If a lawmaker in Raleigh is really being honest, then he/she would have to acknowledge that the revamped teacher salary scale and removal of graduate degree pay are ways to make sure that when teachers retire, they will not be receiving as much in retirement pay as in the past. Consider that a teacher’s pension … Continue reading When $55,100 is Greater Than $79,157 – The NCGA’s Assault on Teacher Pension and Retirement

Nick Anderson’s political cartoon above from last spring may have been primarily for a Texan audience, but it is highly applicable in our state as the push to extend vouchers has ramped up, thanks to a bill introduced in 2023 that has the turncoat Tricia Cotham as the primary sponsor. “For all students, per year per … Continue reading Dear Rural Counties, Vouchers & School Choice Will Hit You Faster And Harder. And They’ll Use Your Money To Do It.

The Forsyth County Association of Educators is gathering signatures on their online petition to submit to the WSFCS School Board to address issues that affect all school environments. You do not have to be a member of FCAE to sign. You do not have be an employee of the school system to sign. Any stakeholder … Continue reading A Petition Addressing Understaffing, Funding Needs, And Student Learning Loss In WSFCS

From April last year: 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 One Year Ago This Week: Tricia Cotham Betrayed Public Education

Beware of witches. That's what I learned from Michele Morrow this week. Oh, and candy bars are suspect as well. https://twitter.com/i/status/1773485991891730580 I wonder if Morrow ever reported any witchcraft to Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's squad of witch hunters? She can still issue a complaint on the Lt. Gov.’s official website. Please note that not a single … Continue reading “Witches With Twixes!”

Please consider something before attacking the school, teacher, administration, and/or school board. Go through all of your student’s social media, scrolling history on the internet, all text messages, and other media that might be on the phone/computer your student has it his/her disposal. Then watch all of the movies and television / streaming shows he/she … Continue reading If You Are A Parent Who Is Going To Challenge A Book Taught In High Schools Or Accuse A Teacher Of Indoctrination, Then …

Sen. Phil Berger and his cronies have had 12 years to “improve” our public education system. 12. The number of grades in a standard progression through a public school. Here are a few of the actions taken in those 12 years. 1. Teacher Pay Kept Well Below National Average 2. Removal of Due-Process Rights  3. Graduate Degree … Continue reading They’ve Had 12 Years To “Fix” Public Education. Instead They Have Been Tearing It Apart.

She's a walking public relations machine.

This is rich coming from Michele Morrow. On the day that she tweeted this: This video is unearthed from her deleted account: https://twitter.com/i/status/1772077051475792127 Today also was when Morrow guest appeared on Steve Bannon's online platform. That's the same Steve Bannon who is about to go on trial for this: That border wall was to separate … Continue reading From Family Dollar To DEI To Steve Bannon – The Walking Contradiction That Is Michele Morrow