One of the bills that became law during the 2011 session of the North Carolina General Assembly is called the “Founding Principles Act.” ...
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“Please excuse our mess”: It’s a sign that all of us have encountered at a construction site at one time or another. It ...
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Although their rallying cry has been about "parental choice," there is nothing in the actions of the narrow Wake County School Board majority that even hints that they truly want a participatory government that values the opinions or choices of the people they are supposed to serve. From the moment the new board members took their seats, they began to work without allowing any voice from the public. ...
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Wake County School Board Chair Ron Margiotta has said that he and the other members of the board are not "social engineers." He believes that using poverty and/or race to create a diverse school district would be "social engineering." ...
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