While North Carolina suffered under slavery and segregation for far too long, the courage of students from N.C. A&T State University transformed the trajectory of our state and nation.
The only state in the Southeast that seems to rival North Carolina in the stringency of COVID-19 regulation is Virginia. Not coincidentally, the two states have had among the largest drops in consumer and worker mobility.
If you’re a fan of Subway, perhaps you like getting a “five-dollar footlong.” Maybe you even like the jingle. But in Seattle, you’d be singing a different tune if you saw you can’t buy a five-dollar footlong. Seattle’s minimum-wage hikes have made labor costs too expensive for a Subway franchise to afford to do the...
Since all school districts and states pay teachers based on credentials and experience, a less experienced and credentialed teacher work force will get less pay.
RALEIGH — Projections about a mass teacher exodus in North Carolina sparked by Republican legislative policies not only have failed to materialize, but also turnover rates declined last year, according to an annual report issued by the state Department of Public Instruction. Meanwhile, turnover rates in education services remain far below levels in many industries, according to federal data measurements.
RALEIGH — A news article in The Daily Tar Heel April 24 contained a shocking lead: “A woman is raped every two minutes. Almost one in every four women between the ages of 18 and 24 is a survivor of sexual assault.” No sources for this information are given — which is mildly surprising since it is published in the campus newspaper for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a UNC flagship university with a well-known school of journalism. It is not, however, unusual for any campus discussion of that particular subject.
A news article in The Daily Tar Heel April 24 contained a shocking lead: "A woman is raped every two minutes. Almost one in every four women between the ages of 18 and 24 is a survivor of sexual assault." No sources for this information are given -- which is mildly surprising since it is published in the campus newspaper for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a UNC flagship university with a well-known school of journalism. It is not, however, unusual for any campus discussion of that particular subject.
State universities elsewhere are boosting tuitions between 12 percent and 25 percent next year. UNC students and profs are upset about an 8 percent hike. It's time for a reality check: North Carolina's minuscule tuitions are bad public policy.
State universities elsewhere are boosting tuitions between 12 percent and 25 percent next year. UNC students and profs are upset about an 8 percent hike. It's time for a reality check: North Carolina's minuscule tuitions are bad public policy.
