In that one amendment is: Separation of state and religion,Freedom of speech,Right to assemble peaceably,Petitioning the Government. Those rights were exercised on May 16th, 2018 and May 1, 2019 in Raleigh when thousands of teachers and school employees and advocates marched and rallied for public education in North Carolina. Yet North Carolina still has a General … Continue reading Actually, Teachers Have First Amendment Rights As Well

So, what did you make on that standardized test? - Washington Post, July 10 From a recent interview of Donald Trump by Fox's Chris Wallace. From Business Insider: Below is the home page of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. Below is an example housed on the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs website on a page specifically … Continue reading “Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV. ” – About Standardized Tests

Posted by the Winston-Salem Journal yesterday afternoon: Here's a closer look: Meanwhile, only about 1 in 10 Americans think daycare centers, preschools or K-12 schools should open this fall without restrictions, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs. Most think mask requirements and other safety measures are necessary to … Continue reading 1 In 10? Who Really Wants To Fully Reopen Schools?

As North Carolina school systems and charter schools debate whether to open under a Plan B model or under Plan C (remote), it is strange that we as public school teachers, staff, parents, and students have nor heard from State Superintendent Mrk Johnson in quite a while.. None of those once plentiful inbox-filling emails. No … Continue reading I Would Like to File a Missing Person’s Report For Our State Superintendent of Public Schools

It takes a fragile political ego in a state that does so much to work against organized groups of essential people to make the following claim. Tim Moore knows damn well that NCAE represents more 5% of teachers, but he wants to play victim by saying that he is being "bullied" by what he claims … Continue reading What The Foo Fighter Said About Reopening Schools

Name the only state in the country with the lowest legal minimum wage, no collective bargaining rights, no Medicaid expansion, loosely regulated vouchers and charter school expansion, and a school performance grading system that measures achievement over growth. North Carolina. Now name a state that has a lower state corporate flat tax than NC.  You … Continue reading NC Is In A Pandemic, But Look What Sen. Phil Berger Is Selling – Tax-Funded Vouchers

From the United States Surgeon General today: "What I want people to know is the biggest determinant of whether or not we can go back to school actually has little to nothing to do with the actual schools – it's your background transmission rate," Adams said, speaking on CBS This Morning. "And it's why we've … Continue reading What the Surgeon General Said Today About School Reopening

This is from Politico in 2017: As DeVos seeks to expand school choice nationwide, including online options, Pennsylvania serves as a case study in the shortcomings of the virtual charter school model, or cyber charter schools, as they are known there. The state’s 14 virtual charter schools have flourished in rural communities over the last … Continue reading The Political Hypocrisy About Virtual Learning In NC

Today on EdNC.org a perspective was posted written by three pediatric medical experts from Duke University's School of Medicine. No doubt their credentials are valid and their expertise should be respected. Duke University is one of the finest institutions in the nation, despite the fact that I root against them in every sport (especially men's … Continue reading This Teacher Appreciates What These Doctors Said, But They Seem To Forget…

Candidate for NC State Superintendent Catherine Truitt has made it no secret that she wants schools to be fully open to start the school year even though trends are showing more infections. Nowhere has she laid out a plan to show how accommodations would be made or how they would be financed. Plus, this teacher … Continue reading Care To Comment On This, Candidate For State Superintendent Catherine Truitt?