Below is a table that tallies the top step salaries for teachers with a Master’s Degree in North Carolina without adjustment for inflation. It starts with 2006-2007 school year. Imagine being a teacher who starts in each of those years looking at the salary schedule to see what could be possible when you reach the … Continue reading A History Of Not Raising Teachers’ Pay In NC: 2006-2024

It's not a surprise at all. In fact, it was expected and it helps to set up what happens after her term expires. That press release reads: Rep. Tricia Cotham has been appointed chair of the House Education Appropriations Committee to oversee education appropriations, the largest area of the state budget. This esteemed leadership position … Continue reading Surprise! Tricia Cotham Named Chair Of House Education Appropriations Committee. Then On To The Charter School Industry?

Funny that Michele Morrow continues to “care” about the teachers in NC public schools that she never wanted her own kids to be around in the first place. Having seen her earlier posts from a deleted account, it just makes this recent tweet seem nothing more than sanitized bullsh*t. Furthermore, trying to capitalize off an … Continue reading Her Top Priority Is To “Restore Civility, Respect, And Discipline In NC Schools” – Schools She Has Never Been In.

Think of all of the factors that affect how well public schools can operate. Now take all of those factors and divide them up by who is responsible for them: elected officials and teachers. Here is the distribution: Actually there is one under the teachers column. If you want to blame teachers for the current … Continue reading So, You Think Public Education Is Not Good In NC? Teachers Are The Last People You Should Blame.

Funny that Michele Morrow continues to "care" about the teachers in NC public schools that she never wanted her own kids to be around in the first place. Having seen her earlier posts from a deleted account, it just makes this recent tweet seem nothing more than sanitized bullsh*t. Furthermore, trying to capitalize off an … Continue reading Revisiting Old Social Media Posts & Translating Michele Morrow’s Most Recent Tweet

What happened yesterday at a high school in my district should shock all people. But what should shock people even more is that this is becoming a more and more common occurrence in which students physically confront educators and school officials who are performing their duties. A video of the incident went viral almost immediately. … Continue reading About That Assault On The Teacher In My District

Many have asked me over the years if a teacher can be a school board member and still be in the classroom. At least in my LEA, one cannot. Many teachers over the years have run for positions on the school board, but each has had to stipulate that he/she would step away from the … Continue reading Every Local School Board Should Allow A Public School Teacher To Serve

The idiom "thinking outside the box" is commonly used. It's safe to say that most people have the same idea about what it means. Merriam-Webster defines it as such: And then there was an expose of Michele Morrow that appeared last week from The Daily Haymaker, a conservative outlet, that seems to be trying to … Continue reading Can’t “Think Outside The Box” When You Are Out Of Bounds

It was not too long ago that some in Raleigh entertained legislation to arm teachers with guns inside of classrooms. And if you are paying attention to what is happening in Tennessee, that idea is getting traction in heavily red areas that want to pour more money into unregulated vouchers. And here's another ill conceived … Continue reading Michele, I Will Not Teach With A Camera In My Room

North Carolina has over 7400 fewer teacher assistants than it did over a decade ago. Let me repeat: North Carolina has over 7400 fewer teacher assistants than it over ten years ago. When study after study published by leading education scholars and education historians preach that reaching students early in their academic lives is most crucial … Continue reading Over 7,400 NC Teacher Assistants Lost Since 2008 But Tim Moore Wants To Add $300,000,000 To Voucher Program