If the average North Carolina teacher earns $5,400 more than her average peers across the country, why do we continue to hear that teachers in this state get paid less than the national average? Terry Stoops explains in the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.

You?ll also hear what Joe Coletti has to say about the idea of state government assuming more power to deal with drought conditions.

Historian Donald Critchlow will share themes from his recent book, The Conservative Ascendancy: How the GOP Right Made Political History.

John Hood will discuss recent developments in the governor?s race, and you?ll hear evidence that late-breaking news can sometimes throw a monkey wrench into a program. Before Thursday?s announcement that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is suspending his presidential campaign, N.C. State Political Science Professor Andrew Taylor handicapped the race between Romney and the now likely nominee, Arizona Sen. John McCain. Taylor?s insights about the McCain candidacy will still prove valuable to listeners.