The cliché is that conservatives are stuck in the past, but the truth is that our ideas provide the best way to move into an increasingly turbulent future. Of course, ... Keep Reading
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Questioning the Narrative of “Underfunded” Public Schools in Low-Income Areas
The narrative of public schools in low-income areas being starved of resources is well worn and unquestioned in education policy circles. School districts located in counties whose ... Keep Reading
Records Show Bias Against Conservative Groups at UNC
Last week in a blog post over at Civitas Review, I commented on the Civitas Institute Center for Law and Freedom’s (CLF) recent pursuit of public records from the University of ... Keep Reading
Why Seeing Walker in Person Illuminates 2016
On a mild, overcast June 5 in Raleigh, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker stepped up to the microphone in the garden of a private home. He was there to discuss what he had done in ... Keep Reading
NC Higher Ed Funding: Facts Squelch Claims
Ever since Republicans gained majorities in the North Carolina General Assembly in 2010 and won the governor’s office in 2012, Democrats and Progressives have lamented the decline ... Keep Reading
Impending Audit Could Spell End for NCAE Dues Check Off
Neither the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) nor the Office of the State Auditor is any stranger to media attention. Between the NCAE’s dues check off litigation and ... Keep Reading
BIG SOLAR III: PAC Funnels Cronies’ Money to Candidates
In two previous articles, we examined how Republican political consultants in North Carolina have pushed the agenda of Big Solar – the solar power companies and their millionaire ... Keep Reading
Poll Reflects Decade of NC Voters’ Views
The most recent Civitas Poll of North Carolina voters compared their current views with the positions of voters in May 2005, when Civitas took its first poll. Despite ... Keep Reading
4 Reasons to Support Education Savings Accounts
School choice remains a top education priority for the Republican-dominated North Carolina General Assembly. While much of the focus this legislative session has been on ... Keep Reading
Ten Democrat Tax Hikes That Slammed NC Families
Exposing the Hypocrisy of the Left’s Budget Surplus Spin The news that North Carolina’s state General Fund budget revenue is now predicted to come in $400 million above original ... Keep Reading
