These three GOP state representatives voted against SB382, the power grabbing bill masquerading as a hurricane relief bill. Call them to sustain the veto and keep it from passing. And yes, it affects public education as well. In fact doing a word search in the entire 130+ page bill, the word “hurricane” appears only eight … Continue reading These Three Voted “No” On SB382; Ask Them To Do It Again.

Did you know that North Carolina has more Nationally Board Certified Teachers than any state in the country? Simply go to this site and compare – https://www.nbpts.org/support/in-your-state/. This past weekend score reports for those who were seeking/renewing certification were released. If you succeeded, I congratulate you. It’s not easy to become certified. Less than five percent … Continue reading National Board Certification Score Release Day – An Argument to Invest More in Teachers

Take a look at the states that surround North Carolina. While NC shares a border with 4 other states, it does not take long to travel to some others. Some lawmakers like to construct “favorable” comparisons to other southeastern states to make the argument that we as a state are fairly treating our teachers. Hogwash. … Continue reading 9 Of 10 Southeastern States Give Graduate Degree Pay To Teachers. Guess Who Does Not.

From WBIR.com: The Tennessee General Assembly has released a list of banned books that will be removed from Knox County public school libraries after the school district reviewed submitted concerns from parents in the community and decided to pull the materials off shelves. The released list contains 48 books that it says fail to comply … Continue reading The Books Just Banned In Knox County, TN

54,000 vouchers were awarded. "Record expansion." More than doubled the number of people receiving the voucher - no matter the income level of the family who applied for it. "More than 54,000 new Opportunity Scholarships were awarded Tuesday, which would more than double the number of students getting taxpayer funding to attend private schools.  The … Continue reading 54,000 New Vouchers Awarded. Look What Happened To The Minimum Wage, Hurricane Relief, & The Innovations Waiver Waitlist.

Sit at a bus stop with some students early in the morning waiting for a bus that is part of an already stretched route schedule that is underemployed all the while still waiting for the sun to even appear on the horizon. At really cold temps. When public school advocates talk about not having enough … Continue reading Yes, It Can Be Too Cold For School To Start On Regular Time

Well, the Scrooge before he was wholly transformed through a moral, spiritual, and ethical awakening through the visitations of a variety of spectral figures. What is happening in Raleigh with Senate Bill 382 is something that will add to the "ponderous chain" that Scrooge supposedly has been building with his malevolent actions against humanity and … Continue reading What Would Scrooge Do About Hurricane Relief? The “Ponderous Chains” Of The NCGA

We ought to flatten the pay curve more than we already have.-John hood, November 14, 2024 If the former leader of the John Locke Foundation and a current board member of the JLF is anything when it comes to his perspectives on teacher pay it is that he is consistent. The mouthpiece for Art Pope's … Continue reading “Flatten The Pay Curve?” Actually, We Should Steepen The Slope.

Hui said 1 in 9 teachers left. That’s over 10,000 teachers. 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 … Continue reading The Last “State Of The Teaching Profession In NC” Showed 10,000 Teachers Left In One Year