Count Us Out (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
by Lynn Bonner, 11/11/09 Selling candy didn’t raise much money last year, so a Goldsboro middle school is selling grades. A $20 donation to Rosewood Middle School will get a student 20 test points – 10 extra points on two tests of the student’s choosing. That could raise a B to an A, or a failing grade [...]
Charlotte Observer: Breaking News (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
(By Lynn Bonner, lynn.bonner@newsobserver.com) Good news for people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s who left N.C. high schools without a diploma: You may be eligible now. Bad news for school districts: You may have to dig through boxes of dusty files to verify that a 46-year-old can get a sheepskin.
Charlotte Observer: Breaking News (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
(By Lynn Bonner, lynn.bonner@newsobserver.com) North Carolina's 15-year-old welfare program, Work First, will begin living up to its name this year by requiring adult recipients to work, go to school, or job hunt before they get their monthly benefits checks. A handful of counties already have a "pay after performance" rule. The state Department of Health and Human Services...
Charlotte Observer: Breaking News (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
(By Lynn Bonner, lynn.bonner@newsobserver.com) North Carolina is trying to squeeze savings out of Medicaid, even as more people than anticipated sign up for coverage under the government health care program for the poor. So far, the cuts primarily mean that doctors, hospitals and providers are being paid less for their services, but state officials and others warn that cuts to medical...
