It takes a fragile political ego in a state that does so much to work against organized groups of essential people to make the following claim. Tim Moore knows damn well that NCAE represents more 5% of teachers, but he wants to play victim by saying that he is being "bullied" by what he claims … Continue reading What The Foo Fighter Said About Reopening Schools

Name the only state in the country with the lowest legal minimum wage, no collective bargaining rights, no Medicaid expansion, loosely regulated vouchers and charter school expansion, and a school performance grading system that measures achievement over growth. North Carolina. Now name a state that has a lower state corporate flat tax than NC.  You … Continue reading NC Is In A Pandemic, But Look What Sen. Phil Berger Is Selling – Tax-Funded Vouchers

From the United States Surgeon General today: "What I want people to know is the biggest determinant of whether or not we can go back to school actually has little to nothing to do with the actual schools – it's your background transmission rate," Adams said, speaking on CBS This Morning. "And it's why we've … Continue reading What the Surgeon General Said Today About School Reopening

This is from Politico in 2017: As DeVos seeks to expand school choice nationwide, including online options, Pennsylvania serves as a case study in the shortcomings of the virtual charter school model, or cyber charter schools, as they are known there. The state’s 14 virtual charter schools have flourished in rural communities over the last … Continue reading The Political Hypocrisy About Virtual Learning In NC

Today on EdNC.org a perspective was posted written by three pediatric medical experts from Duke University's School of Medicine. No doubt their credentials are valid and their expertise should be respected. Duke University is one of the finest institutions in the nation, despite the fact that I root against them in every sport (especially men's … Continue reading This Teacher Appreciates What These Doctors Said, But They Seem To Forget…

Candidate for NC State Superintendent Catherine Truitt has made it no secret that she wants schools to be fully open to start the school year even though trends are showing more infections. Nowhere has she laid out a plan to show how accommodations would be made or how they would be financed. Plus, this teacher … Continue reading Care To Comment On This, Candidate For State Superintendent Catherine Truitt?

And to the question asked in the title of this post, President Donald Trump answered, At the end of this post is a link to the entire transcript of the interview aired today with Fox News reporter Chris Wallace and President Donald Trump. Without any explanation from any teacher or any background given, the answers … Continue reading “You said our children are taught in school to hate our country. Where do you see that?” – This Interview Is A Lesson Plan

Lost in the sadistic irony of Phil Berger, Dan Forest, and Tim Moore's "argument" to fully open schools this fall amidst the COVID-19 pandemic is that there has been talk of placing a bond referendum on the ballot in 2020 for school construction. In fact, it really has been Tim Moore who has given more … Continue reading Have You Considered Classroom Windows & Those Ventilation Systems?

After you read the following press release from Sen. Phil Berger that was issued yesterday, go back over it and see how many times Berger references the Leandro case - the one that literally told this state that what NC has been doing under the leadership of Sen. Phil Berger has actually been violating the … Continue reading Gaslit Hypocrisy – Phil Berger Now “Cares” About Leandro?

From a January posting in 2017 in remembrance of Rep. John Lewis: This past weekend served as a reminder that there is an ever-growing soundtrack of songs that not only keeps playing in the back of my mind at all times but that keeps growing because the story of my life as it becomes wrapped … Continue reading U2, MLK, John Lewis, Donald Trump, and W.B. Yeats – Forever On The Same Soundtrack