by admin | Apr 8, 2011 | Education - K-12, Politics - NC
Raleigh – 4/7/11 In a breathtaking fit of silly nonsense worthy of Monty Python, the NC Republican house caucus passed a committee substitute charter bill that bore little resemblance to the Senate bill that was sent to it a week or so ago. The cap would...
by admin | Apr 7, 2011 | Politics - NC
Some legislators wanted to enact a law that would make charter schools independent of the State Board of Education (SBE). After all, that was the reason for charter schools in the first place…North Carolina’s K-12 education system under the SBE has been a...
by admin | Apr 6, 2011 | Education - K-12, Politics - NC
The original 1-page Senate Bill 8 to eliminate the cap on charter has morphed through about 11 revisions into a 20+ page substitute bill submitted to the house finance committee on 4/6/2011. It is a disaster for aspiring applicants, caring communities, and prayful...
by admin | Apr 1, 2011 | Politics - US
Although this happened back in mid-2010, I just heard about it. From a recently received email…. U.S. Department of Justice ditches the red, white, and blue stars and stripes. Obama’s Eric Holder changed the U.S. Department of Justice web site. Gone are...
by admin | Mar 31, 2011 | Education - K-12, Politics - NC
For 2010-2011, NCCAT is costing nearly $7,000,000 for its 95 employees and to operate its two resorts. The New Bern resort accomodates about 23 people and the mountain resort holds about 45. “NCCAT holds programming in two of North Carolina’s most beautiful...
