The GOP-led NC legislature’s 2013 decision to end graduate degree pay bumps for new teachers entering the teaching profession was not only misguided, but another wave in the assault on public education here in the Old North State. I confess there exist numerous studies that have shown that advanced degrees do not correlate with higher … Continue reading Remembering Why We Marched in May and Will Vote in November (#3) – Removal of Graduate Degree Pay Increases

Remember when Rep. Larry Pittman called for more guns to be in our schools and for arming teachers? From an email he sent to all NCGA members on April 16th: “We need to allow teachers, other school personnel and other citizens, who are willing, to be screened and to receive tactical training and bring their … Continue reading So, Will Rep. Larry Pittman Want Schools to Have 3-D Printers Now?