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Governor extreme on school choice
Creating more choice and competition is not inconsistent with enhancing the performance of district-run public schools. Indeed, choice programs and public-school reform are mutually reinforcing.
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The secrets of success: More sadness, anxiety in high achievers
A stack of studies chronicles worrisome trends in adolescent mental health. Over a decade, youth depression has increased significantly. Nearly one-third of high schoolers report depressive symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Other federal data show 13% of adolescents experienced a “major” depressive episode in 2017. Trends are easy to spot, hard to explain. But consensus...
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He must be stopped
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Nothing to see here
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N.C. film advocates’ ideal film incentive program a shocking mess
In 2018 Time, declared Georgia “the Hollywood of the South.” By then, Georgia had developed the largest film incentive program in the entire United States. “Hollywood East,” North Carolina, was already the site of many memorable films before the 2000s, the golden age of state film incentives. North Carolina started offering film production tax credits...
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Freedom grows in North Carolina
To be free is to enjoy the right to make your own decisions, to transact business and associate with other free people at your discretion, and to live according to your own values.
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Few feel ‘urgency’ of state budget impasse
Most people feel little direct impact from the political fight between Gov. Roy Cooper and legislative leaders.
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Do not disturb
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State economy flourished in 2019
The General Fund budget has run a $542 million surplus halfway through the fiscal year. Keep in mind that revenues and expenditures don’t distribute evenly across all 12 months, however.
