Charter school advocates are concerned about the composition of a new state oversight board. Watchdog.org and N.C. Senate Republicans promoted Carolina Journal Associate Editor Sara Burrows‘ report on the topic. The Lincoln Tribune and Senate Republicans highlighted Burrows’ article on a controversial “game fish” bill. The Lincoln Tribune and Senate Republicans also picked up contributor Karen Welsh‘s report on contrasting approaches to education reform from teachers and the public. Senate Republicans’ daily press email cited a column from Carolina Journal Radio Co-Host Donna Martinez that documented several examples of government overreach. The Durham Herald-Sun quoted CJ Publisher Jon Ham in an article about controversial “ban the box” ordinances limiting employers’ questions about job applicants’ criminal histories. Ham oversaw a project that has added John Locke Foundation regional blog feeds to the JohnLocke.org and CarolinaJournal.com home pages. David Bass’ latest contribution to the American Spectator blog focused on the London riots.