Lt Gov. Dan Forest has been at work fewer days in 2020 than most people have fingers on their left hand. He is by trade an architect who is now using tax payer money to sue the governor, a former Attorney General for NC, over the governor's use of executive orders that have proven to … Continue reading So What Is YOUR School ReOpening Plan, Dan?

Donald Trump's words at Mt. Rushmore on July 3rd to "celebrate" our country's Independence Day involved an incredibly undeserved swipe at our public schools, especially at our social studies teachers. Here in North Carolina, the State Board of Education is set to adopt new standards for history - standards that in simple words "whitewash" what … Continue reading Trump, Mt. Rushmore, & Hamilton: Advocating For Public Schools Means To Support Social Studies Standards That Teach What Really Happened In History

Throughout North Carolina, every local school board is wrestling with how to manage plans for reopening schools trying to balance what resources they have with the needs of communities while anticipating how this pandemic will play out. With just over a month until that August 17th “opening day” that was stipulated earlier in the summer … Continue reading 2020 Is Showing Us That Local School Board Elections Are That Important For Every NC School System

Please take time to look at and respond to the state school board about social studies learning standards. This is crucial. As the site explains: Call to Action! 5 minutes of Engagement! We know many of us are feeling exhausted by the compounding dangers of COVID-19 and the ongoing nationwide protests. If you can, here … Continue reading Answer CREED’s Freedom Hill Coalition Call To Action! About New Social Studies Learning Standards

Last November, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest released his plan for expanded school choice as part of his platform in running for governor. Actually, Forest has been running for governor for years as most of his actions as the state’s “second in command” has been focused on campaigning against the current governor, Roy Cooper. While Forest’s … Continue reading Dan Forest’s Education Platform: Puritanically Privatizing NC’s Public School System With Vouchers

Senator Phil Berger has made it no secret that he wants schools to open up to all students on August 17th. Forget that he is no scientist or epidemiologist. Forget that he wants to maintain political power in this election year. Forget what states like Texas and Florida are going through for opening up the … Continue reading Phil Berger & Co. Want To Fully Open Schools on August 17th, BUT…

Below is how the state of North Carolina has voted in past presidential elections. Below is how the state of Oklahoma has voted in past presidential elections. Oklahoma is not a swing state; North Carolina is. In fact, North Carolina might be one of the actual true "purple" states in the country. Yet, Oklahoma just … Continue reading Oklahoma Just Did Something That The NCGA Doesn’t Have The Guts To Try

There will be a State Board of Education Meeting today. One of the items on the agenda concerns the 2020-2021 K-3 reading diagnostic tools that can be used by LEAs. Mark Johnson will be leading that discussion. On the list of possible vendors are the following: The only ones that made the "approved list are … Continue reading Mark Johnson – Still Working For iStation? Look Who Made (And Didn’t) The Approved Vendor List

This morning's "Monday's Numbers" segment in NC Policy Watch put together by Clayton Henkel is a collection of some rather sobering numbers from polls and estimates concerning how COVID-19 has affected schools and those who work and learn there. Below are the "categories" for which numbers and percentages are given. Please click this link to … Continue reading Some Eye-Opening Numbers About Reopening Schools In NC

... and does not offer the resources for every educator to protect him or herself from the spread of the virus, ... does not offer each bus driver, support staff, or anyone who comes into contact with students the proper equipment to keep safe, ... does not fight like hell to get the funding to … Continue reading For Every NC Lawmaker Who Wants To Open Up Schools In August…