Budget, Taxation & Economy
Stacking the Deck: Sports Wagering Proposal Favors Affluent Universities
The North Carolina House's proposal to alter the uses for sports betting tax revenue favors affluent universities.
Fayetteville State University
public historically black college in Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Education
Martin Center Column Probes UNC Freshman Orientation
Shannon Watkins of the Martin Center focuses on freshman orientation within the UNC System. North Carolina has a law that helps address students’ misconceptions about the First Amendment. In the…
Education
Martin Center column ponders FSU chancellor scandal
Jay Schalin of the Martin Center looks into the hubbub surrounding Darrell Allison’s appointment as Fayetteville State University chancellor. Members of the media and faculty erupted into histrionics at the…
Education
Martin Center column highlights ‘tainted’ FSU chancellor search
Shannon Watkins of the Martin Center highlights bad optics tied to the recent selection of a chancellor for Fayetteville State University. University leaders could have eased a lot of suspicion…
Education
Martin Center column weighs merits of GPA and SAT in UNC admissions
Shannon Watkins of the Martin Center focuses on the UNC System’s internal debate over college admissions decisions. At a time when only 41 percent of college students graduate in four…
Education
Martin Center reviews past year of UNC free-speech issues
Shannon Watkins of the Martin Center reviews recent free-speech developments on UNC campuses. Fortunately, there has been some progress since the Martin Center’s 2018 review of UNC system schools. The…
Education
Martin Center column probes ‘bias response teams’
Dan Way writes for the Martin Center about a new tool that could stifle free speech on college campuses. Colleges are using a new tool with the frightening potential to…
Education
There is no “teacher crisis” in Moore County
Former Southern Pines town manager Kyle Sonnenberg is declaring that the Moore County Schools is in the midst of a teacher crisis. He writes, At the recent start of the…
Liberty
UNC Schools Don’t Need More Buildings
The 2015 House Bond proposal includes nearly $1 billion for the UNC system. That includes at least one project at each school, even tiny Elizabeth City State which is rapidly losing…
Education
Low SAT scores = bad teachers?
View in your browser. Welcome Yesterday, the University of North Carolina System unveiled their Educator Quality Dashboard, an online tool that allows users to examine teacher preparation, recruitment, retention, and…
Liberty
New HBCU standards will be gutted by 10-point high school grading scale
The UNC Board of Governors voted in October to allow three historically black universities to accept students with SAT scores as low as 750, provided that they used a sliding…
Law & Public Safety
N.C. Court of Appeals rules against former Durham D.A. Cline
A unanimous three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court’s ruling against former Durham County District Attorney Tracey Cline in her effort to secure email…