Education muddle
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, March 3, 2015. The Student Success Act replaces No Child Left Behind with “conservative reforms to restore local control and stop top-down education mandates... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Dollar: Nichol's center had no impact on poverty
It’s the height of ivory tower elitism for professors to defend the UNC Center on Work, Poverty and Opportunity. It’s the height of absurdity to analogize closing the center with the censorship of... Read More
After contentious meeting, Charlotte's LGBT ordinance fails 6-5
Controversial bathroom provision removed before City Council’s final vote After a contentious meeting on Monday, Charlotte City Council voted down the most controversial ordinance it has considered... Read More
Tata defends DOT's handling of icy roads
Freezing rain and black ice contributed to a 13-car pile-up and many other wrecks around the Triangle Sunday morning, leaving some drivers to complain that the accidents could have been avoided if the... Read More
Rogue legislators shouldn't be scorned
For someone who listens to many General Assembly debates, it's refreshing when the most contentious votes don't come down precisely along party lines. That's what happened last week in a Senate debate... Read More
NC Competes. How?
House Bill 117, NC Competes, makes changes to several of North Carolina’s economic development programs. H.B. 117 moves $20 million that was set aside for a Job Catalyst Fund to a renamed Site... Read More
A new approach to reducing poverty
Forget income inequality. A real challenge for American public policy reformers involves economic mobility. That’s the argument from Yuval Levin in the latest cover story for Commentary... Read More
Wake County wants charter school and calendar flexibility
As leaders of North Carolina’s largest school system, Wake County school leaders hope this year to convince state legislators to let them operate their own charter schools and set their own school... Read More
Which NC teachers should be paid more?
School districts across North Carolina have submitted plans to the General Assembly regarding teacher pay and which teachers should receive more money. State lawmakers intended to create pilot... Read More
Economic incentives to again test urban-rural divide
Division between urban and rural interests isn't new to the General Assembly. But the fissure is getting a new look from Republicans now in charge of state government as North Carolina's economic... Read More
