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Teacher Pay Rankings, Facts, and Figures
On Monday, the National Education Association (NEA) released their annual Rankings and Estimates report. According to the report, North Carolina’s average teacher salary for… -
Lifting the Veil Between Poverty and Mobility
“Human advancement is not a mere question of almsgiving, but rather of sympathy and cooperation among classes who would scorn charity,” writes W.E.B. DuBois in … -
The Ongoing Crisis in Forensic Science
A series of recent scandals involving forensic evidence in North Carolina have placed hundreds of convictions in doubt and undermined public and…
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Nebraska Joins the De-licensing Revolution, while North Carolina Sits
It is strange, isn’t it, that a state that may be indirectly responsible for touching off the de-licensing revolution among the states still hasn’t joined… -
Tax Fairness and the North Carolina Constitution
When it comes to debates over tax reform or tax cuts (rarely for tax increases), it is quite typical for questions of fairness and justice… -
UNC’s Faculty Resolution Hearkens Back to Defeat of Speaker Ban Law
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has a proud history of supporting free speech and expression. One of the proudest moments in its…
Upcoming Events
April 30, 2018, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
The Populist Paradox: Small Business and American Politics in the 20th Century
Benjamin Waterhouse: Associate Professor of History and Grauer Scholar, UNC-Chapel Hill
Today, many small business owners see government as their biggest obstacle, but that was not always the case. In this presentation, Prof. Waterhouse recounts the history of small business political activism in the twentieth century. From the anti-chain store movement…
