Tag Archives: News & Observer

Editorial of the year?  How can anyone top this one? To tell you the truth, our feelings were a little hurt when the news came that actress Claire Danes and her colleagues from the television show “Homeland” were filming in The Charlotte Observer newsroom. The good folks in Charlotte are part of a sister newspaper,Continue Reading

Thank you, editors of the News & Observer, for publishing a letter from Mr. Leon DeBaer, who is (or was) a seventh-grade science teacher at Zebulon GT Magnet Middle School.  Here is the letter in its entirety: Try a teacher’s pay I must have missed the part of the April 23 Point of View pieceContinue Reading

Today the editors of the News & Observer address Democratic Party chairman Randy Voller’s tax delinquency issues.  Apparently, he owes $286,000 in back taxes and penalties.  That’s not funny.  That’s kinda sad. The funny part is this quote: The Democratic Party is in trouble in North Carolina, and Republicans understandably will make more trouble withContinue Reading

I spent quite a bit of time “arguing” with folks on the comment section of a News & Observer article highlighting the NEA’s “Rankings and Estimates” study, among other topics.  It was exhausting.  I don’t recommend it. Anyway, a few of the folks commenting on the article accused me of being “obtuse” because I askedContinue Reading

The News & Observer published a doozy of an article about today’s State Board of Education vote on a proposed policy framework for the establishment of virtual charter schools in North Carolina.  Lowlights include the following: First issue: Why include “Christopher Hill” and ” N.C. Justice Center” as tags if neither are mentioned in theContinue Reading

Do not read the latest News & Observer communiqué on education reform in North Carolina.  I will save you time by summarizing it for you: Education reformers – give up. The editors of the N&O contend, “[T]here’s a grating edge to many of the “education reform” proposals we’ve seen lately. They seem to take aim at,Continue Reading

According to The Media Bullpen, an article from the News & Observer, “Virtual charter school in Cabarrus County presents concrete challenge,” earned a “strike” due to an inaccurate description of online learning. What else do you expect from an article that includes only one quote from a proponent of the online charter school?  The reporterContinue Reading

In an editorial urging state Sen. Phil Berger to defer and study his education reform proposal, the editors of the News & Observer want Republican leaders “to be open to the input of people like the NCAE and June Atkinson, state superintendent of public instruction.”  I do not know if Berger met with Atkinson, but heContinue Reading