Cover

• Obama plan: Teacher jobs one year only
• ESC reports show no net public job losses to date
• Perdue prepared to flip on dam takeover bid?

North Carolina

• Poll: Voters take dim view of pols, public workers, Page 2
• Fiscal amendments postponed in 2011 may be revived in 2012, Page 3
• Officials take class on delivering bad news, Page 4
• N.C. Briefs, Page 4
• North Carolina Beach Plan survives Hurricane Irene’s visit, Page 5
• Wildlife Commission considers major changes in hunting rules, Page 6

Education

• Charter school wins battle over funding in appeals court, Page 7
• Dr. Terry Stoops commentary: Politics vs. facts in jobs debate, Page 7
• State’s first charter continues helping at-risk students, Page 8
• Paradise getawy for teachers retrenches after budget cuts, Page 9

Higher Education

• Hollywood questions links between degree and work, Page 17
• Jane Shaw commentary: A more aggressive Board of Governors?, Page 17
• Chronicle assesses state of N.C.’s higher ed, Page 18
• Campus Briefs, Page 18
• Issues in Higher Education: Donors Beware: Universities play games with your philanthropy, Page 19

Local Government

• Rescue mission spurns government funds, Page 10
• Town and County, Page 10
• Court: State can be sued for actions of negligent employees, Page 11
• Michael Lowrey commentary: Rail: Build it and they may not come, Page 11
• Last-minute change could keep traffic cameras in Raleigh, Page 12
• Triad transit agency seeks new funds from cash-strapped counties, Page 12
• Chapel Hill, Hillsborough may soon join food truck parade, Page 13

Learning Curve

• Book review: Essays confirm socialism affects people’s character, Page 20
• From the Liberty Library, Page 20
• Dr. Troy Kickler commentary: Questions at workshops aid understanding of original intent, Page 21
• Book review: A personal journey that inspires, Page 22
• Short Takes on Culture, Page 22
• Book review: Authors: Toxic mix of government intervention perverts free market, Page 23

Opinion

• Editorial: Perdue’s fuzzy jobs math, Page 24
• Becki Gray commentary: Committees keep legislators busy, Page 24
• Editorial: Which model is best?, Page 25
• Editorial: Depoliticize energy, Page 25
• John Hood commentary: What would you do?, Page 25
• Michael Walden commentary: Demographics and economics, Page 26
• Editorial Briefs, Page 26
• Andy Taylor commentary: Why well-to-do are moving Left, Page 27
• Marc Rotterman commentary: Obama’s troubles clarify opportunities, Page 27

Parting Shot

• Aircraft Provider Association to hold final fly-in (a CJ parody), Page 28