Month: June 2018

About That NC State Study on NC’s Voucher Program – It’s Paid For Propaganda

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A June 2nd report in the News & Observer by Ned Barnett entitled “Three out of four N.C. voucher schools fail on curriculum” highlighted the findings of the NC Chapter of the League of Women Voters on the state’s voucher program. It states, Fundamentalist Christian schools are receiving most of the money from North Carolina's … Continue reading About That NC State Study on NC’s Voucher Program – It’s Paid For Propaganda

Where Is State Superintendent Mark Johnson? When Silence Becomes Complicity

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In the past week, North Carolinians have seen a budget that pays nothing more than lip service and give some crumbs to public education in a budget process kept out of debate and amendments. They have seen one bill propose to log any video shown by a teacher in a classroom to be kept in … Continue reading Where Is State Superintendent Mark Johnson? When Silence Becomes Complicity

North Carolina’s New State Bird and State Fish – The Ravenous Lame Duck and the Red Herring

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North Carolina has the dogwood as the state flower, the cardinal as the state bird, the plott hound as the state dog, the Fraser Fir as the state Christmas tree, and the emerald as the state gem. We also have the channel bass (red drum) as the state fish. But a couple of those need to … Continue reading North Carolina’s New State Bird and State Fish – The Ravenous Lame Duck and the Red Herring

HB1079 : Rep. Burr’s Orwellian, Puritanical Bill to Censor Classrooms – One Teacher’s Proposed Video List

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Rep. Justin Burr, a five-time incumbent to the North Carolina General Assembly who was recently defeated in his primary for another term, has filed a bill in the General Assembly to force local school boards to provide a list of all movies shown in any classroom in the district to the state superintendent’s office. A … Continue reading HB1079 : Rep. Burr’s Orwellian, Puritanical Bill to Censor Classrooms – One Teacher’s Proposed Video List

Now, That Was Special: Concerning Rep. Speciale’s Comments About Respect for Teachers

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“Respect is earned; it’s not demanded.” – Rep. Michael Speciale Well isn’t that special! Actually, it’s not that special coming from Speciale. This teacher would not have expected anything else to come from his lips concerning the teacher rally and march this past May 16th. If anything, it is rather consistent with what he has … Continue reading Now, That Was Special: Concerning Rep. Speciale’s Comments About Respect for Teachers