throwing new money at an old problem: Part 1
Is free community college good policy when college is no longer the proxy for talent or a ticket to upward mobility? “Free” community college is not free; it merely shifts the ... Keep Reading
Redistricting in North Carolina – The Never Ending Story
In June, Civitas reported on “North Carolina’s Continuing Redistricting Saga,” now, six months later, while the saga continues, it may be better characterized as a debacle. Last ... Keep Reading
Major Tax Cuts to Become Law
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will reduce income taxes for 80 percent of taxpayers Lowering the corporate tax rate will benefit workers – mostly middle class President Trump is ... 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
The Many Victims of Abortion Expansion
“Kristin had come to our center back in 2014 when she found out she was pregnant and chose to end the pregnancy with an abortion. She described how she was traumatized by the ... Keep Reading
Medicaid Expansion: Cruel, Not Compassionate; Part 2
Expansion Would Cost Tens of Thousands of Jobs, Drive Up Healthcare Costs and Trap More in Poverty In Part 1 of this article, we explored several of the negative consequences ... Keep Reading
Medicaid Expansion: Cruel, Not Compassionate; Part 1
Coverage Does Not Equal Access to Care The Left would lead you to believe that Medicaid expansion would provide low-income North Carolinians with top-notch medical care, create ... Keep Reading
Teacher Pay: What’s often missing from the discussion
Discussions over teacher pay often overlook an important factor Rising benefit costs have been crowding out funds for salary increases Total compensation has been rising ... Keep Reading
