The UNC-Chapel Hill faculty wants a seat at the table for discussions over the fate of Silent Sam. The Faculty Council last month approved a resolution for a faculty committee dedicated to providing input to university administration about what to do…
The N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission has released its initial 2018 annual report, the pages of which are filled with colorful photos of smiling people and happy numbers. Proponents of our ABC system make so much of the commission’s power and propensity to “control”…
A frequent argument used against reforming eminent domain in North Carolina, that economic development would suffer, is not supported by the empirical evidence.
Be careful not to let your favorite “narrative” blind you as you pursue the truth.
Regardless of how big the district may be, the days of busing larger numbers of kids around according to race- or income-based school assignments are over.
Throughout my career in journalism, I’ve tried to make it a point to learn something from all each of my editors, even those I often questioned, or even disliked. One such editor, who falls into that latter category, sometimes made points that were both salient…
Teachers and parents, we have a trust problem. Just 36 percent of public school teachers express “complete” or “a lot of” trust in parents, EdChoice’s new “Schooling in America Survey” says. What’s eroding trust? One likely culprit: Parental expectations are sky-high. Harried millennial parents want schools to teach skills once considered part…
To the extent Democrats cede both right and center to Republicans when it comes to economics, they are making a long-term bet that the public wants vastly more government and vastly more taxes to pay for it.
Of the more than a hundred studies published since 1990 that tested the relationship between advanced degrees and teacher effectiveness, more than 80 percent found no link.
Cases involving school funding and the governor's appointments remind us that the state's highest court does not always toe a party line.
