Teacher turnover down, reasons unclear
Projections about a mass teacher exodus in North Carolina sparked by Republican legislative policies not only have failed to materialize, but also turnover rates declined last year, according to an... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Early lessons in journalistic bias
I’ve been writing about media bias for 20-plus years, since that day in the early ’90s when the scales fell from my eyes and I saw what was happening in my chosen profession. I was managing editor... Read More
The alleged crisis in commerce raises more questions
Governor Pat McCrory told an audience of business leaders this week that he has been hamstrung in recruiting businesses to the state because he didn’t know what incentives he could offer them... Read More
It would be more fair to change grading scale all at once
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, January 6, 2015. Last year the State Board of Education voted to grade high school students on a 10-point scale, putting them more in line with their peers in other... Read More
Population growth and decline - we've got both in NC
I’m a happy migrant to North Carolina, and I’m not alone. “Since 1971, North Carolina has grown faster than the nation every year,” Rebecca Tippett, director of Carolina Demography at UNC... Read More
Why Medicaid expansion won't boost jobs
Last week, yet another study claiming that expanding Medicaid in North Carolina will create tens of thousands of jobs was released and dutifully reported by the media. The findings of such studies... Read More
Chief Justice's goals for the NC court system
Excerpts of Chief Justice Mark Martin's investiture ceremony, published in News and Observer, January 6, 2015. Our founders clearly understood the importance of our courts, and that is why they made... Read More
McCrory: Obama open to Medicaid waiver
At a White House meeting with President Barack Obama Tuesday, Gov. Pat McCrory raised the possibility of waiving federal rules on Medicaid expansion for North Carolina. McCrory met the president along... Read More
Why North Carolina is losing the biggest battles in the job recruitment war
Chalk up another loss on the economic development front for North Carolina. Mercedes-Benz, after considering several cities in the state, is reportedly taking its U.S. headquarters to Atlanta. The... Read More
The new struggle for colleges
Higher education in America is at a crossroads of two compelling, but competing, forces – the traditional approach versus a new reality. Traditional four-year institutions are motivated to keep the... Read More
