How do North Carolinians feel about their schools and how their children are educated? The November Civitas Poll provided plenty of good information about those topics. So what did ... Keep Reading
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NCAE Defies Law; What’s Next?
Now that the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) has defied an audit mandated by state law, what happens next? We at the Civitas Institute and the Center for Law and ... Keep Reading
Civitas November 2015 Newspaper
Mapping the Left's new environmental network was on the front page of this paper. Other articles highlighted NC's unknown tax cut, how Hillary Clinton fared in matchups with other ... Keep Reading
The House Passed ESEA Bill To See What Was In It
By A.P. Dillon In less than 21 days, including the Thanksgiving holiday, Congress pushed through a bill that is over 1,000 pages long and has at least 391 pages worth of changes ... Keep Reading
August 2015 Civitas Newspaper
Our August newspaper probed how unions funded Moral Monday protests. We also looked at solar and alternative power controversies, legislative news, Wake Forest's experience with ... Keep Reading
N&O Wages War on Standards Review Commission
Commentary from Civitas contributor A.P. Dillon. Over the last few weeks, the Raleigh News and Observer (along with its sister outlet, the Charlotte Observer) has been waging ... Keep Reading
The Great Debate: Real Tree or Artificial?
Here's a real question for the Christmas season: to put up a real tree or an artificial one? You can register your own opinion at our online poll at nccivitas.org. Nationally, ... Keep Reading
New WCPSS Enrollment Numbers: Parents Want Choice
They say people vote with their feet. If that’s the case, the steady increase of students into local charter schools and home schools should not go unnoticed – by educators or ... Keep Reading
New Study: Accepting Federal Funds Brings Higher State Taxes
Nov. 19, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Demi Dowdy (919) 834-2099 demi.dowdy@nccivitas.org Results show that Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion would burden North ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll Sheds Light on McCrory/Cooper Matchup
Nov. 19, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Demi Dowdy (919) 834-2099 demi.dowdy@nccivitas.org Latest Civitas Institute Poll Gives Insights on Voters’ Views of Economy, ... Keep Reading