A hearing that liberal groups hoped would undermine North Carolina voting reform instead appears to have revealed their true objectives. The NC NAACP and the League of Women Voters ... Keep Reading
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Common Core Supporters Lack a Case Against It
At a recent meeting of the government relations committee meeting for the Wake County School Board, school board member Jim Martin called current legislative efforts to correct ... Keep Reading
Legislative Session Addresses More than Teacher Pay
Much of the policy debate over education these days has been dominated by teacher pay. While how and how much we pay our teachers are important concerns, teacher pay has crowded ... Keep Reading
What Newspapers Won’t Say about Anti-Election Reform Lawyers
Much has been written about the attorneys the Governor and the legislative leaders have hired to defend the Voter Information Verification Act (VIVA) against lawsuits brought by ... Keep Reading
Frankenstein Bill Rises from Grave, Revokes Boone Jurisdiction Rights, Ignites Controversy.
According to a new bill passed into law on Wednesday, the western NC city of Boone will lose its rights of extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), seriously limiting the power the ... Keep Reading
NC’s Real Teacher Pay Gap: Between Rank-and-File and NCAE Executives
As the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) holds its “School’s Out” rally, the Civitas Institute puts the spotlight on the gulf between teacher’s salaries and NCAE ... Keep Reading
Did Reform Discourage Voters? Check Out Vote Tracker to See
Vote Tracker has been updated with Election Day votes. Take a look at the updated ncvotetracker.com to see who turned out for May’s Primary Election. Using ncvotetracker.com ... Keep Reading
I-77 HOT Lanes: A Bargain or a $400M Gamble?
A new “public-private partnership” in North Carolina appears to put hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars at risk while guaranteeing profit for a company that has run into ... Keep Reading
Report Highlights State Efficiency Efforts
A new interim report released Monday introduces a new state government efficiency initiative in the governor’s budget office and highlights several measures already undertaken by ... Keep Reading
The N&O’s Latest Common Core Delusion
The News and Observer has come up with another delusion about Common Core State Standards: that the only explanation for opposition to the standards “is that [NC] GOP leaders are ... Keep Reading
