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
NC Spin Articles
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
Pork Chop Shop era at NC State Fair coming to an end
Pork Chop Shop fans, this is the last year to sit down at this beloved institution to enjoy a vinegary chopped barbecue sandwich or a pork loin plate at the N.C. State Fair. The N.C. Pork Council has... Read More
Academic Freedom or Shrill Partisanship?
Gene Nichol, a UNC Law School professor, goes over the top in his invective. In 2011, President Obama called for a more civil discourse to “make sure that we are talking with each other in a way... Read More
NC GOP candidates: no, no, no
Posted by Jim Morrill on October 18, 2013 - Under the Dome Blog It looks like North Carolina’s Republican U.S. Senate primary will be fought on the right – and set up an even clearer contrast to... Read More
Wake and CMS school leaders complain about loss of teacher tenure
Leaders of North Carolina’s two largest public school systems charge that state legislators made a bad decision when they replaced tenure with a system that will have teachers competing for a small... Read More
Kaiser estimates 318,710 North Carolinians fall in 'coverage gap'
An estimated 318,710 low-income North Carolina residents will fall into a health insurance “coverage gap” and are likely to remain uninsured despite the federal health overhaul, according to a new... Read More
