Incompetence or malfeasance by county or precinct election officials must be exposed to maintain the integrity of our elections The State Board of Elections must be held ... Keep Reading
Issues
Closing the public schools may limit coronavirus, but raise other issues
In hopes of limiting the spread of coronavirus, Governor Cooper issued an executive order prohibiting gatherings of more than 100 people and closing the public schools for two ... Keep Reading
On redistricting reform ‘who’ is less important than ‘what’
A simple focus on “who draws the maps” does not produce good redistricting reform North Carolina already has in place most of the rules needed to stop gerrymandering A ... Keep Reading
Introducing the 2020 Civitas Partisan Index
By Andy Jackson and Leah Byers The Civitas Partisan Index is a measure of the partisan leanings of North Carolina state legislative districts Court-ordered redistricting ... Keep Reading
Voter ID: A commonsense solution to a real problem
Problems with voter registration lists make our elections vulnerable to fraud Voting fraud is under-detected, under-reported, and under-prosecuted Voter ID will help protect ... Keep Reading
School Choice and the Democratic Primary: where do the candidates stand?
With less than a week before the North Carolina Democratic Primary, the second Civitas Poll shows Joe Biden (27 percent) leading former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (19 ... Keep Reading
A deeper look at the meaning of K-12 education with Director of Academics of Thales Academy, Tim Hall
A formidable education story in North Carolina is that the Wake County Public School System is experiencing stagnant growth despite being one of the fastest-growing counties in the ... Keep Reading
Do income and wealth dictate school spending?
NC Policy Watch references a study that cites disparities in local wealth as leading to disparities in education funding and work to shortchange poor districts The blog post ... Keep Reading
WestEd Report: A Review, Part II
In the WestEd Report: A Review, Part I, I examine the good and the bad of the WestEd Report (WER). Part II continues the critique, examines a major constitutional question raised ... Keep Reading
The West Ed Report: A Review, Part I
On January 21, Eric Davis, chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Education distributed a memo to selected organizations titled “Invitation to Submit Recommended Priorities ... Keep Reading
