McCrory's Core test
Will Governor McCrory stand up to the rising Republican revolt against Common Core (they call it “Obamacore”)? Rushing to pander to the Tea Party, Republican legislators who once embraced the... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Forest jumps gun on Common Core. Where is McCrory?
Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest has made repealing the Common Core education standards one of the crusades of his office, solidifying his hero status on the Tea Party Right in the Republican Party. So... Read More
From a teacher: Don't ditch Common Core
Remarks by Nancy Gardner, English teacher Mooresville Senior High, published in Charlotte Observer, April 25, 2014 "My name is Nancy Gardner..and I teach Senior English students at Mooresville Senior... Read More
The charter school basketball factory rolls on
A recent report that a basketball coach in North Carolina was busy evaluating overseas players isn’t all that unusual. Professional teams do it all the time. But this wasn’t the head of an NBA... Read More
Debate on renewable energy
One of the more bitter fights that occurred in the North Carolina General Assembly last year involved whether lawmakers should repeal a 2007 requirement that electricity suppliers get a portion of... Read More
A good timeout
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, April 25, 2014. The Guilford County school board’s opposition to a teacher contract law was vindicated, at least temporarily, Wednesday by a veteran judge who... Read More
Committee recommends replacing Common Core
A state legislative commission proposed Thursday that North Carolina drop the Common Core and replace it with a new set of learning standards for public schools. A draft bill replaces the Common Core... Read More
The color-blind Supreme Court
Editorial by Charlotte Observer, April 23, 2014. Does race still matter? It’s a question that was at the heart of the Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday allowing Michigan voters to ban affirmative... Read More
Facts, not fiction on Common Core
I was on the edge of my seat, waiting and hoping for a Candy Crowley moment in the first TV debate Tuesday of the front-running Republican candidates for Kay Hagan’s U.S. Senate seat. In the... Read More
The state of the Senate race II
A few weeks ago, I wrote that partisan control of the U.S. Senate may well be determined here in North Carolina, where Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan suffers from low job-approval ratings and a... Read More
