county in North Carolina, United States
Mark Meadows eventually lost his right to vote in Macon County when the county board of elections removed him from the active voter list. Jordan may similarly lose her right…
(Photo of Mark Meadows by Gage Skidmore) The Asheville Citizen Times reported today that former congressman and Trump administration chief of staff Mark Meadows can no longer vote in North…
Mark Meadows was one of the most powerful figures in Washington after he resigned from Congress to become President Donald Trump’s chief of staff. However, a report in the New…
This past week 97.7% of people in NC were estimated to pose no threat of passing along COVID-19 to anyone. Nevertheless, 39 out of 40 (97.4%) adult North Carolinians — and more…
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. Court of Appeals has thrown out a death threat case against a Macon County man. He had been convicted in 2018 of using a Facebook post to threaten…
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…
Here is a follow-up to my previous blog post about Red4EdNC’s advocacy events. Despite what the Red4EdNC folks claim in their press release, 87 percent of North Carolina teachers agree…
Here I go, here I go, here I go again (again?) Readers, what’s my weakness? (financial data published by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction!)
Following a ruling in favor of the Richmond County Board of Education, about a dozen other counties are now suing the state for diverting forfeiture funds from the schools to…
Saith the Macon News: Macon County Public Health Director Jim Bruckner informed the Board of Health that the NC Health Directors Association was moving forward with a lawsuit against the…
This is a big reason why I don’t teach. In the radical days when I was getting certified to teach, we were told there was a difference between educators and…