Hateful New Year
We went from the season of peace and love to the season of war and hate in record time. In Oregon, a gang of gun-brandishing vigilantes seized control of public land and dared law enforcement to take... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Wealth gap spurring rebuild of economic development efforts
Lawmakers saw stark evidence Thursday that decades of efforts to spur economic growth in rural areas have been thwarted by trends that have sent population and job opportunities to the state's biggest... Read More
A common thread with Common Core
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, January 7, 2016. The political bashing that public education gets year in, year out, has always been a bit of a head-scratcher. We don’t recall ever having a math... Read More
Low-performing schools hire more low-performing teachers
Last month, State Board of Education member Olivia Holmes Oxendine asked staff at the Department of Public Instruction about the quality of teachers at low-performing schools. This week, she got her... Read More
June Atkinson: Predictions for public schools in 2016
by Kelly Hinchcliffe, WRAL, January 7, 2016. WRAL News asked state Superintendent June Atkinson to share her predictions for North Carolina public schools in 2016. 1) Teacher raises The General... Read More
The very least we can do about gun violence
A picture accompanying a recent story about U.S. gun laws in the Guardian newspaper shows a sign on a table of semi-automatic guns for sale at an Alabama gun show. The sign says “no paper work... Read More
Common core revamp succeeds by failing
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, January 6, 2016. Not every F grade is a failure. In the case of the Common Core curriculum in North Carolina, it may be graduation with honors. Some political... Read More
NC approves 27 candidates for presidential primary ballot
The North Carolina State Board of Elections on Tuesday formally set the ballots Republican, Democratic and Libertarian voters will see during the March 15 primary. Four Democrats will appear on the... Read More
Bond issue needs support
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, January 6, 2016. It's instructive to note that when Gov. Pat McCrory kicked off the official campaign Tuesday endorsing the state's $2 billion bond proposal he was... Read More
McCrory boasts about NC at economic forum, progress uneven
Gov. Pat McCrory boasted Wednesday about data showing overall wages are going up in North Carolina as he looks ahead to a re-election contest this year that will give him credit for the state’s post... Read More
