If you are an educator in the public schools of North Carolina, you might have received this missive from the state superintendent yesterday: Educators,Today, I had the pleasure of dropping my daughter off at school for the first time since the pandemic closed all classrooms. Her excitement, and the joy of other students, to be … Continue reading Mark Johnson’s Version of the “American Dream” Always Neglected the American Reality For Many of Our Students

Simply put, it’s hard to build bridges in this state with those who are making the very divides that separate us. Before the 2008 Great Recession took hold of the country, North Carolina had what was considered one of the more progressive public school systems in the Southeast. That is no longer the case. While … Continue reading This Teacher Does Not Want To “Build Bridges” Or “Have A Seat At The Table” With Berger & Moore; I Want Them Out Of Power

Today doors will start opening in WSFCS schools for selected students for in-person instruction. One of those students is my younger child. Below is the latest NC DHHS Covid dashboard. Below is the latest info on Forsyth County from that same site. The following headline appeared in the Winston-Salem Journal last week detailing a reporting … Continue reading About This School System’s COVID Dashboard

“Of the two of us, I’m the only one who actually has direct experience working with the governor’s office and the State Board of Education and local superintendents.”-CATHERINE TRUITT, SEPTEMBER 10TH AT THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT CANDIDATE FORUM On September 10th in a socially distanced manner, both Catherine Truitt and Jen Mangrum participated in an open … Continue reading Catherine Truitt and Jen Mangrum “Debated” & One Cited Her “Direct Experience.” Might Want To Look At That.