...they should consider this one tweet from Kris Nordstrom. Special sessions under the Berger / Moore regime have been nothing more than power grabs - HB2, HB17, etc. But considering that there is fear on the part of Berger and Moore, maybe their special session concerning the six amendments and their wording could also be used … Continue reading Dear Berger and Moore, If You Are Going to Call Another Special Session, Then Maybe…

Mr. Goetze, I am in receipt of your response to my response to your issuance of an op-ed claiming that Red4Ed was calling for a week-long strike of teachers in October. You posted it to my blog’s Facebook timeline on Saturday. You started, “I admit I do appreciate you calling me out in a forum … Continue reading According To This Gentleman, Teachers Are Going to Strike In October And They Don’t Know It Yet! Part 2 – A Response to the Response

Apparently, there is to be a HUGE teacher strike in October. News of the covert actions to bring such an event together started here: Yes. It is real. And then because everything that gets published on the internet is true, it grew into this from a gentleman who was on the Facebook thread of the … Continue reading According To This Gentleman, Teachers Are Going to Strike In October And They Don’t Know It Yet! Concerning Conspiracy Theories and Slippery Slopes.

Recently Targetsmart, a data collection firm, released a report on voter registration entitled "ANALYSIS: AFTER PARKLAND SHOOTING, YOUTH VOTER REGISTRATION SURGES." In every one of the 39 states targeted except four, voter registration in the age group of 18-29 has risen. In NC, it has risen by %5.5. Joe Killian of NC Policy Watch highlighted … Continue reading Civics Class in Action – More Young People in NC Registered to Vote

You can be either “at” the table or “on” the table. For teachers in North Carolina, there are many other prepositions that could identify the relationship between the legislation process and teacher input such as “under” the table, “without” a place at the table, or “behind” the table. As a veteran public school teacher, when … Continue reading “At” The Table or “On” the Table – The Need for Teacher Input in Educational “Reform”

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 Longevity Pay? NC Teachers and School Based Administrators Are the Only State Employees Who Do Not Receive It. There’s a Devious Reason.

On July 2nd, State Superintendent Mark Johnson sent the following letter to upper level leaders at DPI. Alex Granados of EdNC.org recently released a report on Johnson's letter. “With the 8 June 2018 North Carolina Supreme Court ruling upholding the constitutionality of Session Law 2016-126, I am now exercising my authority under that Act to … Continue reading Supt. Mark Johnson’s Empty “Authority”

It is theorized that one of the reasons that the recent General Assembly session was so quickly finished was to hopefully allow the emotional and visceral reactions to the recent budget to possibly subside a little. Maybe allow for people to forget what happened and let time work some magic in the memories of public … Continue reading May 16th Was Two Months Ago. So, What Are We Still Willing To Do?

NPR recently did a report on "robo-grading" of student essays via computer for standardized tests and other constructed responses. It's a growing field in which proponents have touted advancements in artificial intelligence and savings of time and money. Developers of so-called "robo-graders" say they understand why many students and teachers would be skeptical of the … Continue reading Would You Want Your Students’ Essays Graded by Computers?