Poll reveals concerns about teachers and what's going on in the classroom
40 percent of parents blamed both parties for bringing politics into the classroom. Almost half believe teachers share their pesonal beliefts with students. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Gov. Cooper’s new commission will study how the UNC System is governed, but change is unlikely
The governance of our university system has been criticized for lack of balance and extreme partisanship. This new commission will examine those claims. Read More
Meredith Poll examines voter preferences in final days of 2022 elections
Voter enthusiasm is high and vote counts may exceed those from 2018 Read More
Plaintiff in unaffiliated voter case helped close door on Supreme Court retention elections
For many years there have been discussions about a better way to select judges, especially on our appellate courts. Retention elections had support but was voted down. Read More
Riding the rails
There is joy in riding the train as a record number of North Carolinians (50,000) who traveled by rail in September can testify. Read More
Some associate degrees have big payoffs
Educating yourself is about more than learning a trade, however, there are other ways of educating yourself than spending four years on a university campus. Read More
Research shows how and why NC elections are underfunded
North Carolina requires local governments to fund election administration and the level of funding but that funding has averaged less than 1 percent of county budgets. Read More
Budd leads Beasley in the closing days
Republican candidates seem to be surging in the last stages of the midterm elections. Read More
The new score that needs to be kept for college sports
Because of the Supreme Court's ruling that college athletes can receive direct payment for use of their name, image and likeness the players are able to earn money. Read More
Who are the North Carolina voters who are unaffiliated?
Younger voters are most likely to register as unaffiliated but 51 percent first registered to vote before 1990. Read More
