The most recent Civitas Poll shows North Carolina voters strongly support laws protecting the integrity and stature of the election process. “North Carolinians recognize the ... Keep Reading
Issues
“Teacher Voices” and Common Core
In “Maintaining rigor and listening to teachers in the debate over academic standards,” Keith Poston of the Public School Forum argues against changing the Common Core math and ... Keep Reading
Why Business Incentives Won’t Help NC
By Garland S. Tucker III and Francis X. De Luca: In previous years, Republicans rightly attacked then-Gov. Bev. Perdue’s use of economic incentives to promote growth in North ... Keep Reading
Public School Forum Declares Book Closed on Common Core, Whistles past Many Shortcomings
In his article “Maintaining rigor and listening to teachers in the debate over academic standards,” Keith Poston argues against revisions to the current Common Core standards and ... Keep Reading
Civitas Institute asks Supreme Court to protect entrepreneurs
Today, the Civitas Institute joins the Cato Institute in asking the United States Supreme Court to clarify its role in protecting Americans from occupational licensure abuse. In a ... Keep Reading
Bad Bill of the Week: Corporate Welfare Bonanza
Politicians love to use their power to dole out favors and privileges to politically-connected special interests. They also love to interfere with the economy, attempting to impose ... Keep Reading
Books are not the only problem in recent WCPSS controversy
Wake County Public Schools finds itself in the middle of a book controversy. Concerned parents at Highcroft Drive Elementary School have voiced concerns about the use of highly ... Keep Reading
School Grades: Don’t Get Lost in the Noise
Today North Carolina released A-F grades for all traditional public and charter schools. News outlets have been all over the story and pundits are angling to put a spin on what ... Keep Reading
Can a Redistricting Panel Avoid Politics?
Kudos to Senate leader Phil Berger for his incisive answer as to whether he would support an independent redistricting commission. According to Gary Robertson of the Associated ... Keep Reading
It’s Time to Celebrate National School Choice Week
This is National School Choice Week and there are many reasons to celebrate this modest but important idea. School choice is based on a simple truth: Parents know their children ... Keep Reading
