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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hundreds of supporters of the $2 billion Connect NC bond referendum on the March 15 ballot gathered Tuesday on N.C. State University’s Centennial Campus to kick off a campaign they say is... Read More
Lately I’ve been reflecting on North Carolina’s celebrated history as, well, the political equivalent of a cantankerous old coot. You know the fellow I mean. Perhaps despite himself, he won’t... Read More
With Christmas coming in a couple of days, my thoughts turn to my wish list for politics in the state and federally. Would I ask for a part-time federal legislature, an end to businesses funneling... Read More
