by Thomas Mills | May 5, 2015 | Editor's Blog, Education |
In his blog yesterday, Gary Pearce wonders why North Carolina Democrats have backed off promoting education in favor of issues like income equality. An op-ed in today’s News & Observer offers a cautionary tale about cutting taxes at the expense of public...
by Thomas Mills | Mar 16, 2015 | Economic Development, Editor's Blog, Education |
To hear Republicans tell it, North Carolina duped the rest of the country for almost 50 years. We sold ourselves as an enlightened state that valued education, nurtured our cultural heritage, and supported the arts. We convinced people that our mountains were...
by Thomas Mills | Feb 19, 2015 | Editor's Blog, Education, UNC |
The UNC Board of Governor’s review of “240 centers and institutes centers and institutes that conduct research, service or policy analysis across the UNC system” was little more than an elaborate ruse. The goal was to punish UNC law professor Gene Nichol for his...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 22, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, Education, US Senate |
Thom Tillis is up with another ad defending his record on education. National pundits are asking why education has so dominated the North Carolina Senate contest. It’s a subject usually confined to state politics, while federal races are more often about issues like...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 18, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Editor's Blog, Education, US Senate |
Seems Thom Tillis and the GOP are upset about the Democratic ads claiming Republicans cut $500 million from education. They claim the ads are false and cite several fact checkers that have cast doubt about the numbers. Yesterday, John Hood of the John Locke Foundation...
by Thomas Mills | Sep 12, 2014 | Budget, Economic Development, Economy, Editor's Blog, Education |
The GOP took control of the North Carolina legislature almost four years ago and they’ve made a mess. The latest evidence? A $200 million hole in a budget that’s not yet three months old. At that rate, the hole will be $1.2 BILLION by the end of the fiscal year. But...
