The narrative of public schools in low-income areas being starved of resources is well worn and unquestioned in education policy circles. School districts located in counties whose ... Keep Reading
Archives for June 2015
Records Show Bias Against Conservative Groups at UNC
Last week in a blog post over at Civitas Review, I commented on the Civitas Institute Center for Law and Freedom’s (CLF) recent pursuit of public records from the University of ... Keep Reading
Why Seeing Walker in Person Illuminates 2016
On a mild, overcast June 5 in Raleigh, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker stepped up to the microphone in the garden of a private home. He was there to discuss what he had done in ... Keep Reading
Daily NC Political Talk Show Debuts
June 8, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Chad Adams (919) 834-2099 chad@freedomactionnetwork.com RALEIGH – Starting Tuesday, June 9, the Civitas Institute is delving ... Keep Reading
NC Higher Ed Funding: Facts Squelch Claims
Ever since Republicans gained majorities in the North Carolina General Assembly in 2010 and won the governor’s office in 2012, Democrats and Progressives have lamented the decline ... Keep Reading
Bad Bill of the Week: Government Force Interjected Into Work Agreements
Big government “progressives” love telling other people what to do (and spending other people’s money). It’s all about control, as a central tenet of progressivism is a strong ... Keep Reading
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Impending Audit Could Spell End for NCAE Dues Check Off
Neither the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) nor the Office of the State Auditor is any stranger to media attention. Between the NCAE’s dues check off litigation and ... Keep Reading
Bad Bill of the Week: Imposing Absurd Levels of Micromanagement on School Meals
This week’s Bad Bill of the Week features the resurrection of a Bad Bill feature from two years ago. House Bill 609, The Healthy and High Performing Schools Act, is sponsored by ... Keep Reading