This is the argument - numbers in a data table. To State Superintendent Catherine Truitt, it has been a "lost year of learning." Dismiss the irony that a person who was a chancellor of an online college that had really no "in-person learning" itself said the above. Dismiss the fact that that data table leaves … Continue reading “Learning Loss” Is Nothing Compared To “Leadership Loss” – A Reply To Our State Superintendent’s Comments On The “Lost Year Of Learning”

This is an important read from North Carolina Health News. Here are some of the highlights as reported by Hannah Critchfield: "North Carolina currently lacks data for deaths by suicide in young people in 2020. The state doesn’t have a comprehensive electronic death registry – meaning it has a slower system for reporting deaths than … Continue reading Is NC Seeing An Increase In Youth Suicide Due To The Pandemic?

If you remember back in 2018... When Rep. Bill Brawley of Mecklenberg County first championed HB 514, he promoted a bill that allowed for cities to use property tax money to fund local schools. It also allowed for some select cities and towns to establish their own charter schools with enrollment preference for their citizens … Continue reading Dear North Carolina Public School Advocate: Get Ready For “Local Bills”

This is an important tweet thread by one of our fiercest advocates for public education in the North Carolina General Assembly. It's that second tweet that says it all. "A lack of resources, infrastructure needs of over $8 billion & understaffing have created unsafe conditions for teachers and students- all a direct result of Republican … Continue reading #LeadWithLeandro