Of the 11 members on the N.C. State Board of Education, four are Republican appointees. With a recent resignation, that number dips to just three. Todd Chasteen resigned from the board on Feb. 1, warning of a trajectory away from education toward political activism, especially on new social studies standards OK’ed by the State Board...
Catherine Truitt is concerned the state isn’t doing enough to prepare students to work if they choose not to go to college after high school. As the state’s superintendent of public instruction, Truitt raised her concerns at the Council of State meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 1, saying the DPI is tackling the problem in a...
Rep. John Torbett, R-Gaston, has some clear ideas about how public education should be reformed in North Carolina, but he is counting on parents from across the state to help redefine public education for the next century. “The system of public education in North Carolina was developed over 100 years ago and it has served...
With campaign finance reports coming later this month, North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s campaign announced that he has raised more than $1.5 million. The donations come from 12,691 donors, according to his latest campaign finance report. Semi-annual reports for all candidates for office in N.C. are due Jan. 31. “I want to thank every...
“Gender Queer” is a controversial book written by Maia Kobabe and published in 2019. The book was recently removed from Wake County Public Libraries upon a formal review by staff. The review was prompted by a complaint about the book due to its explicit illustrations of sexual acts. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson had strongly criticized...
Dr. Mandy Cohen, alongside Gov. Roy Cooper, on Tuesday, Dec. 14, gave what will likely be her last briefing on the coronavirus. Cohen’s message carried similar themes expressed since the vaccines became available, first to health care workers, exactly one year ago. “Vaccines and boosters protect you,” she said. North Carolina has since administered 12...
Social media is buzzing about Virginia’s Republican Lt. Gov.-elect Winsome Sears. Her story bears a striking resemblance to North Carolina’s Republican N.C. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson. Sears became the first woman and woman of color to be elected to that office in the state’s history on Tuesday, Nov. 2. She beat Democrat Delegate Hala S....
Having learned the lessons of tyranny under British rule, our state forefathers and their successors intentionally made our governor one of the weakest in the nation.
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson says he’s more determined than ever to keep fighting for what he believes is right. Robinson, a Republican, spoke Friday, Oct. 29, during a “Stand Up for America” rally on Halifax Mall in downtown Raleigh. According to the website for the event, hosted by Return America from Wallburg in Davidson County,...
Parents in North Carolina report feeling increasingly concerned about the public schools’ efforts to usurp their parental authority on topics such as mask and COVID-19 vaccine mandates to the teaching of controversial race and gender theories. The debate heated up over the summer as lawmakers in the General Assembly passed an anti-indoctrination bill — House Bill 324, Ensuring...
Why are people on the far right ‘pro virus’? The question came up on Quora, the social question and answer website. Despite its faulty premise, it sounded sincere. I had an epiphany while thinking about whether to answer that question: Accusing the far right of being “pro virus” is every bit as telling as accusing...
