by Thomas Mills | Aug 2, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics, NCGOP |
The most insidious lies that Republicans are telling right now are the ones about public education. It’s their Achilles Heel and they know it. In the 1990s and early ‘00s, Democrats pounded them for their opposition to higher teacher salaries, lower class size and...
by Thomas Mills | Aug 2, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics, NCGA, NCGOP, NCGov, Politics |
Make no mistake. The Republican spin machine is out in force trying to cover up the damage they’ve done to public education. The truth-challenged Governor Pat McCrory was leading the charge, claiming that the education budget was more than last year. He was backed up...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 29, 2013 | Economy, Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics, NCGOP |
Republicans have taken North Carolina into unchartered territory and in the process awakened a portion of the electorate that doesn’t want to be there. A cross-section of North Carolina’s population is proud of its reputation as a moderate, enlightened state and are...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 27, 2013 | Economic Development, Economy, Editor's Blog, Education, Gun Control, Politics, Tax Reform, Voting Rights |
Back in May, Greg Lacour said in Charlotte Magazine that North Carolina was becoming a petri dish for the American far right. He’s exactly right and now, we know for certain how far they will take us. They did damage but they are not finished. They have not eliminated...
by Thomas Mills | Jul 26, 2013 | Economy, Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics, Tax Reform
It would be great if the North Carolina legislature took the same approach to education as they did to taxes. Ever since the GOP took control of state government, we’ve heard the same tired line about North Carolina not being competitive with other states. They...
by John deVille | Jul 23, 2013 | Education, NC Politics, NCGA
To Senators Jim Davis, Phil Berger, Representatives Roger West and Thom Tillis: Last night, the Macon County Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution which calls into question three areas of concern: (1) The $120 million cut to vital teacher assistants which...
