Robbing Peter to pave for Paul. That’s what a recent amendment from Rep. Jon Hardister would do. According to the News & Observer, A budget amendment from Rep. Jon Hardister, a Greensboro Republican, cuts $2.5 million in road maintenance money to provide grants for charter schools that serve low-income students and want to provide student … Continue reading Robbing Peter to Pave For Paul – Rep. Jon Hardister’s Misguided Amendment for Charter Schools
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Evaluating the State Superintendent – Mark Johnson’s Job Performance According to the Rubric
It is no secret that the powers-that-be in the General Assembly have attempted to enable the new state superintendent of public schools with enough power so that he can blindly champion their reformation causes. This seems to be in line with the market–driven, business-plan approach to public education that the state government in NC adopted … Continue reading Evaluating the State Superintendent – Mark Johnson’s Job Performance According to the Rubric
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Measure That – What If Every School Sent Its Yearbook To The North Carolina General Assembly?
With the insistence of people like Sen. Chad Barefoot to send “data” to the General Assembly concerning how money is spent and how resources are being used, why don’t schools also send them a copy of their yearbooks. Around this time in many schools, yearbooks are being distributed to students and others who early in … Continue reading Measure That – What If Every School Sent Its Yearbook To The North Carolina General Assembly?
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Shakespeare and the Achievement School District Staged in North Carolina
“What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet;” -Juliet, Romeo & Juliet, II, ii “A turd by any other name will still smell the same.” -some t-shirt I saw on the internet Although the North Carolina House presented a more palatable budget proposal for education, … Continue reading Shakespeare and the Achievement School District Staged in North Carolina
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111 Miles To Raleigh – The Prophetic Words of a Football Coach
I am convinced that some of the most unsung heroes in our schools are our coaches. They not only teach students inside of classrooms; they teach them outside of classrooms. Those same coaches take the blame when teams do not win or compete as they are expected to. They deflect credit when teams win. But … Continue reading 111 Miles To Raleigh – The Prophetic Words of a Football Coach
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Dodgeball – Another Thing Betsy DeVos Is Really Bad At
In defending Donald Trump's horrific budget proposal today for education on Capitol Hill, Betsy DeVos proved that she had not really learned anything about giving straightforward answers to deservedly pointed questions since her historic confirmation hearing. The video below is from an exchange with Rep. Katherine Clark of Mass. It is eye-opening. Judge for yourself. … Continue reading Dodgeball – Another Thing Betsy DeVos Is Really Bad At
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I Would Like to File a Missing Person’s Report For Our State Superintendent of Public Schools
As the North Carolina House readies its release of a budget proposal for the next two fiscal years, it bears repeating that public education is the number one expenditure of the state. That’s not a surprise. According to the state constitution, it is designed to be the top expenditure. In fact, it’s that way for … Continue reading I Would Like to File a Missing Person’s Report For Our State Superintendent of Public Schools
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Something Those Lawmakers in Raleigh Fail to See About Our Schools
I teach in a school of nearly 2400 students and am completing my twelfth year there. My daughter is about to finish her freshman year. She lets me ride to school with her because it makes me cool. I thank her everyday for that. Of course I follow our school's sports teams. It is a … Continue reading Something Those Lawmakers in Raleigh Fail to See About Our Schools
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What State Superintendent Mark Johnson Said About…
... the North Carolina Senate proposing to cut the operating budget of the Department of Public Instruction by 25 percent. NOTHING ...the fact that the state Senate's budget proposal actually lowers the amount of money spent per pupil in the state. NOTHING ... the fact that state GOP senators took monies … Continue reading What State Superintendent Mark Johnson Said About…
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The North Carolina Senate’s Education Budget and The Rise of “Pathologia Boven Excrementum”
"Frankly, we believe a better use of tax dollars is to move those from an unaccountable bureaucracy and into the classroom where those dollars will actually benefit students." – Sen. Chad Barefoot, May 17th, 2017 (http://www.wral.com/senate-proposes-cutting-8-state-education-staffers-including-42-year-employee/16707728/). The above was stated by Barefoot in response to questions as to why the recent NC Senate budget proposal … Continue reading The North Carolina Senate’s Education Budget and The Rise of “Pathologia Boven Excrementum”
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