county in North Carolina, United States
“The government should actively intervene to address income inequality” is a statement broadly accepted and promoted by progressives for decades. But is such intervention justified? The burden of proof lies…
At the recent State Board of Education meeting, Gov. Roy Cooper called for a moratorium on expanding the Opportunity Scholarship Program. Cooper’s claims about vouchers harming public schools financially and…
Unemployment rates increased in all but one of North Carolina’s 100 counties in January, according to the latest release from the state’s Department of Commerce. These local rates are not seasonally adjusted…
Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in all but two of North Carolina’s counties in June, according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce. Twenty counties in the…
North Carolina’s employment situation improved again in April as the unemployment rate fell to 3.4%, remaining below the national average of 3.6%, according to the latest release from the North Carolina Department…
Last week, Gov. Roy Cooper pulled $50 million from reserve accounts and funds set aside for summer reading camps (which will not occur this summer for obvious reasons). Districts and…
The N.C. Department of Public Instruction released estimates for the distribution of $100 million in lottery funds for school facilities. Charter schools are not entitled to lottery funds for this…
One of the outstanding features of the 2016-17 State of Teaching Profession Report is that it includes teacher vacancy data for the current school year. The definition of a “vacancy”…
The News & Observer is reporting on the Hyde County Mattamuskeet lodge that has drawn scrutiny from Carolina Journal. From the N&O: The state has spent about $5.7 million on…
Senate Bill 434 has a pretty inspiring title: “An Act to Amend Certain Environmental and Natural Resources Laws.” But the significance of the legislation is far greater than the title…
Earlier this month, the National Education Association (NEA) released their annual “Rankings and Estimates” report. In addition to North Carolina’s surge in average teacher pay, NEA researchers estimated that North…
North Carolina taxpayers have spent millions of dollars restoring a Hyde County landmark that could be turned over to a private partner to be run as a for-profit enterprise. Rick…