In the classroom, nothing beats a good teacher. Abundant research affirms teacher quality as the most significant in-school predictor of student achievement. Teachers know they have the power to leave... Read More
Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the use of chemical weapons, but he called for a negotiated settlement of the civil war in Syria, and announced he would lead a worldwide day of fasting and prayer for... Read More
When the July jobs report for North Carolina came out last week, showing an uptick in the unemployment rate, all the usual suspects said all the usual things. Republicans whose main focus is national... Read More
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, September 1, 2013. On Labor Day, it's fitting to note that there are definite signs that the economy and the job market are moving forward, slowly but deliberately... Read More
After speaking at North Carolina's annual CEO Forum a few weeks ago, Colin Powell drew high praise from the left, but that was only because he criticized the right. Saying he was speaking as a... Read More
Last Tuesday, more than four years after the Great Recession officially ended, a weekly support group for the unemployed met at White Memorial Presbyterian Church in an affluent section of Raleigh... Read More
The Democrat complaint list goes on and on against photo voter ID in North Carolina: voter suppression, new Jim Crow laws, onerous requirements for college students to cast ballots, etc. Liberals and... Read More
Editorial by Rocky Mount Telegram, August 31, 2013. Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr certainly hit the nail squarely on the head recently when he said an effort to to shut down the federal government... Read More
Editorial by Winston-Salem Journal, August 31, 2013. The General Assembly should put aside partisan concerns and investigate what is happening at the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. Both... Read More
Editorial by News and Observer, August 30, 2013. Maybe they’re just tired. Or maybe there were never very many of them anyway. Or maybe their campaign to destroy the Affordable Care Act, which... Read More
