Earlier this month, superintendents from around North Carolina got together in Durham to commiserate and tell how budget reductions were impacting their schools. This morning’s ... Keep Reading
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More truth-telling (not) from the dems budget tour
"In Lenoir County, we have already cut to the bare bones. If there are any more cuts next year, we’re not going to have a school." Those are the words of Lenoir County NCAE ... Keep Reading
Principal Enlists Staff — and Students — to Fight Budget Cuts
Sadly we have yet another example of school administrators using teachers, students and school time to fight proposed budget cuts. The latest display of audacity comes from Lee ... Keep Reading
Fearmongering 101
This could take us back a generation, it could take another generation to come back and I don’t think that what the people of North Carolina want. Dispelling the fearmongers is a ... Keep Reading
Gov. Perdue Delivers State of the State Address
Governor Perdue reiterated her mantra of jobs and education this evening in her annual State of the State address, making various claims – which appeared to be at times ... Keep Reading
Perdue’s Childish Behavior
The veto threat by Gov Bev Perdue is more proof that some Democrats are not acting like adults about the fiscal mess that is state government. As papers are reporting, Perdue says ... Keep Reading
The smart way to reduce education budgets
With the state forced to come to grips with a $3.7 billion budget deficit everyone knows cuts are coming to the K-12 education, the single biggest item in the state’s general fund ... Keep Reading
Deceptive Budget Claims from NC Statists
In response to my article last week in the N&O regarding the state's budget situation, a worker from the NC Justice Center penned this response, weakly labeling the numerical ... Keep Reading
Some Perspective on the Coming Budget Battle
The upcoming 2011 state legislative session is sure to be a contentious one, with primary focus being on balancing the state budget and its projected $3.2 billion structural ... Keep Reading
Public Policy [Push] Polling
A curious poll emerged Tuesday from the North Carolina pollster, Public Policy Polling (PPP), pertaining to early childhood care programs, which conveniently aligns with the ... Keep Reading
