The Charlotte Observer and its “Your Schools” blog both quoted John Locke Foundation Director of Research and Education Studies Terry Stoops in articles discussing the N.C. School Boards Association’s decision to establish a new group for political advocacy. Stoops joined the speaker pro tem of the N.C. House of Representatives for a presentation on education policy and funding to the Carolina Law Republicans. The Elkin-Jonesville Tribune published Stoops’ column about civility in the debate over Common Core standards.
Speaking of education issues, the N.C. Spin website promoted Carolina Journal Associate Editor Barry Smith‘s article on the N.C. Supreme Court’s latest opportunity to review school funding issues. N.C. Senate Republicans highlighted that article in their daily press email, along with Smith’s story on Gov. Pat McCrory’s hiring of outside legal help to defend North Carolina’s new election law against a federal lawsuit, and his article on a new state audit criticizing the N.C. Agricultural Financing Authority. DigitalJournal.com cited Smith’s story on McCrory’s election law legal team.
The Greensboro News & Record picked up “Piedmont Publius” blogger Sam Hieb‘s entry on high-profile debtors in High Point. The Kernersville News published CJ columnist Andrew Taylor’s piece on the future of partisan politics in North Carolina.
The Senate GOP promoted the transcript of Donna Martinez‘s Carolina Journal Radio interview with Jenna Ashley Robinson of the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy on colleges that subsidize failure. Senate Republicans also highlighted an interview with Duke professor Jacob Vigdor about American students’ lackluster math performance and Becki Gray’s CJ column on problems associated with Medicaid in North Carolina.
