Not true – that's my response to the oped by Yevonne Brannon and Nick Rhodes in last week's News & Observer about school vouchers and their supposed harmful impacts on students ... Keep Reading
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Bill Gives Students Real Choice in Education
Earlier this week Representatives Rob Bryan (R-Mecklenburg), Brian Brown (R-Pitt) and Marcus Brandon (D-Guilford) introduced HB 944, the Opportunity Scholarship Act. The ... Keep Reading
The Devil’s in the Details of Senate Bill 666, “Election Law Changes”
Senate Bill 666 “Election Law Changes” may include one or two laudable suggestions (namely the elimination of Same Day Registration), but in trying to reinforce voter registration ... Keep Reading
Common Core: Worse than you Think
The second of two parts. In a previous article, I highlighted questionable assumptions underlying national Common Core Standards (CCS) in English and mathematics, which in 2010 ... Keep Reading
The Real Victims of the Racial Justice Act, Part III
This is the last in the 3 part series including the Turner family and their experience with the Racial Justice Act. Roy Turner Jr. was killed in the line of duty and his parents ... Keep Reading
Civitas Action To Grade Energy Bill
Yesterday morning, Civitas Action alerted legislators to House Bill 298, the Affordable and Reliable Energy Act, indicating its support, and promised to include the bill in its ... Keep Reading
Common Core Standards Will Impose an Unproven ‘One Size Fits All’ Curriculum on North Carolina
In 2010 the North Carolina State Board of Education unanimously adopted national Common Core Standards (CCS) in English and mathematics. The standards -- spearheaded by two ... Keep Reading
VIDEO: The Real Victims of the Racial Justice Act, Part 2
The Senate Committee on Judiciary I is meeting this morning about SB 306. SB 306 would repeal the Racial Justice Act and lift the moratorium on the Death Penalty here in North ... Keep Reading
Confessions of a Young Hispanic Conservative
Photo Voter ID? Love it. No income tax? Sign me up. Concealed Carry? I’m packing heat. Supporter of small business entrepreneurs? Of course! My name is Victoria ... Keep Reading
Gov. McCrory’s First Budget Proposal Unveiled
“Changing policy through our budget.” That’s how newly elected Governor Pat McCrory described his first state budget proposal at a press conference Wednesday morning. McCrory’s ... Keep Reading
