For the last several years, journalists and writers across the country have been exposing the propaganda machine the Chinese Communist Party has been using to infiltrate our colleges, universities, and…
Controversies surrounding the drafting and adoption of social studies standards offer valuable lessons to those concerned about the process of revising state science and health standards. To ensure that education…
A majority of State Board of Education members approved the controversial K-12 social studies standards in February 2021. A new report by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute awarded North Carolina’s…
Many thanks to Superintendent Catherine Truitt’s staff for “making it a priority to go through the backlog of public records requests” from Mark Johnson’s tenure as superintendent of public instruction.…
On March 17, 2020, Gov. Cooper used emergency powers to shut down restaurants and bars to in-person eating and drinking, and he did so without concurrence from the Council of…
The North Carolina Virtual Public School is a state-run virtual school established in 2007. An audit published by the Office of the State Auditor today is nothing less than an…
In a June 11 letter to State Auditor Beth Wood, Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson calls out State Board of Education members Eric Davis and J.B. Buxton for executing…
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to change our lives, Amy Cooke warns in the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio about the danger of giving government too much control over…
As North Carolina copes with the coronavirus, government rules and restrictions stand in the way of some effective responses. Jordan Roberts discusses reforms that could help state residents during the…
On March 14, Governor Roy Cooper issued an executive order that directed all public schools to close to students for at least two weeks. He further directed the N.C. Department…
Super Tuesday marked the end of primary season in North Carolina. With the decisions made on who the parties will run for each office, the real race can begin. One…
Greensboro’s Mark Robinson emerged as the victor in the crowded Republican primary race for lieutenant governor. Associated Press reports: First-time candidate Mark Robinson of Greensboro got the most votes and…