Parents, students struggle with Read to Achieve
Yashika Smith’s daughter broke down and cried when she didn’t pass her end-of-grade reading test on the first try. “That was the only time I saw her break down,” Smith said. “She said ‘I... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Pay for Medicaid doctors headed for 'especially big cliff'
Family doctors in North Carolina are bracing for a looming deadline that will slash the amount they're paid for the treatment of the state's poor and disabled. On Jan. 1, a two-pronged state and... Read More
Our changing faces
You hear that North Carolina is growing and changing. Now you can see just how and how much – and what that may mean for politics – thanks to Ferrel Guillory and his colleagues at the UNC Program... Read More
All white and overwhelmingly male: Latest departure leaves NC federal courts among least diverse in the nation
It’s been more than 3,000 days since U.S. District Judge Malcolm Howard announced that he would be stepping down from his position on the federal court in eastern North Carolina. At roughly the... Read More
Press 'don't like' on Facebook ploy
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, July 10, 2014. Facebook is an extraordinary tool, but its pitfalls have become increasingly apparent. Users’ personal information, interests and habits are all... Read More
Don't sell the farm to Duke by shifting state rules
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, July 10, 2014. Solar energy is clean, quiet and not expected to run out before the human race does. North Carolina is now the nation's fourth-largest producer. The... Read More
Transparency limited in NC public pension plan
Part of the North Carolina public pension is invested in a company working with Credit Suisse. Credit Suisse just plead guilty to helping defraud the federal government. The State Employees... Read More
McCrory threatens to veto Senate budget
The state Senate on Thursday produced a new budget offer that Gov. Pat McCrory threatened to veto because the proposal includes the 11 percent teacher raises that he and House Republicans say will... Read More
Two Republican-led chambers can't see eye to eye on the state budget
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, July 9, 2014. After spending their first two years in control doing everything in their power to demoralize North Carolina teachers and demean the teaching... Read More
Presidential stakes in state economies
I’ve long believed that governors or other former executives make the best presidents. Although several of my favorite occupants of the White House had legislative or congressional experience, as... Read More
