From PBS Newshour: The WSFCS school board elections has a candidate touting Flynn's endorsement.

When a candidate for the local school board posts a picture of the highest ranking GOP politician in the state, it's hard not to infer that the candidate is looking for some sort of political boost with the association. Maybe an endorsement of sorts. Here's one such posting: Sarah Absher has been high on charged … Continue reading This Person Should Not Be On The WSFCS School Board

Have your local school board candidates made a public statement about where they stand on the LEANDRO court decision? Then ask them. It’s hard to look at how this state could have sat on a large manufactured state surplus and extended more corporate tax cuts while conditions in the public schools exist to the level … Continue reading Hey School Board Candidate, What’s Your Position On The Leandro Report?

When a really bad draft of an already terrible essay makes baseless arguments with no evidence for an indefensible claim, then maybe it should never be turned in for a grade. Consider the new teacher licensure / pay proposal championed by State Supt. Catherine Truitt, DPI, and PEPSC. You can take a look at the … Continue reading No Amount Of Revision Can Improve This New Teacher Licensure / Pay Proposal. It’s That Bad.

When news yesterday revealed that NCDPI had hired Dr. Terry Stoops from the libertarian think tank John Locke Foundation to be an advisor to Supt. Catherine Truitt, of course it sent shock waves around the state. It doesn't feel so shocking this morning. Actually, it makes total sense. Look at this tweet: "I'm heading over … Continue reading A Fox In The Hen House: DPI’s New Hire Really Wasn’t Hired – He Was Placed

From today's news: This is the guy who is so against unions that he penned this in 2020 against public employee collective bargaining power: A guy who contributed to Truitt's campaign: Last summer, he appeared with the new Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson at a press conference announcing an “indoctrination” hotline to allow the public to … Continue reading FFS, Catherine! This DPI Hire Really Proves You Really Are Not For Public Education

Before any discussion about a new path for teacher licensure and teacher pay takes place (espcially coming back from a pandemic), maybe look at what should be “undone” that put this state in the postion it is in now. Before we even think about something as ludicrous as this – – we should do the … Continue reading Hey NC! Want To Recruit & Retain A Vibrant Teaching Force? Do (Or Undo) These 20 Actions.

In most cases if someone was to proclaim that there was cat litter being placed inside of public school bathrooms to accommodate students who chose to identify as a being that required such needs, people would laugh it off and then immediately dismiss it. But in today's political climate where the loudest voices seem to … Continue reading There’s No Kitty Litter In The Bathrooms, But …

What truly separates a legitimate school board candidate from one who should never serve is not a political party designation or a loud campaign but having a plan of positive action and a willingness to work for a solution. Those solutions are not for problems which are exclusively in certain schools with certain students being … Continue reading So School Board Candidate, Do You Actually Have Solutions?

From our State Treasurer back in 2017: “Did You Know? During 2017, the state spent $3.3 billion on medical and pharmacy benefits. At the same time, costs have increased 5 to 10 percent while funding for the Plan only saw a 4 percent increase. In addition, the state has a $34 billion unfunded liability for … Continue reading Open Enrollment Is Approaching – Remember That 2017 Letter From the State Treasurer to Teachers About the State Insurance Plan?