Imagine that you are in charge of an event of statewide or even national importance. You must interact with thousands of people over the course of months, with the action ... Keep Reading
Issues
Getting Government Goodies. Or Not.
As a homeowner in Cary, I have been getting a good lesson in how government giveaways aren’t all they are cracked up to be. Last month New York-based MetLife revealed it will be ... Keep Reading
Expert Highlights Dangers in Common Core Standards
Last fall public schools in North Carolina along with 44 other states began implementing Common Core Standards. The standards — developed by academic experts and private trade ... Keep Reading
Guiding the NC Elections Board – to the Left
By now you may have heard about the letter Civitas received from a law firm on behalf of the NC NAACP. As part of its lawsuit against North Carolina's new voter ID law they sent us ... Keep Reading
Cases Show How Easy Vote Fraud Is in NC
Anyone that has brought a challenge before a local board of elections knows that it is not a simple or easy process. In order to challenge a voter in North Carolina, the challenge ... Keep Reading
3 Big Errors in N&O Voucher Op-Ed
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
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
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
