Friday, October 22, 2010

Report: Economic school diversity works

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The Public School Forum of North Carolina took note of a new report by the Century Foundation that gives thumbs up to economic school integr...
Tuesday, October 19, 2010

McHenry one of Time's "40 under 40"

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If you missed seeing Time magazine this week, you missed seeing North Carolina's 10th District Congressman Patrick McHenry get dubbed on...
Monday, October 4, 2010

Spratt among 100 who stand for children

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A Washington-based bipartisan children's advocacy group has named its 100 most valuable members of Congress in improving the well-being ...
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Great Recession makes N.C. much poorer

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The N.C. Justice Center has dissected new census data and found poverty rose sharply in every region of North Carolina in 2009, highlighting...
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Monday, September 27, 2010

Democrats back out of tonight's debate

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The three Democrats running for Mecklenburg County commissioner at-large today backed out of a debate planned for tonight. Chairwoman Jennif...
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Friday, September 24, 2010

Want to still call it N.C. "Education" Lottery?

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Turns out the North Carolina Education Lottery is steadily chipping away at the slice of money that supposed to go to education. So says an ...
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Cost of N.C. High School Diploma? $142,027

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The conservative Civitas Institute released a new report today on the cost of a high school diploma in North Carolina. The average cost? $14...
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

State spending could be lowest in 40 years

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With an anticipated $3.3 billion revenue shortfall next year, N.C. lawmakers could reduce state spending to the lowest level in 40 years. So...
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Former associate editor Tom Bradbury dies

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We learned sad news today. Former Observer associate editor Tom Bradbury, long-time member of the Observer's editorial board, died today...