When North Carolina adopted its current school performance grade policy, it was not original. It was taken from Florida where Jeb Bush enacted it as governor. Apparently, NC has also adopted a proclivity for the use of vouchers and couple that with our state's deliberate lack of oversight and regulation, we may have another similarity … Continue reading Again, Why We Need Educational Journalists – What is Happening in Florida
Month: October 2017
National Board Certification Score Release Day – An Argument to Invest More in Teachers
Did you know that North Carolina has more Nationally Board Certified Teachers than any state in the country? Simply go to this site and compare - http://www.nbpts.org/in-your-state/. This morning score reports for those who were seeking renewal were released. If you succeeded, I congratulate you. It's not easy to become and remain certified. When I initially … Continue reading National Board Certification Score Release Day – An Argument to Invest More in Teachers
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The State Superintendent, Robeson County, and the Innovative School District
The special session of the GOP-controlled North Carolina General Assembly that convened last December was nothing but a power-grab for a party that had lost control of the governor’s mansion. One of the most egregious acts was HB17 which transferred significant powers from the State Board of Education to the newly elected state superintendent Mark … Continue reading The State Superintendent, Robeson County, and the Innovative School District
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When the State Superintendent Starts Following Your Twitter Account
This week I received confirmation that Mark Johnson, the state school superintendent, is now following my personal twitter feed through his office’s official twitter account. Even have the proof. And I absolutely welcome it. There are around 100,000 teachers in this state. Mark Johnson’s official twitter account currently follows 442 people (as of this post), … Continue reading When the State Superintendent Starts Following Your Twitter Account
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“Blood Done Sign My Name” – Lessons From a Timeless Book That We Still Need to Learn
There are books that I personally recommend to anyone who is looking for a great read. There are books that I encourage people to read for its social commentary. There are books that I applaud because of the narrative style. There are books that continually haunt me. There are books that reaffirm the fact that … Continue reading “Blood Done Sign My Name” – Lessons From a Timeless Book That We Still Need to Learn
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“Sweetness Follows” – Hopefully
Hopefully, sweetness will follow. All of the “little things” and the bigger events happening in the world today have cast a gloomy haze on our world. And the response by those who could affect change has added a bitterness to it all. Hurricane Harvey in Texas. Hurricane Irma in Florida. Hurricane Maria ripping Puerto Rico. … Continue reading “Sweetness Follows” – Hopefully
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Before We Challenge Books, We Should Be Challenged By Them – In Defense of Being Uncomfortable
From WRAL today: BILOXI, MISS. — "To Kill a Mockingbird" is being removed from a junior-high reading list in a Mississippi school district. The Sun Herald reports that Biloxi administrators pulled the novel from the 8th-grade curriculum this week. School board vice president Kenny Holloway says the district received complaints that some of the book's … Continue reading Before We Challenge Books, We Should Be Challenged By Them – In Defense of Being Uncomfortable
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In Defense of the Arts and Humanities in Our Public Schools
There is an incredible emphasis on the STEM curriculum approach in our public schools. And I fear that because of the limiting of resources and reduction of per-pupil funding by our state government that other subject areas have and will suffer for it. We are already seeing that manifested in the class-size law that threatens … Continue reading In Defense of the Arts and Humanities in Our Public Schools
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The Incestuous Synergy and Stench of Western Governors University NC
The billboards are already up on I-40. Two are visible in the ride from Winston-Salem to Raleigh. “Western Governors University: North Carolina” It’s a national online university that now has a base here in North Carolina. Have not heard of it? Well, it was proposed rather secretly within the 2015 budget - page 86 to … Continue reading The Incestuous Synergy and Stench of Western Governors University NC
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