That's a big question - at least here in Winston-Salem / Forsyth County. Just go to your local county/city board of elections website. For my school district, I could just do a simple Google search. There it is - "Board of Elections". At the top, there is a link for "candidates" that should lead you … Continue reading Do You Know Who Is Running For Your Local School Board?

Take a look at the states that surround North Carolina. While NC shares a border with 4 other states, it does not take long to travel to some others. Some lawmakers like to construct “favorable” comparisons to other southeastern states to make the argument that we as a state are fairly treating our teachers. Hogwash. … Continue reading 9 Of 10 Southeastern States Give Graduate Degree Pay To Teachers. Guess Which State Does Not.

The fact that the WSFCS school board reversed its decision on the 2026-2027 school calendar shows a variety of truths. The first is that the board listens more to the perceived threats from a state statute than it does from the very people who elected them. When they originally decided on a calendar, they went … Continue reading About The WSFCS School Board Reversal On The School Calendar

Think of LEANDRO. Think of district mapping. Think of voting rights. And think of what this guy tried to do to get a place here. In the scope of things, the most important election in 2026 may not be for an office in Washington or West Jones Street, but may be the one involving this … Continue reading The Most Important Political Race In 2026 For Public Education

Senator Phil Berger has done more to try and dismantle public schools in North Carolina than any other person in this state. In the past fifteen years, Berger has spearheaded as many attacks against public schools and the people who work in them as any lawmaker in the country. Teacher Pay Kept Well Below National Average Removal … Continue reading No One Has Hurt Public Schools In NC More Than Phil Berger

Just a hint at how dysfunctional our local school board is: Out of 3,845 respondents to the statement "It is important to me that semester 1 (Q1 and Q2) end before winter break," only 6.58% disagreed. More than 80% of respondents explicitly said that ending the first semester with exams BEFORE the winter break was … Continue reading What The Hell, WSFCS School Board?

You can't make this up. https://twitter.com/i/status/1999494409075728626 That's the same grinch who had to do this because of other things that were stolen from under the tree. And I'm pretty sure that the font on that sequined jacket is not Time New Roman.

From Bible Hub, specifically Matthew 6:6: So here is another explanation of why the WSFCS school system went into so much debt: "Not long after we kicked God off the dais, as we may phrase it, we found that our debt had ballooned to nearly $50 million," board member Steve Wood told host Bill Mixon on … Continue reading “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen” unless it is a school board meeting.

Take a look at this social media post. These are the same people who came at the request of Phil Berger, redrew congressional maps to gain an extra House seat, and passed it without debate - ALL WITHIN 48 HOURS - who can't even get a state budget passed over the span of months. Sen. … Continue reading You Lyin’ Son-of-a-Biscuit Eater. You’ve Had Over 12 Years To “Fix” Teacher Pay (& Public Education).

Remember that this state has yet to pass a new budget; therefore, educators are on the same salary schedule as last school year. And it is not likely we will see a new budget until the summer. It's as if it is frozen. Here is the salary schedule that was in place for the 2024-2025 … Continue reading Budget Process: Frozen. Salary Steps: Frozen. Insurance Premiums? NOT Frozen.