There are textbooks in Ronald Tyson’s social studies class at Community House Middle School, but they’re stacked on a shelf, seldom touched. Instead, when his seventh-graders start a lesson on the... Read More
It has been nearly three years since the left-leaning Center for American Progress published a superb report, Return on Educational Investment: A District-by-District Evaluation of U.S. Educational... Read More
Politics 101 used to say that getting in the news was good for politicians. Not today. The new rule is: If you’re in the spotlight, you’re losing. The more you’re in the news, the lower your... Read More
Editorial by Greenville Daily Reflector, December 12, 2013. This week’s unusual round of bipartisan effort among members of Congress toward avoiding fits, starts and shutdowns in setting federal... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, December 12, 2013. Aldona Wos, state secretary of health and human services, owes an apology to every social services worker in the state after she and her... Read More
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, December 12, 2013. Demonizing doesn't lead to productive discussions and useful solutions. Unfortunately for North Carolina taxpayers, that's the tactic Gov. Pat... Read More
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, December 12, 2013. Raise your hand if you cheered (or jeered) well past your bedtime during North Carolina’s improbable upset of No. 1 Michigan State last week... Read More
Corporate financial chiefs say they expect to reduce hiring and also move more jobs to part-time status as a result of the Affordable Care Act, according to a new survey from Duke University and CFO... Read More
he battle over private school vouchers in North Carolina is headed to court. On Wednesday, 25 plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in Wake County Superior Court, calling the state’s voucher program an... Read More
During the state legislature’s frenzied shredding of the safety net for those most in need in North Carolina, I kept thinking of the Niemoller quote. You know the one. “First they came for the... Read More
