As we ready ourselves for another new calendar year and return to begin the second half of our school year, please remember all those people who could have done the right thing and helped public education more. From delaying budgets, betraying voters, to expanding nontransparent vouchers, those who qualify for copious lumps of coal are … Continue reading The Lumps Of Coal For 2023

My friend Kim Mackey started a GoFundMe page for another friend Justin Parmenter who is having heart surgery next month. Kim writes the blog educatEDpolicy and Justin writes the blog Notes From the Chalkboard. She writes: "Justin is a father, husband, teacher, and public schools advocate. He puts his heart into his classroom, home, and … Continue reading Please Help If You Can: Justin Parmenter’s Heart Surgery

Bedford Falls, NY could be almost any small town if you didn’t qualify weather and the appearance of book-carrying angels as criteria. The setting for the movie It’s a Wonderful Life supposedly is fashioned in a striking fashion after Seneca Falls, NY and plays host to one of the best stories of the holiday season to grace … Continue reading Bedford Falls High School – A Foundation For “It’s A Wonderful Life” And How It Shows That Public Schools Are Pillars of the Community

The powers that rule in the North Carolina General Assembly have been waging a war against public schools in our state for the last four years. Under the guise of “reform,” GOP conservatives driven by ALEC-crafted policies have successfully enabled and instituted privatization efforts in many forms: unregulated charter school development, expansive growth of unproven … Continue reading The North Carolina General Assembly’s Christmas Wish: Make Veteran Teachers Extinct

Dear Santa, With gerrymandered districts and continued emphasis on using public taxpayer money to finance unproven reform efforts that do more to privatize and divide our student bodies, I thought it might be worth adding a few items to my holiday wish list. Sure, I want efforts to clean our environment and hold entities accountable … Continue reading This North Carolina Teacher’s Letter to Santa

I’m on a blog and I’m blogging. I’M ON A BLOG, AND I’M BLOGGING! Leave it to Buddy the Elf to best explain the ignorance by the state to honor the LEANDRO decision to constitutionally and adequately fund the public school system. Actually, Buddy explains a lot about how North Carolina badly treats its schools. … Continue reading How Buddy The Elf Exposes The Cotton-Headed Ninny-Mugginses Of West Jones Street

What a veteran teacher received ten years ago compared to what a veteran teacher who would start a career in NC today is quite startling. Not only is there a significant loss in projected income but ramifications on being able to get health care after retirement and not having to fear reprisal in standing up … Continue reading This North Carolina General Assembly Does Not Want Veteran Public School Teachers

Did you know that North Carolina has more Nationally Board Certified Teachers than any state in the country? Simply go to this site and compare – https://www.nbpts.org/support/in-your-state/. This past week score reports for those who were seeking/renewing certification were released. If you succeeded, I congratulate you. It’s not easy to become certified. Less than five percent … Continue reading National Board Certification Score Release Day – An Argument to Invest More in Teachers

Take a close look at this recent tweet by the NC State Superintendent, Catherine Truitt. Notice what that slide says: WHY IS THERE NO ONE IN THE PIPELINE? She says that the problem can be solved with "advanced teaching" roles. So, how many teachers wish that they can have more responsibilities added to an already … Continue reading Supt. Truitt, You Know Damn Well What Happened To The “Teacher Pipeline.”

From last week: In recent decades, both churches and youth have faced significant challenges. Across the board, church attendance has seen a decline, particularly among young people. Additionally, many teens who do attend church drift away after graduation. ................................................................................................................................................................................. To prevent the next generation of Christian children from falling away, we must create an environment … Continue reading Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud About Vouchers In NC