The push to reopen schools is definitely on. It comes from Trump. It comes from DeVos. It comes from Berger. It comes from many others who have crafted the policies schools have had to endure for the past few years. One of the many disconcerting aspects over reopening schools is that in most cases plans … Continue reading So, What Happens If A Teacher Gets COVID-19 While At School?

It is less than four months until the general election and people can vote for a new state superintendent. Hopefully, Catherine Truitt will not win that office. In what seems to be her central campaign platform, Truitt is calling for a directive from the state about opening up. She herself offers no real in-depth plan … Continue reading About Catherine Truitt’s School Reopening Plans

Over 50% of the state budget for NC is spent on public education. Currently it stands around 56-57%. And yes that is above the national average. And there is a reason for that. Before we had a Republican-controlled legislature, the state spent an even higher percentage on public education because THAT IS WHAT THE STATE … Continue reading Just Remember, A Vote For Dan Forest Is A Vote For Betsy DeVos And The Privatization Of Public Education In NC

Betsy DeVos has no degree in education meaning she is not even educated in how to educate. Betsy DeVos has no teaching experience. NONE, but she is the leading official for public schools in the nation. Betsy DeVos never attended a public school or state supported university. None of her children have either. Betsy DeVose’s … Continue reading Another Example Of The DeVastation of Betsy DeVos

From Donald Trump just last Friday: Against every law of society and nature, our children are taught in school to hate their own country and to believe that the men and women who built it were not heroes but that were villains. The radical view of American history is a web of lies, all perspective … Continue reading About Those “Schools That Teach Hate”

Senator Phil Berger has made it no secret that he wants schools to open up to all students on August 17th. Forget that he is no scientist or epidemiologist. Forget that he wants to maintain political power in this election year. Forget what states like Texas and Florida are going through for opening up the … Continue reading So Sen. Berger, Did You Ever Consider Asking Educators About Reopening Schools?

Lt Gov. Dan Forest has been at work fewer days in 2020 than most people have fingers on their left hand. He is by trade an architect who is now using tax payer money to sue the governor, a former Attorney General for NC, over the governor's use of executive orders that have proven to … Continue reading So What Is YOUR School ReOpening Plan, Dan?

Donald Trump's words at Mt. Rushmore on July 3rd to "celebrate" our country's Independence Day involved an incredibly undeserved swipe at our public schools, especially at our social studies teachers. Here in North Carolina, the State Board of Education is set to adopt new standards for history - standards that in simple words "whitewash" what … Continue reading Trump, Mt. Rushmore, & Hamilton: Advocating For Public Schools Means To Support Social Studies Standards That Teach What Really Happened In History

Throughout North Carolina, every local school board is wrestling with how to manage plans for reopening schools trying to balance what resources they have with the needs of communities while anticipating how this pandemic will play out. With just over a month until that August 17th “opening day” that was stipulated earlier in the summer … Continue reading 2020 Is Showing Us That Local School Board Elections Are That Important For Every NC School System