The average school year is 36 weeks. Most school systems operate by a semester system of 18 weeks each. Split those into quarters and you have four 9-week periods that traditional schools calendars utilize. We have spent almost two entire quarters in remote teaching and learning. Add to that the post-planning and pre-planning involved. And … Continue reading Week 26 Of The Most Intense Professional Development In My Career – Imagine The Renewal Credits All Teachers Have Actually Earned
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Remember We Used To Get Longevity Pay? Why We Should Vote Pro-Public Education in November
In the long session of 2014, the NC General Assembly raised salaries for teachers in certain experience brackets that allowed them to say that an “average” salary for teachers was increased by over 7%. They called it a “historic raise.” However, if you divided the amount of money used in these “historic” raises by the … Continue reading Remember We Used To Get Longevity Pay? Why We Should Vote Pro-Public Education in November
Removal of Graduate Degree Pay Increases – Why We Should Vote Pro-Public Education in November
The GOP-led NC legislature’s 2013 decision to end graduate degree pay bumps for new teachers entering the teaching profession was not only misguided, but another wave in the assault on public education here in the Old North State. I confess there exist numerous studies that have shown that advanced degrees do not correlate with higher … Continue reading Removal of Graduate Degree Pay Increases – Why We Should Vote Pro-Public Education in November
The Removal of Due-Process Rights and Career Status for Teachers – Why We Should Vote Pro-Public Education in November
If due-process rights are not restored for new teachers, then the idea of having a rally or a march to advocate for students and schools ten to fifteen years from now would likely never happen. They are that important! Their removal was a beginning step in a patient, scripted, and ALEC-allying plan that systematically tries … Continue reading The Removal of Due-Process Rights and Career Status for Teachers – Why We Should Vote Pro-Public Education in November
Catherine Truitt Is Running For State Superintendent. You Might Want See What She Has Claimed About Public Education Here In NC.
Truitt is a former teacher, turnaround coach, associate vice president of University and P-12 Partnerships at UNC General Administration, and former senior education advisor to Republican Gov. Pat McCrory. (From an EdNC.org report entitled “Will state Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson run again?”) Currently she is the chancellor of Western Governor’s University of North Carolina. … Continue reading Catherine Truitt Is Running For State Superintendent. You Might Want See What She Has Claimed About Public Education Here In NC.
Over 7,400 NC Teacher Assistants Lost Since 2008 – Why We Should Vote Pro-Public Education in November
When public education has to defend itself against the state’s General Assembly in order to function effectively, those in government should reassess their priorities as elected officials. Take for instance the political cartoon published in the Winston-Salem Journal on July 9, 2015 which parodies the iconic advertisement for the movie Jaws. It brilliantly depicts the NC Legislature as … Continue reading Over 7,400 NC Teacher Assistants Lost Since 2008 – Why We Should Vote Pro-Public Education in November
Before Someone Claims That “We Will Have To Raise Taxes On People To Fully Fund NC Schools,” Tell Him To Consider These Measures First
One of the better political cartoons of 2019 came from Dennis Draughon at Capitol Broadcasting. It represented a Thanksgiving dinner where teachers and schools are sitting at a smaller table waiting to see what they will be given after everything was carved out for corporations and political interests. Sen. Phil Berger threw a wishbone to … Continue reading Before Someone Claims That “We Will Have To Raise Taxes On People To Fully Fund NC Schools,” Tell Him To Consider These Measures First
“Of Course We Should Reopen All Schools!” – Dan Forest’s Six-Point Lesson Plan
On October 8th in a meeting with others on the State Board of Education, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest called for the full reopening of all school sin North Carolina. From today's News & Observer: Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest tried Thursday to persuade the State Board of Education to give all North Carolina public schools … Continue reading “Of Course We Should Reopen All Schools!” – Dan Forest’s Six-Point Lesson Plan
Let Us Praise Great High School Coaches
Let us praise great middle school and high school coaches. 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 … Continue reading Let Us Praise Great High School Coaches
As We Get Ready To Vote, Just Remember This Is What Phil Berger and His Cronies Have Done to NC’s Public School System Since 2011
When the GOP won control of both houses in the North Carolina General Assembly in the elections of 2010, it was the first time that the Republicans had that sort of power since 1896. Add to that the election of Pat McCrory as governor in 2012, and the GOP has been able to run through … Continue reading As We Get Ready To Vote, Just Remember This Is What Phil Berger and His Cronies Have Done to NC’s Public School System Since 2011
