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Determining who ‘runs’ the schools
Ask a relatively well-informed North Carolinian to identify who “runs” the state’s public schools, and you’re likely to hear a range of responses. And that’s not just because of poor civics education. Local superintendents and elected school boards make decisions for 115 school districts across the state’s 100 counties. Thousands of principals within those districts...
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You snooze, you lose
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Faculty lacks perspective on politics
Activist professors at UNC are the villains of tales they don’t hear and the butts of jokes they don’t understand.
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Be careful what you wish for
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Citizens United facilitates discussion, to the chagrin of the left
Citizens United, or Citizens United v. FEC, is a 2010 case in which the Supreme Court struck down limits to independent political expenditures on First Amendment freedom of speech grounds. The ruling didn’t affect lobbying activities and direct contributions to political parties and candidates that continue to be subject to regulation. It allowed individuals, corporations,...
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Temp service?
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Let’s foster more new businesses
North Carolina ranks 31st in the rate of income taxation on capital gains. A simple way to move up the rankings would be to follow the lead of South Carolina.
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Intel failure
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In North Carolina, community college controversies open Pandora’s box
Recent cases from North Carolina suggest that community college governance may be in need of an overhaul. Consider Martin Community College. In 2014 an anonymous letter allegedly written by a group of concerned students, faculty, and staff was sent to the state’s community college system, the school’s board of trustees, and lawmakers. It claimed, among...
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Not so fast
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Bust bullying, boost school success
Mean girls and callous boys are nothing new. They’ve stalked school hallways and commandeered cafeterias for years. Yet bullies’ arsenal of pain-inflicting tools has never been more relentless; smartphones and social media platforms have erased boundaries of time and space. Anytime, anywhere: So go the slings and arrows of the virtual schoolyard. Fortunately, awareness of...
