Handling disruptive students
This year, the Los Angeles Unified School District implemented a new “restorative justice” discipline policy that, according to an article published in the Los Angeles Times, “seeks to... Read More
NC Spin Articles
State government still not open enough
Editorial by Burlington Times-News, November 17, 2015. How open and honest is state government in North Carolina? Not very. This in and of itself isn’t a shocking development. Government on all... Read More
Student debt relief in the world of for-profit college collapses
State and federal regulators announced a string of court victories and settlements involving predatory for-profit colleges in recent weeks, and while at first glance the numbers are big and the... Read More
Turning up the heat
He flattened the Governor to get a $3 million state contract then like a one-man wrecking ball crashed into Senator Phil Berger to keep his contract and after the press chewed on the Governor the... Read More
What would the 2008 Pat McCrory think of the current culture of corruption?
A couple of weeks before the 2008 gubernatorial election, then candidate Pat McCrory released what his campaign described as a detailed reform plan to end the “culture of corruption” he said was a... Read More
Echoes of Southern demagogues
The terrorist attacks in Paris have shown how divided we are as a country. Yesterday, President Obama said in a speech that sending in ground troops to defeat Daesh is not the answer. He also said... Read More
Education disaster
The 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress report, also known as The Nation’s Report Card, shows that U.S. educational achievement, to put it nicely, leaves much to be desired. When it... Read More
Emotional issues can be turned into political attack ads
There she goes again. N.C. Supreme Court Justice Robin Hudson, I mean. Last year, Hudson was the target of TV attack ads calling her soft on child molesters. She survived the assault, easily winning... Read More
Where does NC tax climate rank this year?
The Tax Foundation today released its new 2016 State Business Tax Climate Index. True to its name, the Index ranks the 50 states according to how conducive each state's tax code is to job creation... Read More
Third parties call on NC to ease ballot access laws
Representatives of three smaller political parties are calling on state lawmakers to make it easier for them to put their candidates on the ballot in North Carolina. Spokespeople for the state’s... Read More
