... the State Superintendent, Catherine Truitt. Out loud. The same person who sat on stage with then Lt. Gov. Dan Forest and Sen. Phil Berger and a nurse in September of 2020 where the message was about how "steel" immune systems and that there was no science to back up the need to shut down … Continue reading Every Educator Resignation Letter Should Be Read By –

According to TeachNC this morning, there are over 8500 vacancies in North Carolina for classroom teachers ALONE. In all, there are over 23,600 vacancies. Just looking at the teacher vacancies - the average salary of a teacher in NC is right under $55,000 a year (according to the report from the John Locke Foundation). Teachers … Continue reading 8504 Teaching Vacancies & 46 Million Dollars A Month

It concerns public school funding. NC Policy Watch posted a piece concerning findings from the Education Law Center that measured and graded every state's commitment to funding its public school system. Kris Nordstrom stated that the three most important measures used by the report were as follows: Funding level: Per-pupil revenue from state and local sources, … Continue reading North Carolina (General Assembly) Gets An “F” For This

Last week when WBTV.com posted an article about substantial raises at DPI for many employees chosen by State Supt. Catherine Truitt, it garnered lot of deserved pushback - especially from teachers. EdNC.org then posted an article about that pushback. There is a quote from the former State Superintendent June Atkinson that garnered some attention, but … Continue reading About That EdNC.Org Article On The Raises At DPI