Fairness in education
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, September 18, 2017. Good for a three-judge panel that has delayed a new state law that would shift power from the state school board to the state school... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Profiteering off North Carolina public schools
As students walked into elementary classrooms on their first day of school, here’s what some found: many classrooms for art, music and special education are gone. At some schools teachers educate... Read More
Don't let a coin toss decide who will be your mayor
The decision to oust the incumbent mayor of North Carolina’s largest city came down to a margin of just 3,398 voters — 0.6 percent of the registered voters in Charlotte. Pathetic voter turnout in... Read More
The GOP road to Medicare for all
Republicans are again trying to repeal Obamacare. This time, they don’t know how much the effort will cost or what the impact will be. We only know that a lot of people will lose insurance coverage... Read More
Don't blame parental choice for school funding problems
In a recent column in the News & Observer Keith Poston, President and Executive Director of the Public-School Forum, notes that budget problems in K-12 schools are happening at a time when more and... Read More
School funding task force is not answering two key questions
Last week, the General Assembly announced which legislators will serve on the Joint Legislative Task Force on Education Finance Reform. The Task Force, created via the 2017 budget bill, is charged... Read More
Where things stand and what's next in gerrymandering saga
The 2011 state legislative maps – which have been used in three separate election cycles and six statewide elections – are among the largest racial gerrymanders ever encountered by a federal court... Read More
Amateur Hour on the Board of Governors
Editorial by News and Observer, reprinted in The Burlington Times-News, September 21, 2017. Now 15 members of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors have criticized in a letter UNC system... Read More
Lawmakers asked to pump the brakes on judicial redistricting
The House redistricting committee held its second meeting on Tuesday to look at undertaking the first state judicial district overhaul in recent years. Comments were heard from those currently in the... Read More
