“Fall” into the County Library or either of our branches, Mountains and Haynes, this October for a fun-filled month of programs, workshops and events! Our offerings are all free, open to the public (Pre-registration required for select programs as noted below), and…Read More »
By Greg Childress, NC Policy Watch A few short years ago, Lakewood Elementary School in Durham was a low-performing school where only one in four students was proficient in reading. The school’s poor performance landed it on a shortlist for potential takeover…Read More »
RUTHERFORDTON — The State’s case against Nickolas Gage Flynn, 16, was called today and a continuance granted until Oct. 23, 2019. According to the warrant, Flynn “did unlawfully, willfully and feloniously did THREATEN A MASS ATTACK ON A SCHOOL IN THAT HE…Read More »
Legislative Republicans take vacation from session without passing teacher pay raises, Medicaid expansion or negotiating a budget compromise NC Governor Roy Cooper Press Release Raleigh Sep 23, 2019 Legislative Republicans headed home last week without passing a budget or teacher pay raises…Read More »
By Joe Killian, NC Policy Watch Thom Goolsby, a former North Carolina state Senator now serving on the UNC Board of Governors, is running an “online financial education” company that might run afoul of a state order barring him from the financial…Read More »
The day faith in the N.C. General Assembly’s Republican leadership bottomed out By Billy Ball, Colin Campbell, Joe Killian NC POLICY WATCH N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore We will remember a lot of things about this day. We’ll remember how North Carolina’s Democratic…Read More »
Lt. Governor to share the stage with speakers who have vilified LGBTQ and Muslim communities, called for plan to “free Christian children from public education” By Joe Killian, in Policy Watch Investigates _________________________________________________________________ Next month, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest will be the…Read More »
By Joe Killian, NC Policy Watch A new Pew Research Center survey shows nearly 40 percent of American adults say colleges and universities are having a negative impact on the United States. That number is up significantly from 2012, when it was measured…Read More »
Tony Helton, one of the state’s most influential charter school leaders, has resigned his post as southeastern regional director of TeamCFA, the school management firm that oversees Southside-Ashpole Elementary school, the first and only school in the state’s Innovative School District (ISD).…Read More »
There have been several high profiles departures at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction in recent weeks. The two involving the state’s controversial Innovative School District (ISD) – a program that was created to improve academic performance at low-performing schools, but…Read More »
