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A preview of the fall election

by Thomas Mills | May 15, 2018 | 2018 elections, Editor's Blog, Education | 6 comments

The rally in Raleigh tomorrow may be a preview to the general election campaign this fall. Both sides are trying to shape public perception of the protest and score political points. And both sides have dramatically different interpretations of the event. Republicans...

Democrats are better for teachers and schools

by Thomas Mills | May 14, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Education, North Carolina | 11 comments

On Wednesday, educators will greet legislators returning for the short session with a massive rally. Organizers say the protest might exceed 10,000 teachers and school districts across the state are canceling classes. North Carolina teachers are following in the...

Rigging academia

by Thomas Mills | May 7, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Education | 10 comments

For years conservatives have complained that liberals are controlling our colleges and universities, especially public ones, and squashing academic freedom. Now, it turns out that private donors are using their money to exert influence over the administration of...

Separate but equal redux

by Thomas Mills | Apr 11, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Education, North Carolina | 7 comments

North Carolina is back in the news for GOP attempts to reverse the progress that the state has made over the past 50 years. This time, a Bloomberg article highlights attempts to re-segregate our public schools. The GOP is considering ways to breakup county-wide school...

Like a Wall Street banker

by Thomas Mills | Mar 27, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics | 5 comments

I don’t often agree with former Raleigh mayor Tom Fetzer but his take on the $95,000 bonus paid to UNC President Margaret Spellings was spot on. “At a base salary of $775,000,” Fetzer said, “I think the tax paying citizens of North Carolina ought to be able to...

A lot of bad choices

by Thomas Mills | Jan 26, 2018 | Editor's Blog, Education | 5 comments

The North Carolina legislature is supposed to be a part-time body, but you wouldn’t know that by the number of special sessions we’ve had. Every time legislators come back to Raleigh, there are rumors and speculation about what they’ll do. This time, the GOP is using...