Train and pay principals wisely
Few missions will be as important and as challenging as preparing the next generation of principals to lead our schools. Read More
NC SPIN Posts by John Hood
Manufacturing jobs on the rise
Whereas manufacturing employment in NC dropped dramatically from 2000 to 2010 it is now on the increase. Read More
Rail transit doesn't fit state
North Carolina is a fast-growing state but our settlement patterns aren't friendly to large-scale rail transit Read More
Coerced funding bad for politics
The indictment of NCGOP Chair Robin Hayes, Greg Lindberg and two others has raised once again the subject of government funded campaigns. Read More
State voters still closely split
In North Carolina, political power is divided. Republicans control the state legislature, although without the supermajorities they once enjoyed. Democrats occupy such jobs as governor and attorney... Read More
Education needs choice and competition
As a policy analyst and opinion journalist, I have spent much of my career advocating the expansion of choice and competition in education. I purposefully use both of those terms, because I think that... Read More
Be prudent with state budget
When the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released revised employment data a few days ago, North Carolina got some unwelcome news. After years of outpacing the national and regional averages in job... Read More
Lawmakers can reduce healthcare costs
Health care costs too much. Are we agreed? Great. Perhaps now we can discuss the more interesting question of what policymakers should do about the problem. There are dozens of different proposals to... Read More
Special elections won't be 2018 rerun
Democrats made substantial gains in the 2018 elections, both in the U.S. House and in state offices. They did so primarily by running against the incumbent president, as is usually true for midterm... Read More
State continues to expand freedom
While election scandals, national issues, and candidate announcements for 2019 and 2020 races have dominated the political headlines, North Carolina is continuing to head in the direction of greater... Read More
