School choice in North Carolina has taken a major hit. Superior Court Judge Abraham Jones recently barred a virtual charter school from operating. NC Learns, a non-profit organization, wanted to open a virtual charter school that planned to enroll almost 2,000 students across the state. The school in question, NC Virtual Academy, received approval from [...]
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First GOP Led Session Ends With High Notes for Republicans
Republicans, along with some Democrats, dealt Democratic Governor Bev Perdue multiple blows with veto overrides to conclude the first legislative session led by Republicans in 140 years. Click on the video report…
Spotlighting Success: Civitas Review magazine profiles Upper Room Christian Academy
Our nation was founded as a great experiment. In its infancy, its founders knew that there were many forms it could have taken. They chose to fashion it into a republic, and with that system it has endured through the generations. The founders realized that progress requires a daring, entrepreneurial spirit and the courage to [...]
What Comes First: Families’ ‘Wants’ or Society’s ‘Needs’?
You have to give credit to the chairman of the Wake County School Board for frankness in discussing what’s important. Someone in the district passed along to us an e-mail Kevin Hill sent to at least one parent in response to an inquiry about the assignment plan: Thanks for sharing. I do not know where [...]
NC Democrats Lurch Leftward
The North Carolina Democratic Party recently endorsed 77 resolutions to be added to its party platform. Most resolutions were in alignment with the party’s national policy objectives and goals; however, there were a few that went beyond the party’s already liberal agenda, solidifying the notion that the Democratic Party in North Carolina is lurching to [...]
