Do any of you remember this billboard sprinkled around the state a few years ago? It was one of the many times the NC General Assembly has tried to weaken NCAE. In this instance the Civitas Institute tried to lure teachers to "buy" back their membership through a website. It showed NCAE members how to withdraw their … Continue reading Why We Need the North Carolina Association of Educators
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The Irony of Mark Johnson’s Latest Hire (And What It Communicates)
There’s a task force in Raleigh trying to blindly reformulate how public schools are funded. There are more studies coming out suggesting that charter schools are increasing segregation amongst students. There is an unfunded class size mandate that the state senate refuses to deal with. There’s a court case in which the mostly GOP-appointed state … Continue reading The Irony of Mark Johnson’s Latest Hire (And What It Communicates)
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The Chronic Unexcused Absenteeism of Betsy DeVos
As a teacher, if I worked the kind of schedule that Betsy DeVos worked, then I would be “nonrenewed” which is effectively fired. Before anyone says, “Well, teachers have tenure!” please be reminded that tenure really means having due-process rights and blatant absenteeism is hard to defend if it is not for medical leave or … Continue reading The Chronic Unexcused Absenteeism of Betsy DeVos
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The Malleable, Nebulous, and Secretive Algorithm of EVAAS
Recently this blog released a post concerning SAS and its value-added measurement software called EVAAS detailing its rather "undetailed" functionality at least as it deals with North Carolina (https://caffeinatedrage.com/2017/11/26/why-teachers-should-be-wary-of-evaas-and-sas/). Be reminded the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction describes EVAAS as: EVAAS examines the impact of teachers, schools, and districts on the learning of their … Continue reading The Malleable, Nebulous, and Secretive Algorithm of EVAAS
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Can Berger, Moore, or Barefoot Explain This? Concerning School Funding Levels Pre and Post Recession
Today the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released a report on school funding in states that compared current funding with pre-recession levels. Entitled “A Punishing Decade for School Funding”, the authors begin with this: “Public investment in K-12 schools — crucial for communities to thrive and the U.S. economy to offer broad opportunity — … Continue reading Can Berger, Moore, or Barefoot Explain This? Concerning School Funding Levels Pre and Post Recession
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So, How Is That Betsy DeVos Thing Working Out For You?
It has been a year since Donald Trump made Betsy DeVos his selection as Secretary of Education and thus began a much maligned, yet brief tenure, of one of the most controversial cabinet members in recent history. DeVos’s resume coming into the office was not impressive and certainly one that displayed an unqualified individual whose … Continue reading So, How Is That Betsy DeVos Thing Working Out For You?
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Dear State Supt. Johnson: Are You Actually Going To Take A Stand or Continue Rubber-Stamping?
What happened this past week with the state superintendent’s office is yet another example of the redundant walking contradiction that is the tenure of Mark Johnson. On Friday it was announced that State Superintendent Mark Johnson hired two new staff members: an associate state superintendent for early childhood education and a leader for the school … Continue reading Dear State Supt. Johnson: Are You Actually Going To Take A Stand or Continue Rubber-Stamping?
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About the NC Gerrymandered Joint Legislative Task Force on Education Finance Reform
Beginning this month, a “Joint Legislative Task Force on Education Finance Reform” is meeting in Raleigh to start “investigating” how to “best” fund public schools with state money. And they are now looking at possibly eliminating the salary schedule for public school teachers and what might be another disastrous, planned “reform.” As Billy Ball reported … Continue reading About the NC Gerrymandered Joint Legislative Task Force on Education Finance Reform
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North Carolina’s Continued Passive Aggressive War on Public Education
Rep. Tim Moore’s recent missive in EdNC.org (“Education reforms for North Carolina’s future”) begins with one of the more sweeping fallacies made by many in Raleigh who champion the crippling policies surrounding public education. He starts, “The North Carolina General Assembly is implementing meaningful public school reforms that are popular with parents and students because … Continue reading North Carolina’s Continued Passive Aggressive War on Public Education
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Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, the “Education Endowment Fund” and Those License Plates For Teachers
In May of 2014, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest helped to craft legislation to create a North Carolina Education Endowment Fund that would allow for tax deductible contributions to be made for supporting teacher pay. One of the initiatives of the fund was to sell specialty license plates. As reported in a Feb. 2015 News & … Continue reading Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, the “Education Endowment Fund” and Those License Plates For Teachers
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