Betsy DeVos resigned because of the rioting at the Capitol. Just remember who her brother is - Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater. If you do not remember what Blackwater was (as it is defunct), you can see that it is still on the radar of many in the federal government. Just take a look … Continue reading The Absolutely Horrible Hypocrisy Of Betsy DeVos’s Resignation

Well, that ended rather abruptly. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos resigned today. Now that DeVos is gone and the next two weeks will be a gigantic lesson in civics and social studies that no standardized test could ever measure, the newly sworn-in State Superintendent should ask for a federal waiver for mandated standardized tests. First … Continue reading Betsy’s Gone. Apply For The Damn Waivers NOW!

What follows is the text of outgoing Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos's "farewell" letter to Congress. In it she asks Congress to keep in place the "reforms" she and her cronies have put in place, most notably the championing of school choice. When this letter was written, the results of the run-off elections in Georgia … Continue reading This Is Betsy DeVos’s Farewell Letter To Congress From Jan. 4th. Then Georgia Happened.

On the same day that North Carolina reached a new record in COVID-19 hospitalizations and an almost 16% positive test rate, Wake County rolled out an initiative to keep schools open as the winter break comes to an end. From an online News & Record report yesterday: That plan would include incremental "bonuses" based on … Continue reading Isn’t This Just Hazard Pay That’s Not Being Offered Full-Time Educators?

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”-R.E.M. “So. Central Rain” In the 2016 election, Donald Trump carried the state of Georgia. Comfortably. And from the Peach State, he plucked two men for his cabinet: Sonny “Pray for Rain” Perdue as Secretary of Agriculture and Tom Price as Health and Human Services Director. Price was … Continue reading R.E.M., Jimmy Carter, and Brad Raffensperger – Donald Trump’s Georgian “Reckoning”

In April when NC’s school buildings were officially closed for the remainder of the school forcing EOC exams to truly be waived for the spring administrations, these were the official state numbers concerning COVID: 8,052 cases, 269 deaths, and 477 hospitalizations. On January 2nd, these were the numbers: 558,437 cases, 6,933 deaths, and 3,479 hospitalized. But we … Continue reading Still Giving The EOC Exams? Here Is What They Will Really Measure

What a veteran teacher received ten years ago compared to what a veteran teacher who would start a career in NC today is quite startling. Not only is there a significant loss in projected income but ramifications on being able to get health care after retirement and not having to fear reprisal in standing up … Continue reading Simply Put, This NCGA Does Not Want Veteran Public School Teachers

1. COVID-19 & REOPENING PLANS Simply put,educators need to have a bigger voice on reopening plans. Here are the latest numbers of cases from the NCDHHS site. There are 117 LEAs in NC. Add to that, the needs of elementary schools may differ from middle schools and high schools as far as reopening is concerned. … Continue reading The Top Ten Educational Issues From 2020 That Need Our Attention in 2021