Black students thrive in public charter schools
In North Carolina, charter schools have about 35% more black teachers than traditional public schools. Read More
NC Spin Articles
Starving the poor to feed the rich
Actions of Republicans is baffling. They harm their own constituents to help people who are more financially and socially secure. Read More
Get students off their devices and back to the basics
From elementary school to high school it is reported our children are exposed to upwards of 9 hours of screen time daily. Cell phones have become a major distraction and a tool for bullying in our schools. Read More
Our de facto president
America is going off the rails in a speedy, thoughtless attempt to please a king and a de facto president. Read More
Help workers truly earn higher wages
Minimum wages do more harm than good. But lawmakers and all of us should seek higher wages in our state. Read More
The rot from the top won't stop
To Trump, the rule of law is transactional, and applies to everybody but him, and those who support him. Read More
North Carolinians' stability threatened by declining revenues, fed budget cuts
Federal and state policymakers must make sure that billionaires and big corporations pay their share so North Carolinians can access health care, affordable healthy food, and stable homes and communities, secure and confident that we have the freedom to thrive. Read More
As US, NC homelessness numbers rise, officials and nonprofits make headway in helping veterans
Experts say the downward trend in the number of homeless vets shows the value of sustained and targeted public investments. Read More
It’s time to modernize NC’s public-notice laws
Legal notices must appear in paid-subscription print newspapers that are admitted to the US mail in the periodicals class. The law needs changing to reflect the digital age. Read More
NC Republican judges signaled they’ll undo Democrat’s win. We can’t put up with that Read more at: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/article300502299.html#storylink=cpy
It's not hard to see what's coming. The Supreme Court majority will declare Jefferson Griffin the winner. Read More
