North Carolina has had record budget surpluses but refuses to acknowledge the LEANDRO decision that emphatically states that NC has failed to fully fund our public school system for decades. Teachers fill out a working conditions survey every other year for the state that has no questions about how teachers feel the state handles public … Continue reading 10 Intentionally Cruel Ironies About Public Education in NC

Beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, North Carolina stopped supporting a well-known and highly used program for teachers and other "10-month" educators: installment pay plans. This allowed for educators to receive their salaries in 12 increments so that each month brought a paycheck and keep a financial equilibrium for those who wanted the installment plan. … Continue reading North Carolina Should Reinstate The 12-Month Installment Pay Plan For Teachers

There is a reason why we read serious works of literature. And others can say why much better than I can. “I cannot remember the books I’ve read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.”― Ralph Waldo Emerson “We read to know we are not alone.”— William Nicholson (often … Continue reading A Reading Assignment For Michele Morrow and Mark Robinson — And There Will Be A Test

In the state of North Carolina, over 56% of the state budget is dedicated to public education, most of which goes to K-12 (and pre-K) education. It’s specifically stated in Article IX of the state constitution that the state establish a free and viable means of educating school age-children. Sec. 2.  Uniform system of schools. … Continue reading Dear Teachers: If You Don’t Do Politics, Then Politics Will Do You

The Heritage Foundation is a far right-wing think tank funded by influential people who want to promote “free enterprise” and “free markets.” Founded during Nixon’s administration, its ability to churn out slanted “research” and fund like-minded organizations is quite powerful. If you have not heard of the Heritage Foundation, then you have certainly felt its … Continue reading You Need To Know About Project 2025 – It Targets Public Education (And So Much More)

Below is a table that tallies the top step salaries for teachers with a Master’s Degree in North Carolina without adjustment for inflation. It starts with 2006-2007 school year. Imagine being a teacher who starts in each of those years looking at the salary schedule to see what could be possible when you reach the … Continue reading A History Of Not Raising Teachers’ Pay In NC: 2006-2024

Well, he literally is saying for you to break one of them here. Notice he is in a church. Take a look for yourself. https://twitter.com/i/status/1809252225354469731

Yes, school board elections are that important. Throughout North Carolina, every local school board is wrestling with problems fueled by partisan-fueled emotions. Many of those problems are being stoked in Raleigh which is forcing more and more school boards to be aligned with national narratives and by making more local offices defined by political parties. … Continue reading New Hanover County Is Showing Us That Local School Board Elections Are That Important For Every NC School System

…the that leadership within Central Office and the School Board will genuinely listen to our teachers, students, and parents during the search and hiring process. Yes, in the middle of the summer a couple of years after the most unprecedented time in any teaching career with the pandemic, my school is losing a principal to … Continue reading My School Needs A New Principal And I Hope…

Listening to Mark Robinson in the last few months talk about how he feels that teachers are undervalued and underpaid is like listening to an unpolished politician who just wants people to forget about how much he really has denigrated public education and its educators. Robinson has gone a long way in giving the facade … Continue reading Just Remember How Much Mark Robinson Has “Loved” Public Education In North Carolina