Remember when Phil Berger kept calling the All Out For May 1st march and rally an action by the far-left and a partisan attack against his party's "reforms" which he thinks have strengthened public schools? Apparently, Phil Berger never really clarified his definition of what it was to be "partisan" in those press releases he … Continue reading Sen. Phil Berger’s Definition of Bipartisanship and What It Means For the May 1st March and Rally

Many public school advocates, especially the teacher who writes this blog, have argued that the Opportunity Grants are a detriment to public schools in that it takes public money meant for public schools and gives it to private, unregulated entities which can practice admission standards that would never be allowed in public schools and can … Continue reading When A State Has To Make Its Voucher System Less Transparent, Then It’s Not Working

Sen. Harry Brown's press release concerning his view of Wake County's request for more state funding was another stellar example of the willful ignorance that many in the NCGA adopt when it comes to funding public schools.   For a lawmaker whose record has been one of passing on unfunded mandates to local school systems … Continue reading “Don’t Be Fooled”: Sen. Harry Brown Is The “Irresponsible” One – Either He Proves His Claim or He Shuts Up

From Fox46 out of Charlotte today: CHARLOTTE, N.C. (FOX 46 CHARLOTTE) - Butler High School students will have to make up the day that was missing following a deadly school shooting.  A message reportedly sent to families from Principal John LeGrand that was obtained by FOX 46 Charlotte, says the school is required by law to have … Continue reading Proof of the Disconnect – What NCGA is Forcing Butler High School To Do After the 2018 Fatal Shooting

Sen. Jerry Tillman is a former teacher, coach, and administrator in public schools who retired long ago. Now is he one of the biggest champions of reforming the very public school system from which he gets his pension. Those reforms are not good for our public schools. They favor privatization and opaque transparency of charter schools. … Continue reading Investigating Sen. Jerry Tillman and Why He Needs to Be Unseated in 2020

The above headline appears with an op-ed that has been circulating in NC newspapers this week. And it neglects the fact that Phil Berger and Tim Moore made public education the highly partisan issue we know today starting in 2011. And many of these actions have not only been well-documented and highly discussed, but sometimes … Continue reading “Partisanship made teacher rally less effective”? No. Partisanship Caused the Teacher Rally.

Says the man who spent less than two calendar years training and actually teaching in a classroom. On this Teacher Appreciation Day, yet another email appeared in the inbox from the state superintendent. Another copy of the same email appeared in my personal email's inbox. I have never given Johnson's office my personal email which … Continue reading “Teaching is a fruitful and fulfilling career!”

Tonight, the start of state-sanctioned playoffs for high school sports begins and the road to the championship comes through Clemmons. Girls soccer plays in the second round on Friday with a first round bye. Softball plays Friday as well with a first round bye. Baseball plays tonight at home after winning last week's conference tournament … Continue reading The Road To Raleigh Comes Through Clemmons

Stop extending massive tax cuts to corporations and wealthy people. Maybe we as a state should not keep extending more corporate tax cuts for businesses and people who make significantly more than the average North Carolinian. We haven’t really seen the trickle-down effect from that here in our schools. Do away with the Opportunity Grants. We should … Continue reading Before a Policy Maker Claims That “We Will Have To Raise Taxes On People To ‘Fully’ Fund NC Schools,” Tell Him To Consider These Measures First

Today's op-ed in the News & Observer by Colin Campbell was simply cursory drivel that displayed a rather naive look at the May 1st teacher march and rally. It made shortsighted commentary at best and read more like what someone who had only followed North Carolina public education for the last month at most would … Continue reading About That N&O Op-ed Entitled “Partisanship made teacher rally less effective”