by Thomas Mills | Sep 3, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Education, NCGA, NCGov |
Teachers in North Carolina are pissed. Not just members of the North Carolina Association of Educators but the rank and file who go to work, do their jobs and then are under-appreciated and under-compensated. Now, they watch as the Governor and legislature defend...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 27, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Education, NCGov
School started again and with it came the reams of paperwork that explains all the workings of an elementary school. There’s the emergency contact form. There’s the early release procedure in case of inclement weather or other problems. There are departure and arrival...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 25, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Education, NCGA, NCGOP, Tax Reform |
Leave it to a Republican to call for an increase in property taxes. That’s exactly what State Senator Thom Goolsby (R-New Hanover) did. You see, Goolsby is blaming local governments for not ponying up enough money for public education. The only way county and...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 23, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Education, Voting Rights |
General Colin Powell, a Republican, came to North Carolina and said what most of the state and nation believes. “I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote.” Then, he took down the GOP’s main...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 11, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics, NCGOP |
North Carolina Republicans are turning out to be quite tone deaf. Whether through arrogance or ignorance, they seem quite sure they’ve got the support of the people. They dismiss criticism from traditional news outlets like the News & Observer, The Charlotte...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 8, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics |
Republicans want to have a debate about whether or not their budget cuts education. Don’t fall for it. It’s the wrong debate because it’s about semantics, not substance. The debate should be whether or not the budget adequately funds education. It quite clearly does...
