by Thomas Mills | Jan 16, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics |
In the wake of the Brown v. the Board of Education decision in 1954 that ruled segregated schools are unconstitutional, Southern states started looking for ways around the decision. In North Carolina, our government came up with the Pearsall Plan. The plan would allow...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 11, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics |
The North Carolina legislature adjourned from their special session yesterday without addressing their latest unfunded mandate. The General Assembly passed a law requiring smaller class sizes but did not allocate funds to cover the costs. Schools across the state will...
by Thomas Mills | Oct 13, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Education |
Little is more disturbing than watching Republicans privatize public education. They’re turning low-performing schools over to campaign donors. It won’t work out well. The GOP spent years pushing the false notion that our schools are failing. They’re not. Like every...
by Thomas Mills | Apr 19, 2017 | Editor's Blog, Education, North Carolina |
Republicans in the North Carolina legislature are trying to reconfigure how public schools are funded in the state. The constitution says that school funding is the responsibility of the state, but the GOP wants to pass the buck to local government. To do it, they’re...
by James Kotecki | Oct 19, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Education, HB2, Moral Monday, NC House Races, NC Politics, North Carolina, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian
When you think about the kind of candidates that get state Democrats excited this year, you might not think of a woman who once received unemployment benefits, was once arrested, and was once a Republican. But that’s Jen Ferrell, the now-Democratic challenger of a...
by John Wynne | Jun 22, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Education, Features, NC Politics |
Superintendent of Public Instruction race: June Atkinson (D, inc.) vs. Mark Johnson (R) Mark Johnson, Republican candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction, says that he wants to make North Carolina public schools “remarkable.” The implication is...
