NC SPIN episode #1100 Air Date 12/13/19
Leandro consultant recommends $860 million more in education spending, More teachers get failing grades, More separation of powers debates, Tell us something we don’t know Watch NC SPIN Previous Episodes
Balanced Debate For The Old North State.
This week's NC SPIN has great debate. We begin by discussing a consultant's report that concludes our state needs to spend considerably more money on k-12 public education. We move to the all-too-frequent tug of war between our legislative branch and excutive branch, often involving the judicial branch to sort things out. NC SPIN then asks why more teachers are failing their licensure exams. This week's panel includes former Governor Bev Perdue, former Senator and chair of the State Board of Education Howard Lee, NC Free's Executive Director Anna Beavon Gravely and John Hood, syndicated columnist and author. Be sure to watch NC SPIN Friday night at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 12:30 p.m. or you can stream the show from our website www.ncspin.com. Thanks for watching NC SPIN.
My Spin by Tom Campbell
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Could this be the worst policy proposal of 2019?
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Court keeps governor in his lane
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UNC TV renews NC SPIN contract for 2020
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Face of healthcare is changing
State regulators should focus their attention on ensuring that providers are fully transparent about their training and capabilities, Read More
NC Justice Center continues to ignore vital facts on poverty
Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger wrote an op-ed piece touting the state's economy. A Justice Center response calls it a "compelling yarn, even when he doesn't tell the whole story." Read More
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Charlotte's Patch reports that as many as 79,000 households in our state could be affected by the reductions in SNAP. Read More
A new-schoola strategy to fix higher education
Andy Smarick writes in the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal that there is a systemic approach that could drive down costs and make higher education more dynamic and responsive. Read More
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When taxes (almost) killed tap
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Eight errors and omissions of the 2019 legislative session
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Establishing the innocence of the convicted
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North Carolina needs more businesses
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This 2 percent will pick the president
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