Let's temper this a second. Yes, a bill was introduced in the NC General Assembly by State Representative Erin Paré, R-Wake which would raise the beginning pay for a new teacher to $50,000 a year. The most experienced teachers would also see a raise of over $12,000. Another aspect of this bill is the reinstatement … Continue reading Big Raises For NC Teachers? Mmmm.

Cherokee High School is home to the defending girls state champions in 1A basketball. They are expected to vie for that title again. In the conference tournament, they played Hayesville High School and won handily. But instead of being able to celebrate that feat, they endured a hostile scene. The letter that follows from the … Continue reading What Happened To The Cherokee Lady Braves Basketball Team This Past Weekend

Below is a notice sent to all federal employees from Elon Muck this past Saturday, Feb. 22nd. And here is the email that was sent soon after:

Say in 2008, a school district had 1000 students in its school system and spent 10 million dollars in its budget to educate them. That’s a 10,000 per pupil expenditure. Now in 2025, that same district has 1500 students and the school system is spending 11.5 million to educate them. That district is spending more … Continue reading When Someone In North Carolina Says, “Well, We Are Spending More on Education Than Ever Before,” Then Tell Him This

Yep, they did. A children's story written by an Oscar-award winning actress who graduated from military high school and whose father was a career military man. "In a Feb. 16 Instagram post, the Oscar-winning actress, 64, wrote that the book had been banned in Pentagon-run schools. Per a memo obtained by The Washington Post, the Department of Defense … Continue reading They Banned Freckleface Strawberry In Schools?

The Education Law Center has put up a site that allows anyone to see the total effect of shutting off federal funds to public schools under the Trump administration if he does go "all out" on a promise to abolish the Department of Education. He has also threatened to decline federal funding based on a … Continue reading The Equivalent Of Over 27K Entry Level Teaching Positions In NC On The Chopping Block?

One of the more interesting bills filed so far this legislative session is SB 92, the "Released Time Education Act". More about this bill is explained in this report: "The legislation comes as LifeWise Academy, a national organization that offers Bible education to public school students during school hours, has been preparing to expand into North … Continue reading Letting “Churches Reach The Next Generation” During Public School Hours?

The following letter was sent this past Friday (Valentine's Day of all days) to every educational institution that receives any type of funding from the federal government. It comes from Craig Trainor, the acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights in the Dept. of Education. In it he states, “Educational institutions have toxically indoctrinated students with … Continue reading About That “False premise that the United States is built upon ‘systemic and structural racism’” Letter

... students declaring education as a major in UNC's public university system which is the largest supplier of teachers into our state's public schools. Public Schools First NC continues to be a foundational resource for public school advocates and every year they update their "Fact Sheets" to shed a true light on the state of … Continue reading 45% Drop In …

The Public School Forum of North Carolina’s publication the 2014 Local School Finance Study provides a great history of the state’s practice in funding public schooling which is rooted in the proclamation that all children in the state ages 6-21 are guaranteed a good public education. The publication stated: North Carolina’s first state constitution in 1776 included … Continue reading Do You Know How Public Schools in NC Are Funded?