>>BY LEANNE SIMON What do you recall about childhood? I remember the fun of after-school play-dates (though we didn’t call them that then), staying up...[Read More]
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>> This article referred to a previous version of this bill, which would have made political activity a misdemeanor. The current bill still includes the...[Read More]
>>BY TIFFANY FRYE What’s the difference a law can make? How about $70,000 in families’ pockets? Autism advocates have new hope that a bill mandating...[Read More]
>>North Carolina’s new school report cards debuted with the apprehension, confusion, and dismay that many of us remember from bringing home our own grades. Now,...[Read More]
>>BY LEANNE SIMON Ahh… April in North Carolina. We start packing away the sweaters, braving the neon clouds of pollen, and rubbing our hands together...[Read More]
>> When I married my husband, I envisioned an egalitarian utopia. My spouse and I would split all the chores 50/50; to heck with society’s...[Read More]
>>BY TIFFANY FRYE The North Carolina Legislature is considering SB 297, which, if passed, will criminalize prenatal use of narcotics. A similar bill was passed...[Read More]
>>BY JENNIFER BRICK In a curriculum meeting the other day, my principal told me (a teacher) that only 4% of eighth grade students entering high school...[Read More]
>>BY JENNIFER BRICK How hard is it to do the right thing, especially when it comes to our children? Sometimes, if politics are involved, it...[Read More]
>>BY SARA LANG When a charter school opened near my house, many of our friends with school-age kids were excited. I kept hearing: “It’s so...[Read More]