Yes. They can come into schools without a warrant to arrest undocumented immigrants. They can come into churches and hospitals as well. If there is a church that runs a private school which takes voucher money, then it can be raided to get undocumented immigrants of any age. From the Department of Homeland Security: “This … Continue reading Does Your School System Have A Stance On ICE (And The DHS Directive)?

According to this morning's TeachNC recruitment site: And as was reported last week: That WRAL report links to a previous report from last May. "Teacher turnover is wreaking havoc in classrooms across the country — especially as school systems struggle to fill vacancies. Educators say they’re fed up with low pay, increasing workloads and political … Continue reading So, How Many EC Teachers Does Your District Need?

This headline from the end of last week is yet another indication of NC's failure to properly invest in public schools. "New complaints follow years of a worsening shortage of special education teachers that's leaving schools without qualified faculty and students without properly provided services." When a state that sits on a surplus and blatantly … Continue reading This Is What Happens When You Don’t Fully Fund Public Schools

When you as a teacher receive an email like what follows, it can be rather offsetting. I can understand why it was sent, and I can understand that because of the timing and the need for investigation, but it is still unsettling to think that all of that vital info could have been compromised. But … Continue reading Teachers Should Have Known More About That PowerSchool “Data Breach”

If you teach long enough in the public schools, you will be fortunate enough to come across some great individuals who coach sports teams all the while teaching these very players lessons of life and success even in the wake of defeat. And I want to scream that they need to have much higher stipends. … Continue reading Public School Coaches Need Much Higher Stipends – ALL OF THEM!

Remember that our NC General Assembly has refused to fully fund public schools according to the LEANDRO decision. And as it stands, NC ranks near the very bottom of state rankings for funding public schools. Then there is the one-edged sword that the NCGA wields over local LEAs when they dictate mandates for public school … Continue reading Post-Helene “Revenue Drop” Will Hurt Schools Even More

“We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education."Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. There exists no EOC or standardized test that can measure what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks about in the above quote.

Peter Greene, a teacher/writer who writes both a highly regarded blog Curmudgucation and regular column for Forbes.com, had this very good post back in 2021. When is the last time that you heard about Common Core being the downfall of our public schools? Probably when it was a way to gaslight issues to use public schools as a … Continue reading From Common Core To CRT To Woke Politics: Years Of Educational Reform Straw Men In North Carolina

Below is a table that tallies the top step salaries for teachers with a Master’s Degree in North Carolina without adjustment for inflation. It starts with 2006-2007 school year and ends with the most recently completed school year of 2023-2024. Imagine being a teacher who starts in each of those years looking at the salary … Continue reading A History Of Not Raising Teachers’ Pay In NC: 2006-2024

Just do a search on the internet for "Jefferson Griffin challenge" and you will get an ever growing number of sustainable hits on the farce that is Jefferson Griffin's attempt to steal an election to the North Carolina Supreme Court. He is trying to have 60,000 votes thrown out for reasons that still defy the … Continue reading Are You On The Griffin List?