When a really bad draft of an already terrible essay makes baseless arguments with no evidence for an indefensible claim, then maybe it should never be turned in for a grade. Consider the new teacher licensure / pay proposal championed by State Supt. Catherine Truitt, DPI, and PEPSC. You can take a look at the … Continue reading No Amount Of Revision Can Improve This New Teacher Licensure / Pay Proposal. It’s That Bad.
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A Fox In The Hen House: DPI’s New Hire Really Wasn’t Hired – He Was Placed
When news yesterday revealed that NCDPI had hired Dr. Terry Stoops from the libertarian think tank John Locke Foundation to be an advisor to Supt. Catherine Truitt, of course it sent shock waves around the state. It doesn't feel so shocking this morning. Actually, it makes total sense. Look at this tweet: "I'm heading over … Continue reading A Fox In The Hen House: DPI’s New Hire Really Wasn’t Hired – He Was Placed
FFS, Catherine! This DPI Hire Really Proves You Really Are Not For Public Education
From today's news: This is the guy who is so against unions that he penned this in 2020 against public employee collective bargaining power: A guy who contributed to Truitt's campaign: Last summer, he appeared with the new Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson at a press conference announcing an “indoctrination” hotline to allow the public to … Continue reading FFS, Catherine! This DPI Hire Really Proves You Really Are Not For Public Education
Hey NC! Want To Recruit & Retain A Vibrant Teaching Force? Do (Or Undo) These 20 Actions.
Before any discussion about a new path for teacher licensure and teacher pay takes place (espcially coming back from a pandemic), maybe look at what should be “undone” that put this state in the postion it is in now. Before we even think about something as ludicrous as this – – we should do the … Continue reading Hey NC! Want To Recruit & Retain A Vibrant Teaching Force? Do (Or Undo) These 20 Actions.
There’s No Kitty Litter In The Bathrooms, But …
In most cases if someone was to proclaim that there was cat litter being placed inside of public school bathrooms to accommodate students who chose to identify as a being that required such needs, people would laugh it off and then immediately dismiss it. But in today's political climate where the loudest voices seem to … Continue reading There’s No Kitty Litter In The Bathrooms, But …
So School Board Candidate, Do You Actually Have Solutions?
What truly separates a legitimate school board candidate from one who should never serve is not a political party designation or a loud campaign but having a plan of positive action and a willingness to work for a solution. Those solutions are not for problems which are exclusively in certain schools with certain students being … Continue reading So School Board Candidate, Do You Actually Have Solutions?
Open Enrollment Is Approaching – Remember That 2017 Letter From the State Treasurer to Teachers About the State Insurance Plan?
From our State Treasurer back in 2017: “Did You Know? During 2017, the state spent $3.3 billion on medical and pharmacy benefits. At the same time, costs have increased 5 to 10 percent while funding for the Plan only saw a 4 percent increase. In addition, the state has a $34 billion unfunded liability for … Continue reading Open Enrollment Is Approaching – Remember That 2017 Letter From the State Treasurer to Teachers About the State Insurance Plan?
Just A Reminder That Righteous & Reactionary Anger Is Not The Best Qualification To Run For School Board
In some school systems such as mine, all seats for the school board are up for grabs in this next election. Possibly nine new members could be leading the school system come next calendar year. The field for the WSFCS school board elections before primaries was 28 strong. If you really looked at the platforms … Continue reading Just A Reminder That Righteous & Reactionary Anger Is Not The Best Qualification To Run For School Board
To The School Board Candidate Who Knows Nothing About How Schools Really Operate
Yes. Election Day is approaching. And it seems like every political sign that I see on the sides of roads and at interchanges is for one particular race: the local school board. Throw around terms like “CRT,” “learning loss,” “mask mandates,” “indoctrination,” and “transparency,” add to them some righteous anger, and you have some rather … Continue reading To The School Board Candidate Who Knows Nothing About How Schools Really Operate
So, How Are Those Vacancies Going?
It launched in August of 2019. A superfluous program that even the idea of would have never been needed if North Carolina had not done so much damage to the teaching profession in the last ten years. It’s called Teach North Carolina or TeachNC. Remember back in May of 2019 when then State Superintendent Mark … Continue reading So, How Are Those Vacancies Going?
