by James Kotecki | Jun 22, 2016 | 2016 Elections, Campaigns, Education, Issues, LGBT Rights, NC Politics, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian |
A Republican Lieutenant Governor is something of on an anomaly in North Carolina – from the start of the 20th century until now there have only been three out of a total of 27. Linda Coleman, his Democratic opponent in the upcoming election. Forest’s take on HB2...
by James Kotecki | Jun 9, 2016 | Education, PODCAST, Politics, The North Carolinian
Nation Hahn is one of those guys that seems to know everybody, especially in state political circles. By the time I met him in early 2013, it was clear that he and his wife Jamie were poised to make a huge impact on North Carolina. Then something happened that changed...
by James Kotecki | Apr 28, 2016 | Education, Issues, Politics, The North Carolinian |
Low teacher pay. A decline in per-student investment. Teachers leaving the state. But the most troubling thing about public education in North Carolina may be that it’s all going according to plan. Rodney Ellis, the President of the North Carolina Association of...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 25, 2016 | Budget, Economy, Editor's Blog, Education |
Republicans are crowing about the state’s revenue. John Hood notes that collections are up almost $900 million over expenditures. That maybe good if your primary goal is balancing the budget. However, we’re still in trouble if your goal is meeting the states needs. We...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 29, 2016 | Editor's Blog, Education |
Charter schools have been making a lot of news lately. It started when Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest decided to bury a report on the schools that was less than favorable. He didn’t like the results so he was going to fish for data that validated his point of...
by Thomas Mills | Jan 8, 2016 | Editor's Blog, Education, Race |
It looks like Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest wants to pick and choose his data. Forest rejected a report showing that charter schools in the state are disproportionally white and wealthy. That’s not what the light guv wanted to hear. He rejected the report as too...
