A new bipartisan bill would restore master’s degree and doctoral pay for some public school teachers in the state. In 2013, lawmakers cut that extra pay, but Senate Bill 28 would restore master’s pay to teachers who obtain a degree…
I made a presentation recently to a community GOP club, a group of kind people who were smart, engaged, and curious. Much like many of the other groups I speak to and with. Most recently, I spoke about the N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission and…
A group of House Republicans got an early start to the new General Assembly session by re-introducing a bill Wednesday to propose a state constitutional amendment restricting eminent domain. House Bill 3 was filed early on the legislature’s opening day. Bill sponsors include…
The North Carolina education finance system, often described as complicated and inequitable, could use an overhaul, several education finance experts said. On Tuesday, Jan. 29, the John Locke Foundation co-hosted an education finance workshop with the Reason Foundation, a libertarian…
It’s safe to say the 2019 legislative session will see clashes between Democratic and Republican lawmakers, and a few of these will probably revolve around education and school choice. Although school choice isn’t entirely a partisan issue, the parties tend to disagree on how best…
The N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission is scheduled to meet 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, to consider and adopt rules for spirits sold and consumed in North Carolina. The N.C. ABC is seeing record profits, at the same time state some lawmakers are looking at…
I don’t write much about what happens inside of the classroom simply because there is so little information about it. Content standards adopted by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction outline the sequence, topics, and learning goals for each grade and subject. Curricula and instructional decisions are made on…
The Senate Finance Committee has approved Senate Bill 820, which would raise the amount of corporate handouts to large companies considering moving their headquarters to North Carolina. The committee voted Tuesday, Nov. 27, to raise the cap on the Job Development Investment…
In the United States, there are between 45 million and 46 million turkeys killed each year by profit-seeking farmers for consumption at Thanksgiving dinners around the country. In total, about 245 million turkeys are raised on American farms every year, with pretty much all of them headed for an afterlife…
The N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Commission is trimming the number of products it lists because, to be blunt, some of those items — i.e. bottles — just aren’t selling. In an email to suppliers Wednesday, sent on behalf of ABC administrator Agnes Stevens, the goal is providing “the optimum selection of…
