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

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 removal was a beginning step in a patient, scripted, and ALEC-allying plan that systematically tries … Continue reading A Reason That Teachers Should Be Mad As Hell – Removal of Due-Process Rights and Career Status for Teachers

… drying up and losing numbers. Unlike most parents of students, citizens who graduated decades ago, or taxpayers who never sent their children to public schools, the people who have gotten the most intimate view of how public school teachers in North Carolina have been really been (dis)respected by lawmakers are those students who matriculated … Continue reading Students Have Been Watching How This State Treats Teachers For Years. No Wonder The Teacher Pipeline Is …

Less than 24 hours after an attempted assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump and a week after he attempted to publicly distance himself from a document that mentions his name 312 different times, it's difficult to not want to comment on recent events and not have emotions attached. So... in a continued look at … Continue reading “Guns,” “Schools,” “Jesus,” & “$” – A Word Search of PROJECT 2025

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?

Below is one of the campaign posters that Michele Morrow has used in the last few weeks. While all taxpayers and citizens are stakeholders in public education, some work in public schools or have family members who do. Some have their own children in public schools. Some have had students graduate from our public schools. … Continue reading Dear Michele Morrow, Actually When Is The Last Time You Stepped Foot In A Public School?

Not sure if Michele Morrow's wish for security will go over well. Cameras in certain places on school campuses are a great tool have. Too many cameras in all places on a school campus is not a good idea. It's more like a dystopian measure. There are other actions that could be enacted to allow … Continue reading Cameras In Each Public School Classroom & Bathroom?

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

North Carolina has had record budget surpluses but refuses to acknowledge the LEANDRO decision that emphatically states that NC has failed to fully fund our public school system for decades. Teachers fill out a working conditions survey every other year for the state that has no questions about how teachers feel the state handles public … Continue reading 10 Intentionally Cruel Ironies About Public Education in NC

Beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, North Carolina stopped supporting a well-known and highly used program for teachers and other "10-month" educators: installment pay plans. This allowed for educators to receive their salaries in 12 increments so that each month brought a paycheck and keep a financial equilibrium for those who wanted the installment plan. … Continue reading North Carolina Should Reinstate The 12-Month Installment Pay Plan For Teachers