“If congress provides the funding, we need to protect students, educators and staff. If states and cities put strong public health measures in place that we all follow, then my ... Keep Reading
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Tis the season for political intrigue
Ray is joined by Bob Luebke, director of policy for the Civitas Institute. They talk the good and bad of Christmas, the current political realignment going on in the nation, ... Keep Reading
NCAE said they would “change the players in the game.” Did they? Part II
Part I reviewed how NCAE-endorsed candidates performed in Council of State, federal and statewide Judicial races. This article reviews how NCAE-endorsed candidates did in ... Keep Reading
Newspaper: Covid-19 is accelerating education reform
State-mandated shutdowns have wreaked havoc on the economy and public education, not to mention a host of other unintended consequences. However, from a cultural and policy ... Keep Reading
The Covid-19 era and America’s identity crisis gives us a chance to rethink education
Searching for something else entirely, I came across a notable speech by former D.C. Circut Court Judge Janice Rogers Brown. You may best remember Judge Brown from the early 2000s ... Keep Reading
Newspaper: School reopening plans highlight political split
Gov. Roy Cooper has settled on Plan B for the reopening of public schools across North Carolina. The plan effectively ends all fully in-person class attendance for most schools ... Keep Reading
Flawed people, the fight to educate our kids, and 100 episodes
This week, Ray and Brooke celebrate 100 episodes of Civitalk, opening up with what they believe life will be like 100 years from now and their favorite 100-year-old individuals. ... Keep Reading
North Carolina homeschool group offering free webinar
The uncertainty of the public schooling schedule and safety of schools in North Carolina is understandably creating a surge in interest for homeschooling. So much so that ... Keep Reading
Gov. Cooper indecision over schools causing high school sports chaos
Governor Roy Cooper’s mixed signals and unexplained delay in announcing how North Carolina public school children will be educated this fall is causing heartburn for parents The ... Keep Reading
2020 Legislative short session: Coronavirus and not much else, Part II
In Part I of our legislative re-cap, we highlighted the major developments in the areas of budget and taxes and agriculture. Today we review the areas of education, voting and ... Keep Reading
