NASA’s Global Climate Change website is dedicated to educating people about human influence on the environment. Under the “Scientific Consensus” tab it states, “Multiple studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals1 show that 97 percent or more of actively publishing climate scientists agree: Climate-warming trends over the past century are extremely likely due to human activities” (http://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/). … Continue reading North Carolina’s Man-Made Educational Climate Change

News coming from several outlets reported multiple charges for state representative Cecil Brockman. Being charged in and of itself keeps him from being able to serve. But Brockman has not been the most reliable state rep before any of this. Cecil Brockman has been in the NC General Assembly for over a decade and his … Continue reading Resign, Cecil. “We Do Not Need You.”

Here is the salary schedule that was in place for the 2024-2025 school year. And because those people in Raleigh who hold the majority in both chambers of the NC General Assembly have refused to pass a new budget, it is the salary schedule for the 2025-2026 school year. Like it's frozen. For those who … Continue reading The State Budget Isn’t The Only Thing “Frozen” For Teachers & Schools

Think of LEANDRO. Think of district mapping. Think of voting rights. And think of what this guy tried to do to get a place here. In the scope of things, the most important election in 2026 may not be for an office in Washington or West Jones Street, but may be the one involving this … Continue reading The Most Important Political Race In 2026 For Public Education

State Superintendent Mo Green and DPI are discussing possibly changing the school performance grading system. Again. This is not a new idea. It was talked about in 2024. And now... They don’t need to be changed; they need to be eliminated. For over ten years, this system of “measurement” has stigmatized public schools and has been … Continue reading Go Ahead And Permanently Eliminate School Performance Grades

When kids go hungry, they have a hard time learning. Most kids who receive these benefits attend public schools. Disagree? Then show the data. For a child to use a voucher to attend a private school, the private schools receive the money for tuition. What the federal government shutdown is doing is exacerbating the situation. … Continue reading SNAP, WIC, & Public Schools

Remember when Mark Johnson talked about how the teacher starting salary in NC was really good? January 26, 2018: During a question-and-answer session Thursday at the N.C. School Boards Association’s policy conference in Raleigh, Johnson said that the base state starting salary of $35,000 for North Carolina teachers was “good money” and “a lot of … Continue reading Remembering When Mark Johnson Said…

A local supplement is an additional amount of money that a local district may apply on top the state’s salary to help attract teachers to come and stay in a particular district. While people may be fixated on actual state salary schedule, a local supplement has more of a direct effect on the way a … Continue reading A Fear Of Possible Next Cuts In WSFCS

Depending on when a permanent school superintendent is hired, WSFCS could have four different people occupying the top office in this system within the span of one and a half years (give or take a couple of months). With Catty Moore's final day fast approaching, the school board has hired Dr. Don Phipps to be … Continue reading So, We Have A New (Interim) Superintendent

The following "Letter to the Editor" ran today in the Winston-Salem Journal in a response to previous editorial concerning the WSFCS financial situation that was critical of lawmaker Donny Lambeth's response to the school board's request for help. And while there is plenty of blame that has yet to be placed on those involved in … Continue reading Hyperbole & Context: About That Recent LTE In The Winston-Salem Journal