Don't take a poll of community members on an open forum about whether this state should open school buildings and leave it there. It's not about what we want to do. It's not about what we think we can do in ideal situations with plans that work perfectly in our minds. It's not even about … Continue reading Ask Public School Principals – Every One Of Them

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is going a long way in giving the facade that he is defending our public schools from teaching a "version" of history that "indoctrinates" students with radical beliefs. He's even started a petition to lobby the very state school board he serves on. If you have not met our new NC … Continue reading Actually Our Lt. Gov. Is Preaching Indoctrination In Schools

No question. Gov. Cooper did not endear himself to many teachers today when he participated in a press conference aside both State Super Catherine Truitt and State Board Chair Eric Davis in appealing to all public school systems to offer in-person teaching. Currently, 90 of the 115 physical LEA's offer some sort of Plan B … Continue reading It’s What Cooper Didn’t Say

Within the wording of a new bill by the North Carolina General Assembly is a new name for an old unregulated reform that could easily be used for students in our public schools. It starts on page 4 of HB32. Notice that the words "Education Savings Account" have been replaced with "Education Student Accounts for … Continue reading “North Carolina Personal Education Student Accounts For Children With Disabilities Program” – A New Name For An Old Unregulated Reform With More Money

The Community for Safe Opening of WSFCS has started this petition to bring more awareness to the need to make sure we curb the spread before reopening our school buildings. These two statements from the petition especially convinced this teacher to sign. In-person school is safest when community spread of Covid-19 is low.We can come … Continue reading Take The Pledge To Stop The Spread – For Our Schools

From the same group of lawmakers who made sure to not pass a new budget for the state that directly affects our public schools comes this bill. From the same group of lawmakers who made sure to not dip into the "rainy-day" fund to help schools comes this bill. An “Opportunity Grant” in North Carolina … Continue reading The NCGA Is Using The Pandemic To Further Fund The Least Transparent Financing Of Religious Schools With Taxpayer Money In The Nation