If public schools are designed to serve the public, including parents, you might think schools would strive to be “parent-friendly.” But Terry Stoops explains in the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio that few North Carolina school systems fare well in a new “parent-friendly” assessment.
One of government’s most important powers is the power of the purse. Government officials decide how to spend your tax money through their budgets. We’ll hear a critique of North Carolina’s state budget process from Rep. John Blust, R-Guilford, and Joe Coletti. We’ll also hear from Patrick Gleason of the Washington-based Americans for Tax Reform, who will explain how his group is trying to improve transparency in government spending.
Becki Gray will contrast the legislative priorities of the two major parties, and Barton College professor Jean Palmer-Moloney will join us to discuss the impact of military security contractor Blackwater on eastern North Carolina.
