Charter schools increase segregation – that’s the flawed conclusion of a recent National Bureau of Economic Research report by three Duke University Professors: Helen Ladd, Charles Clotfelter... Read More
McCrory takes unannounced trip to California before crossover deadline Last weekend as the crossover deadline in the General Assembly was approaching with scores of controversial bills up for grabs... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, April 30, 2015. As a reader writes elsewhere on this page today, industries spend a great deal of time assessing the quality of an area’s business climate, labor... Read More
Among the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill there are two quite different views of the university’s recent athletic/academic scandal. One powerful element of the faculty... Read More
Results from the 2014 U.S. History, Geography, and Civics at Grade 8 tests were released this week. These results suggest that only about one-quarter of our eighth-grade students possess some degree... Read More
Editorial by Durham Herald-Sun, April 30, 2015. You may remember the case of Henry Lee McCollum. McCollum was on North Carolina’s death row for 30 years. All the while, the state of North Carolina... Read More
More than 150 bills received either House or Senate approval on Wednesday and Thursday, with scores more passing in the preceding 10 days. As lawmakers take stock of their handiwork, wrought in the... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, April 30, 2015. There is no win-win solution to this problem. Someone's going to lose. The battle pits landowners and environmentalists against the energy giants... Read More
Scott Ralls will be leaving his job as North Carolina’s community college president in a few months, leaving an opening at an institution that’s a central piece of the state’s educational and... Read More
One of the most interesting responses by the General Assembly to a public still anxious about making ends meet in this uneven economic recovery is the push to make it easier to take a hidden and... Read More
