Scores dropped during the latest round of public school standardized tests in North Carolina. Terry Stoops dissects the meaning of that decline in the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.

Katherine Restrepo discusses problems associated with Community Care of North Carolina, which oversees most of the state’s Medicaid patients. You’ll also hear highlights from John Hood’s recent public presentation on research into public policies that promote economic growth.

Baylor University President Kenneth Starr discusses key challenges in American higher education. Plus you’ll hear state lawmakers debate the best way to apply North Carolina’s sales tax to ticketed entertainment.