Attracting top-notch teachers for NC
By Sarah Thomson, Op Ed in News and Observer, August 9, 2013. At the risk of offending some fellow educators, not all of the General Assembly’s recent education legislation is problematic. When we... Read More
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NC SPIN table talk
Often the conversation that goes on before taping our show or during commercial breaks is as interesting as what makes it on the air. Such was the case this week and we thought we would share some of... Read More
Etheridge says lawmakers short-changed education
North Carolina should put more focus on education, a former congressman and state superintendent of public instruction told the Forsyth County Senior Democrats on Wednesday. Bob Etheridge, who was the... Read More
Sizing Up Pat
I’m obviously not a big fan of Governor McCrory, but I want an accurate read on him. It doesn’t do Democrats any good to underestimate him. Two cases in point: (1) Democrats who dismissed... Read More
Help wanted: 1,500 school jobs
The start of the traditional school year is right around the corner. And the North Carolina Public Schools Application System, which does not include job vacancies for Wake, Mecklenburg, or Pitt... Read More
Energy policy lacking
Editorial, Greenville Daily Reflector, August 6, 2013. The election of Pat McCrory in November ushered into the governor’s office an individual with nearly 30 years of management experience with... Read More
Walden: Unemployment to drop to 6.8%
According to one N.C. State University professor’s index of North Carolina’s leading economic indicators, the state’s economy has shown modest growth since last year and will continue to grow... Read More
Perdue spends $1.2M from campaign fund
Former North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue has closed her campaign accounts, distributing the more than $1.2 million political war chest raised for her derailed 2012 re-election bid. Nearly... Read More
What happened to the talk about jobs?
Remember all that talk about creating jobs during the 2012 campaign? What happened? We barely heard the word “jobs” during the entire, painful legislative session. We heard plenty about motorcycle... Read More
State Education Spending Facts
We’ve all heard the dire predictions about the Republican-passed budget: “They’re going to decimate the whole public education system in this state!” and “This proposed budget will set back... Read More
