Opinion
Freedom Up in Smoke
Whether through impatience, intolerance, or inadequate consideration of the issues involved, many North Carolinians are willing to countenance the abrogation of liberty to get what they want.
Opinion
Lindalyn’s Journal
When it comes to test results, educators are increasingly playing fast and loose with the facts. What’s the harm with a little grade inflation, some might say, if students feel good about their performance? Plenty. And the costs – both social and economic – are piling up.
Opinion
Finding An Ethical Tether
Former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland spoke in Raleigh on Tuesday. His topic? The arrogance of power among politicians. His expertise? More than two decades of public service, plus other service – in the slammer.
Opinion
Jamie Cracked Quorn, Kids Didn’t Care
It used to be that meddlesome politicians imagined themselves to be mechanics. Now, perhaps, we’ll have to fear they will imaginine themselves to be cooks.
Opinion
Finally, Truth on Test Scores
While North Carolina politicians preened for the cameras and collected meaningless awards, the testing program they created became known as one of the least-rigorous systems in the U.S.
Opinion
School finance litigation
WASHINGTON, DC — Public Education Network (PEN) has developed this guide to encourage community organizations to employ public engagement strategies in the context of school finance litigation taking place in their states. Here's what local organizations can do.
Opinion
Two-Way Prices and Two-Way Streets
Money prices drive market decisionmaking, and help ensure that consumers get what they want, when they want it, and in the quantities they want. It is the ability of prices to be flexible in response to changes, to move up and down quickly in response to demand or supply changes, that almost single-handedly prevents shortages and surpluses from occurring. How should we 'manage' prices and wages to produce the best economic results? The Invisible Hand.
Opinion
Why Conservatives Should (and Do) Support School Choice
Fears about government intrusion should not shut the door on a valuable tool for improving education.
Opinion
Who Is on Trial, Again?
North Carolina voters following the politically significant Kevin Geddings trial in Raleigh can be forgiven for wondering just who is on trial.
Opinion
Lindalyn’s Journal
Here we go again. It may be a new school year, but the same old news is still trickling in: across the board – at the national, state and local levels – high schools are in the hot seat.
Opinion
Changing the Poll Position
Just as in the for-profit world of business, the politics industry is undergoing dramatic change, led by technological innovation and the information explosion.
Opinion
We Shouldn’t Let Politicians Do It
Do we want to charge politicians and bureaucrats with sanctioning sins in areas that are morally ambiguous? That’s the issue with sin taxes.
