School is canceled in North Carolina. Now, the state must decide how to handle nutrition, child care, and distance learning. The spread of coronavirus — which stands at 23 cases across the state — is enough for Gov. Roy Cooper to shut down K-12 public schools…
Uncertainty clouds the discussion of how the U.S. should fight the spread of the COVID-19, the flu-like respiratory disease that originated in China in December and was first reported in the U.S. in late January. Now, more than a month later, there’s cause for greater concern as the virus continues…
As stories of the spread of coronavirus continue to circulate in the media, teachers have turned to Facebook to complain about a purported shortage of cleaning supplies and hand sanitizer needed to combat the spread of COVID-19 in their schools and classrooms. Predictably, a few petty teachers have used…
How much do Americans know about government or the nation’s founding principles? Not nearly enough. A recent poll from the Annenberg Public Policy Center, querying 1,104 adults, found just two in five could name all three branches of government; 22% couldn’t name one. Earlier Annenberg polling…
“Smart, innovative.” “Refreshing.” “Compelling anecdotes and engaging tone.” “A strong story in a solid field of competitors.” “First-rate thinking and writing.” These are some of the terms judges used praising Carolina Journal’s writers and editors, who collected a record seven awards in…
I used to live in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, when I was young and could barely remember anything of substance. Just snippets of ragged memories. Things such as Roberto Clemente’s home run in the seventh game of the 1971 World Series. My grandparents’ grocery store, just off their kitchen, where…
Andrés Guilarte was sitting in a university lecture when a fellow student began crying and choking. Tear gas was seeping through a classroom window. Police had targeted Guilarte’s school, the Central University of Venezuela, in response to student protests. Guilarte himself led a student group at…
The digital revolution has slashed profits for companies in the business of journalism, leaving the industry to reassess a longstanding yet faulty business model, says Charles Whitaker. Four decades ago, the student rate for an annual subscription to Time magazine was $200, said Whitaker, dean of…
North Carolinians strongly believe parents are the ultimate authority when it comes to educating their children, a new poll from the conservative-leaning Civitas Institute shows. The poll was released during National School Choice Week, Jan. 26…
When President Trump speaks to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention Sunday, I’ll be listening for next steps in his plan to free North Carolina farmers from the devastating overreach of Obama administration rules that expanded the definition of private land that…
