Don't backtrack on school reform
Liberal politicians, left-wing activists, and the teacher union* may not like it, but the North Carolina General Assembly is not about to abandon its reforms of teacher hiring, firing, and... Read More
NC Spin Articles
The lunacy of demanding and rejecting federal funding
It has become a familiar story. North Carolina political leaders talking about the benefits to the state of receiving a massive infusion of federal dollars to expand a state program, the jobs it will... Read More
Fewer student dropouts, suspensions and crimes reported
Fewer North Carolina public school students are committing school crimes, getting suspensions, receiving corporal punishment and dropping out, according to new reports on 2012-13 school year data... Read More
Election officials identify hundreds of cases of potential voter fraud
North Carolina elections officials told state lawmakers Wednesday that they have identified hundreds, and potentially thousands, of voters who may have cast ballots in two states in the 2012 general... Read More
Got something to hide
It’s amazing how fast politicians go from being all for openness and transparency to all-out for keeping public information from the public. Take the Republican legislators’ fight to keep... Read More
The law of unintended consequences
A doctor is a simple creature. He measures achievement by a straightforward standard – the Hippocratic Oath. A businessman also measures success by a simple standard – money, income and outgo... Read More
Liberals can't stand to see Republicans succeed in NC
If there's one state that's drawn the ire of Democrat activists, it's North Carolina, a blue state turned bright red, thanks to dissatisfaction with President Obama. Liberals can't stand the fact that... Read More
State Board of Ed meeting features "Little Miss Muffet" skit
This is NOT an April Fool’s Day joke. This actually happened at today’s N.C. State Board of Education meeting. During a session about Common Core in the early grades, a kindergarten teacher read... Read More
Thank goodness NC (and other states) said 'No' to Obamacare
The General Assembly and the governor have taken a lot of heat for refusing to set up a state exchange under the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare.) At CLC, one health expert explained why. Michael... Read More
Vocational training essential for future workers
I’ve been pondering the issue of competency gaps among our young adults and the needs of business for over a decade. It is a complex issue, which may account for the appeal of scrutinizing a single... Read More
