The following two posts on my social media feeds referenced the same 60 Minutes report on Moms For Liberty this past weekend. Josh Cowen is a professor at Michigan Sate University and is one of the leading scholars on research concerning school voucher programs. Derek Black is at the University of South Carolina. His latest … Continue reading That 60 Minutes Interview with Moms For Liberty

Peter Greene, a teacher/writer who writes both a highly regarded blog Curmudgucation and regular column for Forbes.com, had this very good post back in 2021. When is the last time that you heard about Common Core being the downfall of our public schools? Probably when it was a way to gaslight issues to use public schools as a … Continue reading From Common Core To CRT To Woke Politics: Years Of Educational Reform Straw Men In North Carolina

"How to sell a contradictionYou come and go, you come and go" That's part of the chorus for the iconic 1980's song "Karma Chameleon" from the British band Culture Club. 40 years later, those words seem to ring true when it comes to "selling a contradiction." Two years ago State Supt. Catherine Truitt penned an … Continue reading “Karma Chameleon” & “Selling The Contradiction” With Our State Superintendent

Teachers did not institute school performance grades that measure achievement on standardized test scores heavily over student growth. The North Carolina General Assembly did. Teachers did not remove longevity pay, graduate degree pay, due-process rights, and retiree health benefits. The North Carolina General Assembly did. Teachers did not create a non-transparent voucher system, rampant charter … Continue reading Don’t Like The State Of Public Education? Don’t Look At Teachers; Look At Who “Legislates” Them.

Kris Nordstrom's latest article on North Carolina education policies highlights the newest report from the Network of Public Education. It is very much worth the read and his analysis gives further explanation for the the reasons why North Carolina ranks so badly, especially when it has billions in rainy day funds and intentionally ignores the … Continue reading 3 Failing Grades And A Ranking Of 48 Out Of 51 – North Carolina in 2024

State Superintendent Catherine Truitt and DPI are attempting to “change” the school performance grading system. Again. They don’t need to be changed; they need to be eliminated. For over ten years, this system of “measurement” has stigmatized public schools and has been used to create a false narrative that has fueled privatization efforts like vouchers. … Continue reading Go Ahead And Permanently Eliminate School Performance Grades; They Only Map Poverty, Health Care Access, And Food Deserts – Not School Effectiveness

Yes, public education is political. But it does not have to be partisan. Yet, in the last few years, more and more local school board elections are becoming partisan races steering school systems by a GPS system based on political dogma and controlled in Raleigh rather than what is best for the local school system. … Continue reading Local School Boards Should Not Be Partisan

The following screenshots display questions from a form questionnaire that were sent by representatives from a variety of extreme interests to all NC General Assembly members. It came with this note: "Dear Representative, Happy New Year! We, Christian Perspective Representatives, Moms for Liberty North Carolina, and Pavement Education Project, sincerely hope this email finds you … Continue reading A Group Aligned With Moms For Liberty Sent This Questionnaire To Every NCGA Member. Hypocritical And Pharisaical Only Begin To Describe It.

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 Teachers Should Vote As If Their Jobs Depended On It (Because It Does)

The next step in undoing the Leandro decision started today. Because it’s part of a bigger plan that deliberately coincides with the expansion of vouchers. It is not difficult to see that the NCGA was waiting for the state supreme court to become an extension of the political powers in Raleigh after the last election … Continue reading Overturning Leandro Is Next