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Asheville is becoming ‘wild west’ of North Carolina
How does Asheville recover its image? Do the opposite of what they did to get into this mess.
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School districts scramble as federal funding dries up
With COVID-relief funding drying up, and with more and more families pulling students from traditional public schools, identifying solutions to bridge these funding gaps has become increasingly challenging.
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Another flag
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On schools and sports, follow evidence
The relationship between graduate study and teacher effectiveness is one of the most frequently studied issues in education policy.
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NC House GOP owes apology on ‘missed opportunity’ scholarships
By failing to clear the Opportunity Scholarship waitlist in the short session, they failed to meet their commitment to “universal school choice."
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Top NC court unites in case tackling fundamental rights
The case signals that NC’s highest court values protecting fundamental rights more than following governmental procedures.
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Independence?
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Who believes Biden can serve another 1,661 days?
If it is your position that, because Biden won't quit and it's too difficult to replace him, voters should still vote for Biden because he is not Donald Trump, then say so. Come on, Governor Cooper, call a press conference and say exactly that. I think it's craven and dangerous, but at least it is honest.
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Our strength
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We need more hospital competition
North Carolina’s hospital sector has undergone lots of mergers and acquisitions over the past decade. Now the pace of change is, if anything, accelerating. Guilford County’s largest hospital, Cone Memorial, has just been acquired by a charitable arm of Kaiser Permanente. Novant Health, also based in the Triad, operates hospitals in Winston-Salem, Charlotte, Wilmington, and...
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On Gaza, UNC Chapel Hill is out of step with North Carolinians
Our public universities should be inclusive spaces for “minority” opinions, especially when they're held by overwhelming majorities.
