Carolina Journal
Volume 16, Number 11 - November 2007

Table of Contents:

On the Cover:

  • 'Direct instruction' hangs up charter's bid
  • Some see double standard as schools bend for Islam

North Carolina:

  • Parton Theatre marketing dollars never materialized, page 4
  • 'Seriously flawed' analysis hurts climate debate, page 5

Education:

  • Learn-Earn schools inspired by one-romm schoolhouses, page 9
  • Kristen Blair commentary: Standardizing mediocrity, page 9
  • School-enrollment levels puzzle officials, page 10
  • Report: Longer class time doesn't guarantee results, page 11

Higher Education:

  • UNC-CH wants Moeser successor by June, page 12
  • Marx, Mao, and Mischief at UNC, page 13
  • Jane Shaw commentary: Insights from the past, page 13
  • Bats in the Belltower, page 14
  • UNC System one step closer to new admission standards, page 14
  • Issues in Higher Education, page 15

Local Government:

  • Courts clarify traffic-stop constitutionality, page 16
  • Water and emotional subject, especially during scarcity, page 17
  • Chad Adams commentary: Stop wasteful spending, page 17
  • From Cherokee to Currituck, page 18
  • Local Innovation Bulletin Board, page 18
  • Forced-annexation residents question golf course, page 19

The Learning Curve:

  • Book review: The Late Great U.S.A. by Jerome Corsi, page 20
  • Troy Kickler commentary: What is history? Not as easy a question to answer as you'd think, page 21
  • Book review: What Do Unions Do? by James Bennett and Bruce Kaufman, page 22

Opinion:

  • Paul Chesser commentary: Climate change's gaping holes, page 24
  • Editorial: Most water policies all wet, page 24
  • Editorial: Stephens' ruling correct, page 25
  • Editorial: Capitalism's obit premature, page 25
  • John Hood commentary: Hey, kids, let's put on a show! page 25
  • Mike Walden commentary: What is a recession, and are we in one, page 26
  • Becki Gray commentary: Road-funding bill needed more legislative discussion, page 27
  • Marc Rotterman commentary: The Summer of Love -- Did the '60s change the world? page 27

Parting Shot:

  • Easley creates 'Excellence in Perpetuity' program (a CJ parody, page 28

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