[3:15 p.m. note: This post has been edited to correct an error in the original article.] David Waugh writes for the Martin Center about poor graduation rates among N.C. colleges.…
Looks like North Carolina voters are upbeat about the economy.
State law promises access to North Carolina’s public records. But flaws within that law can reduce government transparency and increase inefficiency. That’s the argument Elliot Engstrom, fellow at the Elon…
The latest Elon University Poll asked 621 North Carolina residents the following question: In general, do you think teachers in North Carolina K through 12 public schools are paid too…
• A new Elon University Poll of registered N.C. voters defies the conventional wisdom (and the media narrative) about House Bill 2: A near-majority (49 percent) said the state should…
A new report from the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings outlines a novel way to evaluate colleges: by measuring value added. In “Beyond College Rankings,” two Brookings scholars attempt to…
A poll conducted by Elon University in late April found that, two years after the passage of Obamacare, 46 percent of North Carolinians believe “it was a bad thing for…
Elon University has new poll numbers tracking North Carolinians’ attitudes on Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party. Seventy-seven percent of respondents are “somewhat familiar” or “very familiar” with OSW.…
Elon University has a new poll out showing that a majority — 66 percent — of North Carolinians “support” or “strongly support” raising taxes “on Americans with incomes over one…
Lots going on here in this story on a fatal accident at an Elon Police Department checkpoint Friday night. I’ll give you the short version. It’s not pretty. Apparently someone…
Elon University has a new poll out (scroll down) finding that a majority of North Carolinians oppose a state constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and…
Oh goodness, so much to do before the snow comes and school closes early. So I’ll just hit it quick for now and get back later: *Yours truly discusses taxpayer-funded…