Today Lindsay Wagner posted an incredible piece concerning the class size mandate that Raleigh has placed on K-3 classrooms and the effects on local school systems. In "Without action, class size mandate threatens Pre-K in some school districts" on the Public School Forum of North Carolina website, Wagner focuses on Warren County's situation. Without the … Continue reading School Districts Don’t Need to Manage Money “Better” – Lawmakers Need to Better Fund Schools
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Hawkins Middle School : How “Stranger Things” Shows Support For Public Schools
The fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana became the epicenter of a lot of “binge-watching” in the last month as the second season of the hit series Stranger Things was released in nine episodes. Following the trials and tribulations of these school-age kids and their families is rather surreal; the music, the fashion, and the hair … Continue reading Hawkins Middle School : How “Stranger Things” Shows Support For Public Schools
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Rep. Tim Moore’s EPIC FAIL – A Response to Words on NCGA’s “Reforms”
Dear Rep. Moore, I read with great frustration and yet great amusement your op-ed that appeared on November 9, 2017 on EdNC.org (“Education reforms for North Carolina’s future”). You begin your farce of an attempted explanation of what has happened to public education in NC with. “The North Carolina General Assembly is implementing meaningful public … Continue reading Rep. Tim Moore’s EPIC FAIL – A Response to Words on NCGA’s “Reforms”
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Mo(o)re Misguided Missives – A Response to Rep. Tim Moore’s Words on NCGA’s Education “Reforms”
Dear Rep. Moore, I read with great frustration and yet great amusement your op-ed that appeared on November 9, 2017 on EdNC.org (“Education reforms for North Carolina’s future”). You begin your farce of an attempted explanation of what has happened to public education in NC with. “The North Carolina General Assembly is implementing meaningful public … Continue reading Mo(o)re Misguided Missives – A Response to Rep. Tim Moore’s Words on NCGA’s Education “Reforms”
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“At” The Table or “On” the Table – The Need for Teacher Input in Educational “Reform”
You can be either “at” the table or “on” the table. For teachers in North Carolina, there are many other prepositions that could identify the relationship between the legislation process and teacher input such as “under” the table, “without” a place at the table, or “behind” the table. But we are really never “at” the … Continue reading “At” The Table or “On” the Table – The Need for Teacher Input in Educational “Reform”
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NC Virtual Charters Doing Badly? Got a Solution
As reported by Billy Ball in NC Policy Watch today (Controversial virtual charter school seeks funding boost, permanent status), "The head of a controversial virtual charter school wants North Carolina lawmakers to funnel more cash into the program and clear operations beyond the 2019 sunset of its four-year pilot program. Nathan Currie, superintendent at N.C. Connections … Continue reading NC Virtual Charters Doing Badly? Got a Solution
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What Chad Barefoot and the NC General Assembly Can Learn From Betsy DeVos About SB599
If you don't remember this past summer, a new bill was introduced to "reinvigorate" the teacher pipeline here in North Carolina. It was called SB599 and was originally championed by Chad Barefoot. It is not too hard to see that the need for a "teacher pipeline" has been on the minds of the NC General … Continue reading What Chad Barefoot and the NC General Assembly Can Learn From Betsy DeVos About SB599
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Survey Monkeys and Publicly Funded Private School Basketball Teams – Mark Johnson’s Search for Wasteful Spending
Today a report from WRAL highlighted Mark Johnson’s declaration that he had found wasteful spending within the Department of Public Instruction. In “NC superintendent slams 'disturbing' spending at state education agency,” Kelly Hinchcliffe begins, “State Superintendent Mark Johnson listened last week as State Board of Education members bemoaned the millions of dollars in recent budget cuts to … Continue reading Survey Monkeys and Publicly Funded Private School Basketball Teams – Mark Johnson’s Search for Wasteful Spending
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About That John Hood Op-ed on Teacher Pay and “Reasoned Debate”
As the president of the John William Pope foundation and chairman of the board at the libertarian think tank John Locke Foundation, John Hood serves more as a mouthpiece that represents a political ideology which obeys the policies of the American Legislative Exchange Council more than it considers the average North Carolinian. On issues such … Continue reading About That John Hood Op-ed on Teacher Pay and “Reasoned Debate”
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This Actually Happened – Nov. 1, 2017
From the category of "Differences Between Public Schools and Charter Schools." This is from today's Charlotte Observer article entitled "Want public emails from this NC charter school? Write a check for $7,500 up front." A Charlotte-area charter school has responded to a public records request by demanding an up-front payment of $7,500, saying that’s the … Continue reading This Actually Happened – Nov. 1, 2017
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