The North Carolina Senate released its current biennial budget proposal last summer. This summer's long session allows for a chance to amend the budget for the next year for our public schools and its teacher salaries. But, alas. Details of the current budget released well over a year ago can be seen here. Proposed teacher salary … Continue reading The North Carolina Teacher Raises Explained In Chic-Fil-A Terms

As of this post, there are thousands of vacancies in the state of North Carolina. According to a recent study, NC ranks 33rd in teacher to student ratios (number of teachers per 1000 students). That report is based on this study of the number of teachers as measured against the population. One quick and effective action the … Continue reading Time For This State To Allow Teachers To “Double-Dip”

This week, the governor of Louisiana signed into law a bill that requires public school classrooms to display a copy of the Ten Commandments. Aside from the "separation of church and state" argument that is sure to fill the courts over this misguided new law, this is not the first time such a bill has … Continue reading The Ten Commandments In Every Classroom? Looking To Billy Pilgrim & The Sermon on the Mount

She could have said this many times before and more loudly within the state before this article. And while she may not want to openly go against her party's nominee because of "politics" and partisan loyalty, if she truly was someone who had our state public school system's best interest in mind, Catherine Truitt would … Continue reading What Catherine Truitt Said About Michele Morrow

In that one amendment is: Separation of state and religion, Freedom of speech, Right to assemble peaceably, Petitioning the Government. Those rights were exercised on May 16th, 2018 and May 1, 2019 in Raleigh when thousands of teachers and school employees and advocates marched and rallied for public education in North Carolina. Yet North Carolina still … Continue reading Teachers Have First Amendment Rights As Well

The Heritage Foundation is a far right-wing think tank funded by influential people who want to promote "free enterprise" and "free markets." Founded during Nixon's administration, its ability to churn out slanted "research" and fund like-minded organizations is quite powerful. If you have not heard of the Heritage Foundation, then you have certainly felt its … Continue reading You Need To Know About Project 2025 – It Targets Public Education

…to destroy public education in North Carolina. There is a reason Michele Morrow deleted her old Twitter account. And what she is projecting now in the general election is a sanitized version of herself based solely on electability and a total lack of substance. If she could disown those previous hurtful words and truly seek … Continue reading Michele Morrow Is Completely Qualified…

(Note: Lily Eskelen Garcia is the past president. Rebecca Pringle is the current NEA President.) If due-process rights are not restored for new teachers, then the idea of having a rally or a march to advocate for students and schools ten to fifteen years from now would likely never happen. They are that important! Their … Continue reading North Carolina Should Restore Due-Process Rights and Career Status for Teachers

The GOP-led NC legislature’s 2013 decision to end graduate degree pay bumps for new teachers entering the teaching profession was not only misguided, but another wave in the assault on public education that continues here in the Old North State. And the very person who has influenced more policy on public education since 2013, Sen. … Continue reading NC Should Restore Graduate Degree Pay

This recent posting on social media caught my attention. And it reminded me of a past tweet that attacked teachers as "unaccountable degree-holding babysitters." I assume Mr. Peck was referring to teachers. But I am willing to give the benefit of the doubt here. I will say that we really need to find the market … Continue reading This Teacher Will Take The “Professional Babysitter Rate” For My Salary