Presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz is visiting our state this week and made a stop this morning in Raleigh. Reporter Matt Caulder attended and checked in as media with the ... Keep Reading
Issues
School Crime Report Has Interesting Ups and Downs
by A.P. Dillon Serious Offenses Show Spike Drop-out Rates Increase for Hispanics, Whites Short Term Suspensions Rise by 10,400 The Department of Public Instruction has ... Keep Reading
School Chiefs’ Pay: Time for Changes
Wake superintendent’s new deal raises questions on salaries, terms Wake board tries to tie the hands of future boards The average NC school head’s salary is higher than the ... Keep Reading
Legislators Demand Action Against Common Core
Two months after the Academic Standards Review Commission issued its final report, the fate of Common Core in North Carolina is far from settled. The State Board of Education ... Keep Reading
Scalia’s Vacancy Will Set Off A Structural Power Struggle
The following article was written by Elliot Engstrom, lead counsel at the Civitas Institute's Center for Law and Freedom, and appeared originally at The Daily Caller. The ... Keep Reading
A Look Back Sheds Light on Redistricting
2011 Civitas article illuminates the history of redistricting arguments In the past, Democrats admitted drawing voting maps for political purposes A three-judge panel noted ... Keep Reading
NC Supreme Court to Rule on Teacher Tenure Law
A case in NC’s Supreme Court will decide the fate of the 2013 law that voids teacher tenure guarantees The court will need to decide: Is teacher tenure a protected contractual ... Keep Reading
Was Scalia the Last Great Originalist?
With the death of Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court lost a great defender of originalism. His commitment to the original meaning of the Constitution made him a staple of American ... Keep Reading
Confinement Gave Writer Shocking Insight into U.S.
Go to civitasclc.com for more about Dinesh D’Souza and other dynamic speakers at the Conservative Leadership Conference on March 4-5 To find out the truth about our country, ... Keep Reading
UNC Integrity Officer? Right problem, wrong solution.
UNC-Chapel Hill is hiring a “Chief Integrity and Policy Officer” to improve oversight Position only adds to bureaucracy and is unlikely to ... Keep Reading
