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It’s Bad News on the Job Front

The jobless rate is dropping only because more North Carolinians have been dropping out of the labor force. They’re discouraged, not reemployed.

We Can Measure Teacher Effectiveness, Objectively and Transparently

RALEIGH -- Recent research raises serious questions about the continued use of state salary schedules, which reward teachers based on years of experience, advanced degrees, credentials, or additional duties. Value-added analysis suggests that the current system does not select and reward talented teachers or preclude ineffectual teachers from remaining in the classroom.

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Stumbling Around on Incentives

To award government favors without employing a realistic financial model is to set yourself up for a pretty big stumble.

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