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Some policies sound responsible because they’re simple—until you look at what they leave out. A proposal to cap local property tax revenue growth using an inflation plus population growth formula is gaining traction in the North Carolina General Assembly. Framed as a neutral, data-driven safeguard against supposed “reckless spending” by county leaders, the idea is... Continue Reading →
What more would your child's classroom have if the NC General Assembly had not deprived each NC classroom of nearly $100,000 since the Class of 2024 entered kindergarten? For the last few years on this blog I've calculated a Class of 20XX "student tax" to measure the state financial support denied to the current graduating... Continue Reading →
Earlier this month, the NC General Assembly overrode Gov. Roy Cooper's veto to make S49 law. Among other things, this law requires the following: As a teacher tasked with implementing this law in my classroom and a mom of 2 schoolchildren, I was sincerely interested in proactively navigating how the "naming clause" would impact my... Continue Reading →
Today the NC General Assembly published a proposal that would make changes to parenting and teaching in North Carolina. You can read the full text here. There's a lot of nonsense in this proposal, but here are 5 items that most jumped out to me after a first round of notes. 1. Create another curriculum... Continue Reading →
North Carolina's license plates have featured "First in Flight" and "First in Freedom" but as we drive our state forward we should check our rear-view mirrors for another historical milestone: First in Judicial Review. For those in need of a refresher, judicial review is a key check-and-balance between branches of government that empowers the judicial... Continue Reading →
https://videopress.com/v/CLACmEU0?preloadContent=metadata Read the full letter here: https://cardinalpine.com/story/a-letter-to-santa-from-ncs-cash-starved-schools/ Find your state legislators here: https://ncleg.gov/About/ContactInfo
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