If you are a parent of a student in public schools who takes an AP class, then you might need to see this: According to the WRAL report, 760,000 students in our NC public schools fit the definition of "economically disadvantaged" and many of them take AP courses as a way to go ahead and … Continue reading Now The NCGA Doesn’t Want To Help With AP Tests?

The most current numbers for the following: Average Gas Price Average Milk Price Average Egg Prices Average Bread Price Consumer Confidence Presidential Approval Rating Federal Interest Rate Dow Jones Index Inflation Rate NC Tax Rates NC Minimum Wage Unemployment Rates Unemployment Benefits Number of People Who Enrolled in ACA coverage Number of Students in NC … Continue reading April 2025- Numbers To Consider

The North Carolina Senate just released its version of the next biennial state budget. The House already has set forth its version. The governor has also released his. Supposedly, they will come to an "agreement" for a state budget in this long session. Details of the last biennial NC Senate budget released two years ago … Continue reading Phil’s Giving A Couple More Minecraft Big Mac Combos A Month To Us Teachers As A Raise!

On April 3rd, the Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, sent all public school district superintendents a letter that requested each to sign a written agreement to not have any DEI curriculum (as defined by her) whatsoever in its schools. If districts do not sign and abide by the decrees set forth in the letter, then … Continue reading “Still Teaching. Still Caring. Still Not Signing” – A Superintendent Responds To McMahon’s DEI Demands

When I came back as a “new” teacher twenty years ago for my second tenure in NC, Phil Berger was not in power. And as a “new” teacher the following was freely given to new teachers as part of the agreement to be employed by the state of North Carolina: A salary schedule that had … Continue reading If New Teachers Got Now What Veteran Teachers Got Then, NC Would Not Need To Recruit Teacher Candidates

When the top public education official in the country mistakes technology for a classic condiment, then you know it must be good. https://twitter.com/i/status/1910362146791383539 The official site for A.1. Steak Sauce does say, I will say that if I receive a paper with "an intricate mix of spices and ingredients" smeared on it, then I know … Continue reading When Steak Sauce Takes Over Public Education.

They want to pass this bill. Again. House Bill HB878. It looks just like this bill from 2024: Look at that a little more closely. They want all of it to be posted. any materials textbooks readings videos digital materials websites online applications all lesson plans It’s rather insulting to think that my preparation and … Continue reading Show Me Your Lesson Plans And Materials, Lawmakers Who Support This Bill

Do not forget that the song "Alright Now" whose chorus is floating through my head as this post is being written is performed by a band called Free. And do not forget that it is totally unsurprising that this group of lawmakers in North Carolina have put forth a bill to eliminate any DEI initiative … Continue reading “Alwhite Now” – Another Unsurprising Bill In The NCGA

From April of 2023: A woman who ran for office on a platform of being pro-public schools. For someone who was as accomplished an educator as she was, her move to a party that is embracing the dismantling of public education is rather sadistically ironic. At that time she had retweeted a pro-school choice blurb from … Continue reading Tricia Cotham Is At It Again – Further Weakening NC Public Schools