... vaccinations. Nurses and mental support staff in every school. And the benefit of not letting the public think that you can "buy off" teachers. I will never begrudge a school employee who would choose to take the bonus. Considering what this state has not done to raise salaries of many school personnel, this cojuld … Continue reading Keep Your Damn Bonus. Give Us –
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About The State Superintendent’s Perspective On Social Studies Standards
State Superintendent Catherine Truitt's rapid and sustained defense of her desire to remove certain words from the NC Social Studies curriculum standards was again on display in a new post on EdNC.org just a day after another State Board of Education meeting that highlighted revising those standards. In particular Truitt wants to do the following: … Continue reading About The State Superintendent’s Perspective On Social Studies Standards
Ask Public School Principals – Every One Of Them
Don't take a poll of community members on an open forum about whether this state should open school buildings and leave it there. It's not about what we want to do. It's not about what we think we can do in ideal situations with plans that work perfectly in our minds. It's not even about … Continue reading Ask Public School Principals – Every One Of Them
Actually Our Lt. Gov. Is Preaching Indoctrination In Schools
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is going a long way in giving the facade that he is defending our public schools from teaching a "version" of history that "indoctrinates" students with radical beliefs. He's even started a petition to lobby the very state school board he serves on. If you have not met our new NC … Continue reading Actually Our Lt. Gov. Is Preaching Indoctrination In Schools
It’s What Cooper Didn’t Say
No question. Gov. Cooper did not endear himself to many teachers today when he participated in a press conference aside both State Super Catherine Truitt and State Board Chair Eric Davis in appealing to all public school systems to offer in-person teaching. Currently, 90 of the 115 physical LEA's offer some sort of Plan B … Continue reading It’s What Cooper Didn’t Say
“North Carolina Personal Education Student Accounts For Children With Disabilities Program” – A New Name For An Old Unregulated Reform With More Money
Within the wording of a new bill by the North Carolina General Assembly is a new name for an old unregulated reform that could easily be used for students in our public schools. It starts on page 4 of HB32. Notice that the words "Education Savings Account" have been replaced with "Education Student Accounts for … Continue reading “North Carolina Personal Education Student Accounts For Children With Disabilities Program” – A New Name For An Old Unregulated Reform With More Money
Take The Pledge To Stop The Spread – For Our Schools
The Community for Safe Opening of WSFCS has started this petition to bring more awareness to the need to make sure we curb the spread before reopening our school buildings. These two statements from the petition especially convinced this teacher to sign. In-person school is safest when community spread of Covid-19 is low.We can come … Continue reading Take The Pledge To Stop The Spread – For Our Schools
The NCGA Is Using The Pandemic To Further Fund The Least Transparent Financing Of Religious Schools With Taxpayer Money In The Nation
From the same group of lawmakers who made sure to not pass a new budget for the state that directly affects our public schools comes this bill. From the same group of lawmakers who made sure to not dip into the "rainy-day" fund to help schools comes this bill. An “Opportunity Grant” in North Carolina … Continue reading The NCGA Is Using The Pandemic To Further Fund The Least Transparent Financing Of Religious Schools With Taxpayer Money In The Nation
This Teacher Dares Berger & Moore To Put This In A Stand-Alone Bill
Johnston County has it right. They already have a bill to force all school buildings to reopen. They could make sure that all school employees are vaccinated beforehand. They could do this first. Plenty in the rainy-day fund to make it happen. Because they have made it clear that schools reopening their buildings is important … Continue reading This Teacher Dares Berger & Moore To Put This In A Stand-Alone Bill
About Berger and Ballard’s Bill To Force All LEAs To “Reopen” Schools
So much for that "small government" mantra. From the News & Observer: Some Republican state lawmakers want to force North Carolina public schools to reopen for in-person instruction.Republican Senate leaders announced Thursday that they are working on drafting legislation to reopen schools. The timeline offered for a bill was the “coming days.”The legislation would “require … Continue reading About Berger and Ballard’s Bill To Force All LEAs To “Reopen” Schools
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