State lawmakers received a postmortem Thursday on a failed effort to build a new tax-processing system – the latest government IT project to run into trouble – and said there has to be a better... Read More
Having authored more than one optimist’s lament in recent years, I am clearly of the opinion that, generally speaking, things are better than they seem — and getting better all the time. We all... Read More
A top executive from a for-profit online education company has been making the rounds lately trying to sell the idea of a virtual charter school to state policymakers. Mary Gifford, who is senior vice... Read More
It’s not unusual for governors to create special committees or blue ribbon commissions to find ways to make state government more efficient. Usually the initiative comes in their first year in... Read More
Philadelphia’s public school system has joined several other big-city school systems, such as those in Atlanta, Detroit and Washington, D.C., in widespread teacher-led cheating on standardized... Read More
President Obama is correct in wanting to make higher education more affordable and accessible, but Americans would also be correct in wondering just what they’re paying for. The need for a better... Read More
The scenes read like a script from an off-color sitcom about politics. A top lawmaker shouts down his constituents and trashes the leaders of his own party. Another one puffs his chest and tells a... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, February 4, 2014. It’s a little early to pop the champagne bottles, but surely we can all be forgiven for feeling just a little bubbly about negotiations between... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, February 5, 2014. Prison inmates owe a debt to society, but it’s hard to see how they repay that debt idling their time away in a state institution, burning up... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, February 5, 2014. North Carolina's teacher-tenure rules were weak. They offered some protection to teachers, but couldn't deflect basic issues like incompetence... Read More
