Take care in adapting to the digital classroom
In ancient Greece, the philosopher Socrates denounced the new technology of “books,” lamenting their lack of interactivity and calling them “orphaned remainders of living speech.” He added... Read More
NC Spin Articles
McCrory: Legislature must pass jobs incentives 'in a matter of weeks'
Gov. Pat McCrory said Monday that the state legislature must fund incentives “in a matter of weeks” or North Carolina could lose companies looking to bring jobs here. McCrory told an N.C. Chamber... Read More
The ax falls slowly
Editorial by Greensboro Daily News, January 6, 2015. As soon as Kenneth Wainstein released his report about academic misconduct at UNC-Chapel Hill in October, it was clear Jan Boxill was in trouble... Read More
New General Assembly has much to do
The 2015 session of the N.C. General Assembly convenes this month. Republicans again have supermajorities in both chambers, holding 74 of the 120 House seats and 34 of the 50 Senate seats. They will... Read More
5 suggestions for a less polarized General Assembly
Jan. 14 brings a new legislative session and a fresh slate to the General Assembly, when old wounds should be healed, old habits forgotten. But if not, here are five ways that Republicans and... Read More
What will 2015's economy look like?
by Mike Walden, William Neal Reynolds professor of Economics, NC State, published in Durham Herald-Sun, January 3, 2015. Economists receive much attention at the beginning of a new year... Read More
Better prospects above us than under our feet
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, January 5, 2015. Debates over allowing and regulating the hydraulic fracturing process to search for natural gas in North Carolina drew a furor last year. Some... Read More
NC might switch all students to 10 point grading scale in fall
Amid lobbying from superintendents and families, state education leaders will consider allowing current high school students to take advantage of a new grading scale that will make it easier to get... Read More
Budget, highways, Medicaid highlight 2015 legislative session
North Carolina lawmakers will return to the state capital later in January with a lengthy agenda, including taking another crack at Medicaid reform, considering a $1 billion highway bond, and tackling... Read More
Burr favored in duel
Pretty much as soon as the polls closed on Election Day 2014, the political prognosticators began laying bets on what will happen by Election Day 2016. At the national level, attention quickly focused... Read More
