Say in 2008, a school district had 1000 students in its school system and spent 10 million dollars in its budget to educate them. That’s a 10,000 per pupil expenditure. Now in 2024, that same district has 1500 students and the school system is spending 11.5 million to educate them. That district is spending more … Continue reading When A North Carolina Lawmaker Says, “Well, We Are Spending More on Education Than Ever Before,” Then Tell Him This

Actually, he doesn't. He wants to give every family that applied for a voucher tax payer money no matter their income to send their kids to private schools at the expense of the state's public school system. Look at Public Schools First of North Carolina’s report on the application process for vouchers to be used next school … Continue reading So, Tim Moore Wants To “Fully Fund” Education In NC?

I get it. It's not about logic. It's about partisan politics. And money. But there are many glaringly deliberate denials of truth in what Bob Luddy says while he is actively buying his way into political campaigns for his own monetary gains. From WUNC.com this week: Bob Luddy "owns a kitchen equipment manufacturer and is … Continue reading “The Home School Mother With A Deep Understanding Of K-12 Education” Who Will “Make Civility And Respect Imperative” For “All Students” Whose Past Social Media Posts Were Just A “Spoof.” That’s Bulls**t.

Reading! Math! Science! And, what? Oh, adrenochrome! And Mel Gibson! And Disney! https://twitter.com/i/status/1767520544583307689 I wonder if she knows that Mel Gibson actually voiced the male leading role in a Disney movie from the 1990's.

From the News & Observer last month: "Senate Republicans said the state budget will increase the average pay for teachers to $60,671 by the 2024-2025 school year." That average pay figure is not really that high. Actually it is much less. Take a look at the most recent DPI report that highlights the budgeting for … Continue reading Don’t Believe What The NC General Assembly Says About Average Teacher Pay. Here’s Why.

It happened about a year ago to the day. Almost as if it was scripted and arranged beforehand with the switch of Rep. Tricia to the GOP over “personal grievances.” It’s House Bill 823. The ultimate school choice bill. Look at this part: This bill is not something that North Carolina was entertaining by itself. … Continue reading Expanding Vouchers In NC Is Not About Helping Low Income Families

This is an image Michele Morrow is using for her campaign. But it grossly misrepresents her qualifications and oversimplifies her actual connections to public service. First, being a wife and mother are noble. So is being in healthcare as a nurse. But she has never sent her children to public school while living in North … Continue reading “Wife. Mother. Nurse. Educator.” – About Michele Morrow’s Misleading Campaign Poster

One of the best benefits of being a veteran teacher and one of the best ways to help people commit to a full career to the teaching profession is the pension plan. Retirement is based on the average of four highest paid years of a teacher’s career. According to the 2023-2024 salary schedule, the most … Continue reading So, They Want To Take Away The Teacher Pension?

What Hui refers to in the tweet above and the report he posted for the News & Observer is a sharp increase in teacher attrition given in the DPI's recent report. That report can be found here. And that report focuses on March of 2022 to March of 2023. We are in April of 2024 … Continue reading “Nothing To See Here!” Just 1 In 9 NC Teachers Left The Profession In 12 Months?

If a lawmaker in Raleigh is really being honest, then he/she would have to acknowledge that the revamped teacher salary scale and removal of graduate degree pay are ways to make sure that when teachers retire, they will not be receiving as much in retirement pay as in the past. Consider that a teacher’s pension … Continue reading When $55,100 is Greater Than $79,157 – The NCGA’s Assault on Teacher Pension and Retirement