This is a quick and dirty guide to give anyone a basic understanding of how school systems (and vouchers) are funded in North Carolina. My own school system, Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools (WSFCS) will serve as the running sample throughout. There are 115 LEAs (local education agency) or school systems in the state each … Continue reading Do You Know How Your NC Public School System Is Funded?

When Pat McCrory was governor, the GOP super majority changed budget protocol and made the state budget a biennial process. In an odd-numbered year, a budget is set forth to encompass the next two fiscal years. Amendments to the budget can be made in even-numbered years. Furthermore, if a budget is not passed, then the … Continue reading This Year Is More Expensive, But We Are Budgeted With Last Year’s Numbers

If you have caught wind of Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters's latest public spectacle, then you are familiar with the Prager U "Teacher Integrity" Test. You can take the test yourself, if you would like. Billed as "recruitment" tool based on "America First" ideology, Walters is claiming that anyone who takes the test is automatically … Continue reading “LARGEST Recruitment Effort Of Teachers In History?” Mmmmmm…No.

This is actually from the U.S. Dept. of Labor: A day that should be spent by people working in the service of the community relaxing and renewing their energy was a day for many in WSFCS waiting to hear if they still had a job. Specifically speaking, those who are Exceptional Children teachers and their … Continue reading The Cruel Irony Of Labor Day In WSFCS