Articles in This Series: Recommendations 15 through 18 in the Civitas Institute Agenda “20 Changes for 2010: A Policy Primer for State Reform” focus on improving ... Keep Reading
Issues
Method of Selecting North Carolina’s Bench Should be Explored
Per the Raleigh News & Observer, last week former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, was in North ... Keep Reading
Results Don’t Justify Wake’s Diversity Policy
For years supporters of Wake County Schools (WCPSS) diversity plan have preached with evangelistic zeal the importance of mixing students of different economic and racial ... Keep Reading
Public Financing Folly
Chapel Hill’s “voter-owned elections” program had its first run in 2009 and is already being heralded as a success by its supporters. According to them, the ... Keep Reading
20 Changes For 2010: Protect Against Voter Fraud
Articles in This Series: The fifth recommendation in the Civitas Institute 2010 Agenda: “20 Changes for 2010: A Primer for State Reform” focuses on reducing threats ... Keep Reading
Chris Hayes Discusses the Book, “Game Change”
A blockbuster book about the 2008 campaign exposes unflattering, behind-the-scenes details about the key Democratic and Republican players, including John and Elizabeth Edwards' ... Keep Reading
National Teacher Certification: Lots of Money and Fuss for Little Benefit
Since 1994, North Carolina has been providing millions in state funds to teachers who apply for and receive National Board Certification from the National Board of Professional ... Keep Reading
Title IX: The Blind Quota System or How to Kneecap College Sports
Title IX was written to guarantee equal opportunity in educational activities. Today, it is an unstoppable campaign to impose quotas and gender preferences in schools, as the ... Keep Reading
Burr In Better Shape Than Polls Show
State and national blogs have been all abuzz with headlines referencing U.S. Sen. Richard Burr's (R-NC) potential vulnerability citing new polling information released by Civitas ... Keep Reading
More Open Seats for 2010
Seven additional seats in the General Assembly (three in the House, four in the Senate) have recently come open either through members retiring mid-term, or announcing they would ... Keep Reading
