Educating the next generation is one of the most important responsibilities of state government. For the last decade critics of the Republican education policies claim the General ... Keep Reading
Issues
Could the media and polls be mistaken again in 2020?
There is a perception that polling in the 2016 presidential race melted down. But while that happened in key states, overall, most poll results weren’t far off the mark. The final ... Keep Reading
North Carolina Legislative Democrats pledge to defund police
Forty-Seven Democratic members of the state House and candidates running to join the Democratic caucus have signed a pledge to defund the police, restrict the ability of law ... Keep Reading
Confessions of an election fraud master: How vulnerable are NC voters?
North Carolina has a history of election fraud A “master at fixing mail-in ballots” explained to the New York Post the techniques he used to manipulate elections in several ... Keep Reading
New help for reversing the school-to-prison pipeline?
School is supposed to be a place where students learn democratic values and how to contribute to society. A bad mix of student behavior and school discipline policies, however, is ... Keep Reading
How to vote absentee-by-mail while protecting your vote from fraud
While the danger of absentee ballot fraud is real, you can protect your vote Be careful of absentee ballot request forms sent from political organizations Avoid having people ... Keep Reading
Does school choice harm the public schools?
School choice has expanded across North Carolina Claims that charter schools and vouchers adversely impact public schools don’t withstand examination Because choice ... Keep Reading
Newspaper: Biden takes lead in North Carolina
While within the margin of error, former vice president Joe Biden has taken a one-point lead over President Donald Trump in North Carolina. Biden now leads 45 to 44 in the latest ... Keep Reading
Two parents separated by 12 miles face two different worlds for kids this fall
Fixed and firm metrics, not emotion, key to returning kids to in-person instruction Nyssa Fucci and Jennifer White have a lot in common. Both are mothers of elementary school ... Keep Reading
Governor Cooper fails miserably at his own goals of returning children to the classroom
As dawn broke across North Carolina, 1.5 million public school children were supposed to be headed back to the classroom this week to resume in-person education halted last spring ... Keep Reading