Alan Wooten

Alan Wooten has been a publisher, general manager and editor. His work has won national or state awards in every decade since the 1980s. He’s a proud graduate of Elon University and Farmville…

Public Education
Report: Florida, Arizona, Mississippi top list for teacher freedom

(The Center Square) – Only two states are better than Mississippi in teacher freedom, a report from the Heritage Foundation says The Education Freedom Report Card put Mississippi 17th overall, and… Read More

September 15, 2025
Public Education
School choice measure proposed for District of Columbia

(The Center Square) – Students in the District of Columbia, particularly from the less affluent areas, stand to gain if a proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives gets a… Read More

September 11, 2025
Government
Overrides: History says chances higher on school choice than freedom to carry

​ (The Center Square) – Establishing a tax credit program of up to $1,700 in 2027 for North Carolina school children has a historical pathway to overcoming gubernatorial veto, according to… Read More

August 18, 2025
Courts
High schooler’s free speech case settlement approved by federal judge

(The Center Square) – Federal court approval has been given in a free speech case involving a North Carolina school board and a student no longer in the respective district. Read More

July 3, 2025
Government
Gender, diversity policies fall to gubernatorial veto in North Carolina

(The Center Square) – Recognition of only two sexes as defined in proposed North Carolina legislation, and three diversity policy bills have fell to the veto of first-term Democratic Gov. Read More

July 3, 2025