From today's online post on NCNewsline.com: “It’s always been a mystery to me why someone who has never trusted her own children with the public school systems, and someone who’s never worked in public schools in any capacity at all, would want to be the state’s leader of our public schools." That’s a heckuva statement. … Continue reading Remember What Catherine Truitt Said About “Endorsing” Michele Morrow

For Michele Morrow: "Have you set foot inside a North Carolina public school yet in any capacity?" "Do public school teachers still have immune systems of steel?" “If you’ve been a school teacher for years, you have the immune system of steel because just like healthcare workers, you are around children all day long who … Continue reading Some Questions For State Candidates Concerning Public Schools

This was said by Michele Morrow this past Thursday at a candidate forum in Winston-Salem concerning a question about the voucher system in North Carolina. “I absolutely believe at this point that the money being spent on vouchers is not coming out of the school budget. It’s coming out of that rainy day fund,” Morrow … Continue reading Vouchers Financed From The “Rainy Day Fund”

The front page of the October 4th Winston-Salem Journal displayed a brave stance by local journalism. And this misinformation hurts most when it is perpetuated deliberately by high-ranking officials like Mark Robinson.

Teach in North Carolina public schools for the last twenty years and you will experience the negative effects of the forced "reforms" that have been placed on public schools. This past Thursday in Winston-Salem, a non-partisan candidate forum was held for local and state candidates for a variety of offices ranging from governor, state superintendent, … Continue reading I Attended A Candidate Forum With Michele Morrow – Here’s One Thing I Really Noticed

A new video has surfaced of Michele Morrow at the January 6th, 2021 insurrection. https://twitter.com/i/status/1822035965906497758 As reported by CNN.com: “President Trump is still president until the 20th,” Morrow said in the video streamed from her hotel room on the night of January 6, 2021. “So he can still invoke the executive order against voter fraud. … Continue reading Michele, Did You Read Jack Smith’s Latest Legal Brief About January 6th, 2021?

House Bill 10 was recently vetoed by Governor Cooper specifically because it gives hundreds of millions more dollars to private school vouchers despite the income level of applicants. It also increases the annual amount to the voucher program per year. It specifically calls it a “critical need.” Well, here’s another critical need. The majority of … Continue reading No To Voucher Expansion. Yes To Hurricane Relief.

Mark Robinson and his wife supposedly owe the state of North Carolina over 100,000 dollars. That money could fund a few educators in the state. Or it could go to relief efforts. But Mark Robinson is all about issues, not personalities. No need to make a bunch of photo-ops or take advantage of a natural … Continue reading Can’t Show Up For State Board Of Ed Meetings, But He Can Show Up For Photo-Ops

This is nothing to brag about. From USA Today: The following metrics were used to determine the rankings: Graduation rate Students enrolled per teacher Average daily attendance Average teacher’s salary Operating public school districts Public school current expenditures per student  And we were near the bottom. There are reasons we are that low in the … Continue reading We Are The 43rd “Best” State For Education & We Just Experienced One Of Our Worst Natural Disasters

Name another entity in a community that regularly feeds our young people. Name another entity where a vast majority of the young people in the community spend their weekdays for 10 months a year. Name another entity in a community that provides an outlet for athletics and extracurriculars for young people. Name another entity that … Continue reading All Western NC Public Schools Are “Our” Schools In “Our” Communities