That “STOP” arm means – stop
This one should be a no-brainer. You are driving down the road or city street during morning rush hour or in the mid-afternoon. You see in front of you – in your lane, or the oncoming one – a... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Flood insurance: get back to work
Coastal erosion and flood protection are two pressing, persistent challenges that shape the quality of life in Eastern North Carolina. An even more pressing problem, though, has slowly come into this... Read More
McCrory's prediction that state may be forced to expand Medicaid raises eyebrows
Gov. Pat McCrory said Monday that North Carolina may have to expand its Medicaid health insurance program, saying a back door in federal health reforms is forcing his hand. Reform experts question his... Read More
Think: Don't rush Common Core verdict
Editorial - The Fayetteville Observer, Oct 21, 2013 Unless you know how to get fruit from a seedling, don't expect much from the first report on North Carolina's public school students' performance... Read More
More evidence that performance pay works
BY TERRY STOOPS - The Locker Room: October 21, 2013 AT 9:56 AM, In “Incentives, Selection, and Teacher Performance: Evidence from IMPACT,” Thomas Dee of Stanford University and James Wyckoff of... Read More
No tenure law undermines good teaching
Editorial - News & Observer, Published: October 19, 2013 Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger has an idea that North Carolina is rife with incompetent teachers who coast along in the system thanks to... Read More
Too much politics? Actually, too little
Much is wrong with Washington these days, including much of what is said about what is wrong. Many Americans say there is “too much politics” in Washington. Actually, there is too little. Barack... Read More
Monday numbers
16—number of days the federal government was shutdown (“What You Can Get For The Price Of A Shutdown, Think Progress, October 17, 2013) 3.6 billion—amount in dollars of the cost of the shutdown... Read More
Preening Is Not A Rebuttal
After the 2010 elections put North Carolina’s legislature in the hands of Republicans for the first time in more than a century, state policy began a turn to the Right — that much is indisputable... Read More
