Category: Education

Now you’re talking, Mr. Speaker!

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Brant Clifton

NC state House Speaker Thom Tillis (R) recently speculated publicly about selling off state assets — like a hospital and a railroad — to help state government get

Judicial tyranny at its worst …

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Superior Court Judge Howard Manning has said the state MUST fully fund pre-K classes, and that state legislators have no recourse but to do what he says. Wow. One lawyer

Dems and the N&O: The sky is STILL falling! Seriously. We swear! (Would we lie to you?)

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Brant Clifton

State Democrats and their allies in the teachers union are STILL trying to beat up on conservatives in the legislature for the budget recently passed by both chambers despite the

A mixed review for Tuesday’s legislative session …

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The conservative majority in the state legislature continued their beatdown of Madame Governor in Tuesday’s business — overriding her vetoes of bills limiting the payment of unemployment benefits and installing

YES, there IS life AFTER government funding …

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The recently passed state budget cut out funding for the North Carolina Governor’s School, and The Left quickly pounced on that as another piece of evidence of how conservatives want to hurt

A twisted definition of ‘success’

Posted on July 23, 2011July 23, 2011 by Brant Clifton

We in Moore County just received news that only THREE of our 22 county schools achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status under the federal No Child Left Behind Law. …

Look at me! I’m on TV !!!

Posted on July 21, 2011July 21, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Wake County Superior Court Judge Howard Manning, Jr. is quite passionate about educating North Carolina’s children. He is so passionate about it that he often tiptoes up to the line,

Public school shortcomings blamed on everyone BUT the true culprits

Posted on July 18, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Reports have been all over the mainstream media lately about teachers in Atlanta public schools being caught helping their kids CHEAT on system-wide standardized tests meant to measure students’ progress:

ANOTHER sensible idea emanating from Raleigh …

Posted on July 16, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

This is getting kinda scary. Some in the GOP legislative majority are proposing merging several small community colleges in order to save the state some money. Florence and Darlington

Some Thoughtful advice trickling out of Raleigh

Posted on July 12, 2011July 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The Raleigh-based John Locke Foundation has released a study that details and makes recommendations on the economic and financial conditions of North Carolina’s local governments. This study, available for download