State lawmakers are likely to make better decisions about state education policies if they split up the committees that now focus on both K-12 and higher education issues. Sarah Curry made that argument in a recent opinion column. She shares themes from that column in the next edition of Carolina Journal Radio.

Lindalyn Kakadelis previews the John Locke Foundation’s Jan. 28 school choice breakfast celebration, while N.C. State University economist Michael Walden discusses North Carolina’s top ongoing employment challenges.

James Piereson of the William E. Simon Foundation explains why the political Left’s obsession with income inequality ignores the more important problem of sluggish economic growth. Plus you’ll learn how new N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin plans to raise awareness about the importance of the judicial branch of government.