Last week the State Board of Education gave final approval to 26 new charter schools in North Carolina. The new schools are scheduled to open this fall. The addition of more than ... Keep Reading
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The Whole Story about Voter Reforms in NC
Much has been said and written about the election law reform legislation known as VIVA (Voter Information Verification Act - HB 589) – but too many of the reports are misleading or ... Keep Reading
Crossover Bills Still in Play
On Wednesday, May 14, the North Carolina General Assembly will reconvene at noon for what is called the “short session.” One thing that people may not realize about the short ... Keep Reading
Portrait of a Hit Piece
Bill Moyers – for many years an advocate on television for liberal causes -- recently gave North Carolina a lesson in how to disguise bias and distortions as news, and we should ... Keep Reading
The New Front Lines of Mental Health
This week, another preventable tragedy in North Carolina. From WWAY NC: A Boiling Springs Lake father says his son was murdered by police this afternoon. Mark Wilsey called police ... Keep Reading
How to Keep Poor People Poor
If I wanted to keep poor people poor, there are several government policies I would favor. For starters, I would advocate for a robust and ever-expanding welfare state. Programs ... Keep Reading
Additional Speakers for CLC 2014 announced. More to come soon.
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NC lawmakers finally taking a look at Common Core questions
This article originally published in the News & Observer After a spring and summer of growing public discontent over the Common Core State Standards and their effect, the ... Keep Reading
Transparency and the Ivory Tower
As the old saying goes, “What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.” But some North Carolina professors have decided that they are neither goose nor gander. In a letter ... Keep Reading
Who’s Been Naughty and Who’s Been Nice?
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