The government thinks you’re stupid, or at least ignorant. This isn’t just an indictment of the current government or an indictment of government itself. It’s simply a statement of fact. At its... Read More
This has been a big week for K-12 education news. Yesterday state test results which helped to measure the impact of new Common Core standards were released. I shared my thoughts here. Also... Read More
Bowing to intense criticism, President Barack Obama apologized to Americans who are losing health insurance plans he had repeatedly said they could keep and pledged to find fixes that might allow... Read More
Don’t panic. That’s the message most of us have been hearing all day from the Department of Public Instruction (DPI). Today DPI released state test scores for the READY Accountability model... Read More
The Republican civil war takes off, Obamacare takes a hit, Virginia is still purple, a big GOP personality wins big in blue New Jersey, public pollsters lose big and a new generation of Democratic... Read More
Arecent report issued by a Washington think tank concludes that Gov. Pat McCrory’s move to create a public-private partnership to oversee business recruiting could prove to be a big mistake. Good... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, November 8, 2013. When efficient organizations make a mistake, they fix it. When dysfunctional organizations like the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services... Read More
The state Board of Transportation refused Thursday to give local elected officials a bigger share of the “local” input that will help determine where DOT dollars are spent in the future. Board... Read More
by Rob Christensen, News and Observer, November 8, 2013. The McCrory administration said Thursday it would undertake a new effort to improve mental health care, in particular finding ways to divert... Read More
Fewer than half the students in North Carolina and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools have the reading and math skills they need to be on track for college and skilled jobs, based on results of new state... Read More
