Wanted: A state lawmaker with guts
I still remember the chair that met me on my first day as an editor several years ago. It was a gigantic, maroon leather affair adorned with brass rivets. The first time I sat in the chair, I nearly... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Friday Follies: McCrory blasts Obama, Senate
McCrory bristles at Obama’s reminder about education cuts Governor Pat McCrory wasn’t happy that President Obama mentioned North Carolina’s woeful education funding on his visit to Charlotte... Read More
GOP needs to stop transforming and start governing
Republicans were caught off guard by the response to the so-called religious freedom bills in Indiana and Arkansas. Businesses, large corporations in particular, rebuked leaders for supporting the... Read More
Protecting teachers
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, April 18, 2015. In 2013, a 19-year-old student beat Dudley High School math teacher Wole Ajala to within inches of his life. After being expelled for removing her... Read More
2 Good bills: Lowering energy costs and increasing healthcare competition
Most of you are probably familiar with the Civitas Institute's Bad Bill of the Week series. Fortunately, this week also saw the focus turn to two good bills that would help lower utility bills and... Read More
Scholarship program proposed for future teachers
State House education leaders want to find a way to attract high school students and working professionals to teaching careers at a time when interest in the profession is dropping. They are proposing... Read More
One argument for open government
A recent poll about North Carolina residents' opinions about public records and access to government information yielded disturbing results. It came from Elon University and was released before... Read More
20 years later, poor schools still lag behind
Editorial by Fayetteville Observer, April 17, 2017. Twenty years ago, the state Supreme Court gave Superior Court Judge Howard Manning Jr. a daunting challenge. He's still wrestling with it. Manning's... Read More
Graham statute bill leads to angry House debate
House lawmakers voted 71-28 Thursday to make the Rev. Billy Graham the state's next representative in the Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol, replacing a statue of former Gov. Charles Aycock. But the... Read More
Teaching load for professors
Editorial by Wilmington Star-News, April 15, 2015. A lot of new ideas are floating around Raleigh these days. Unfortunately, some of them are just plain lousy. Case in point: A bill in the General... Read More
