The map below shows population changes in areas surrounding urban centers. Counties with only the blue outline are not included in the Census Bureau's definition of urban - ... Keep Reading
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Triad to be Soaked for Triangle Rail
This article originally appeared in the Greensboro News & Record. Look out! You're about to be hit by a train. You'll probably rarely, if ever, ride Charlotte's LYNX system ... Keep Reading
Blueprint for Education
North Carolina’s public school system is in need of fundamental reform. While education spending continues to grow, key measures of student progress demonstrate that ... Keep Reading
Kids and the Lottery: Say it Ain’t So
This article was originally published in the Fayetteville Observer. Since passage of legislation to legalize the education lottery in North Carolina in 2005, gambling has been ... Keep Reading
A Glossary of Key Policy Terms
ABCs of Education First implemented in 1997, the ABCs (Accountability, Basics, and Maximum Local Control) of Education represented a comprehensive restructuring of public ... Keep Reading
N.C. Partisan Index (NCPI)
Introducing: the North Carolina Partisan Index (NCPI) compares the political leanings of voters in each state house and senate district with the partisan voting tendencies of the ... Keep Reading
N.C. Public Policy Series – Education
Executive Summary Key Terms Q&A Timeline Conclusion Appendix Index and Sources Download this Policy Series in PDF format by clicking below: ... Keep Reading
Community Colleges: Cool Wisdom?
“Cool wisdom.” That’s the phrase the News & Observer used in an editorial (“Defending Open Doors”) to summarize outgoing community college ... Keep Reading
The Road to Reform
This article first appeared in the Raleigh News & Observer. South Carolina ranks second nationally in overall highway department performance, according to a study by ... Keep Reading
Higher Education Enrollment by Non-U.S. Citizens
The U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, estimates population demographics annually. After applying parameters for citizenship and school enrollment to the 2006 ACS data, ... Keep Reading
