From CNN: Another high school has turned into a scene of carnage, this time in western Kentucky. Sixteen people were wounded, two of them fatally, after a shooter opened fire Tuesday morning at Marshall County High School, authorities said. Four others sustained various injuries (https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/23/us/kentucky-high-school-shooting/index.html).
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Public School Forum of North Carolina Releases Top 10 Education Issues for 2018
As a veteran public school teacher in North Carolina, I invite you to read this report. It is comprehensive, yet concise - focused, yet covers much. It can be found here: https://www.ncforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Top-10-2018-PDF-web-version-1-1.pdf.
A Pathetic Rebuttal – The John Locke Foundation’s Weak Attempt to Discredit the Quality Counts Education Report
In the days since Education Week released its yearly report, “Quality Counts 2018: Grading the States,” people at the John Locke Foundation have gone out of their way to debunk the report’s findings. This year, NC was ranked 40th down two spots from last year and down 21 spots since it peaked at 19th in … Continue reading A Pathetic Rebuttal – The John Locke Foundation’s Weak Attempt to Discredit the Quality Counts Education Report
10 Minutes of “Pathologia Boven Excrementum” – Sen. Barefoot on Class Size Chaos
Watching a politician try to explain with circular reasoning, strawmen, and other logical fallacies the reason why he should not be faulted for something he intentionally did can be entertaining. Or painful. Or in this case, maddening. This past weekend, Education Matters aired an episode on the class size mandate. The show is produced by … Continue reading 10 Minutes of “Pathologia Boven Excrementum” – Sen. Barefoot on Class Size Chaos
Sen. Bill Rabon’s Commitment to Not Fully Fund NC’s Public Schools
From Rep. Craig Horn on January 4, 2018: “The gap is closing. There are folks that are working on a reasonable solution with the session coming as quickly as it is next week” ((http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2018/01/04/chairman-house-education-committee-solution-class-size-crisis-imminent/). From Sen. John Alexander on January 17, 2018: “We are still trying to gather information from all 100 counties of the … Continue reading Sen. Bill Rabon’s Commitment to Not Fully Fund NC’s Public Schools
Thank You North Carolina General Assembly! We Are Now Ranked 40th!
This past week, Education Week released its "Quality Counts Report" for 2018. It is a yearly report that ranks each state (and D.C.) with a report card that measures a variety of variables. As reported by T. Keung Hui of the News & Observer: Issues with school funding and student achievement dropped North Carolina to … Continue reading Thank You North Carolina General Assembly! We Are Now Ranked 40th!
Thank You State Superintendent! “Talent Pipeline” Restored! Amazon Says So.
No. It should be, “Congratulations! We did it!” One week ago, State Superintendent Mark Johnson wrote an op-ed in EdNC.org which made the argument that North Carolina lost out on its bid to “secure” the new Toyota-Mazda mega-plant that would have brought four thousand jobs to the state because of the performance of our school … Continue reading Thank You State Superintendent! “Talent Pipeline” Restored! Amazon Says So.
What the Hell is an Idiom? Language Lesson of the Day
Mental Floss is one of the best magazines published. It's digital reach has also become rather substantial. If you have any nerdy inclination then check it out. Sometimes it has some very teachable videos to use in class. Like this one on idioms. That's the famous writer John Green (Fault in Our Stars, Turtles Down Below, … Continue reading What the Hell is an Idiom? Language Lesson of the Day
Tommy Boy and the Class Size Crisis – Concerning Sen. John Alexander’s Empty Words
I miss Chris Farley. His stint on Saturday Night Live is still memorable. There’s that opening number with Patrick Swayze where he and Swayze were competing for a spot in the Chippendale dancers. Then there’s Matt Foley, a motivational speaker who lives “in a van down by the river.” But my favorite Chris Farley performance … Continue reading Tommy Boy and the Class Size Crisis – Concerning Sen. John Alexander’s Empty Words
Every Day is a Snow Day at West Forsyth
“Football’s made to be played in all types of weather. I’m not sure what everybody else does, but they’ve got to do what they’ve got to do. But at West Forsyth that’s not the way we roll.” - Coach Adrian Snow, August 30, 2017 in the Winston-Salem Journal. To be a successful high school football coach … Continue reading Every Day is a Snow Day at West Forsyth
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