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Biden: Trust Scientists on a COVID-19 Vaccine, Not Donald Trump
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden met with researchers and scientists to discuss how he would manage the pandemic, as polling shows a majority of Americans don’t trust President Trump on the coronavirus vaccine.
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Climate Change Will Collapse the US Economy—These Five Policies Could Stop That From Happening
Economists and financial analysts believe that climate change will likely decimate the US economy. And the only way to stop that from happening is by creating a sustainable economy that fights climate change.
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Virtual Schools Are Starting. But Half a Million NC Kids Don’t Have the Internet Access They Need.
Coronavirus and virtual schools has laid bare the essential nature of broadband in NC. It’s time to get serious about solutions.
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Herman Cain Dies of COVID-19 as Infections Rattle GOP Staff
Cain’s death comes one day after news of Turning Point USA founder also dying of coronavirus complications.
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From a Teacher: Stop Using Equity as a Prop for School Reopening, Sen. Berger
The NC Senate head, whose leadership has been very bad for education, should stay away from equity arguments on school reopening during the coronavirus.
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From a Teacher: NC Schools Don’t Need A Polite Superintendent — They Need Someone To Fight Like Hell
After a decade of bad education policy from the NC General Assembly, NC’s new superintendent shouldn’t be concerned about hurting Republicans’ feelings.
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Coronavirus Is No Excuse for NC Lawmakers’ Leandro Failure
Pandemics do not relieve North Carolina lawmakers of their constitutional mandate from the Leandro case to provide a “sound basic education.”
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Should NC Teachers Get Hazard Pay If Schools Reopen in August? These Lawmakers Think So.
A bill filed by Democrats in the NC Senate looks to offer hazard pay to all school employees if public schools reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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You Need To Know Why Confederate Monuments Were Originally Put Up
The historic mass uprisings throughout Virginia against police brutality and racial injustice might make you think almost everyone supports the removal of the state’s Confederate monuments. But there are still plenty of white people in our state who are comfortable arguing, publicly on Facebook, that Confederate statues in the commonwealth should stay standing. Virginia, once…
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From a Teacher: Goodbye And Good Riddance To NC School Head Mark Johnson
The head of NC’s public school system, Superintendent Mark Johnson, is distorting the details of his embarrassing Istation scandal.



















