Stuck in a bill meant to address public education provisions meant to help schools during the pandemic is an interesting paranoid provision. Its purpose is to allow a "DELAY" in "IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL STUDIES CHANGES" that were just voted on by the NC State Board of Education. Actually it's a slap in the face of … Continue reading NCGA Further Censoring History Under The Cover Of The Pandemic?

From the recent meeting of the NC GOP, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said some interesting and disturbing things. Here is the text of his words: And he is the one who wants to "root out" indoctrination in our public schools?

When current NCGA stalwarts came into power about a decade ago they started a plan to weaken a profession - the teaching profession. Here is a short list of what the NCGA has done this to public schools in North Carolina: Teacher Pay – Manipulated raises to make it appear that the “average” teacher salary raise … Continue reading You Think We Have Enough Educators For Next School Year?

Just a few days ago, the NCGA passed HB324 about what is taught in schools as far as "history is concerned." It is part of that nebulous anti-CRT movement. Then just this week State Supt. Catherine Truitt delivered this: So she wants more examples of how other groups based on race, culture, ethnicity have been … Continue reading What The #$%^? Four Glaring Double-Standards Championed By The NCGA In Regards To Public Education

Exactly 100 years ago today: That is a screenshot from History.com. As many as 300 Black people were killed that day and over 30 blocks of the Greenwood neighborhood including a part known as "Black Wall Street" were unterrly dstroyed. Many of those who were in the white mobs that committed this atrocity were actually … Continue reading So, NC Policy Maker Who Wants To Change How We Teach History, How Would You Present This To A Class?