In the state of North Carolina, over 56% of the state budget is dedicated to public education, most of which goes to K-12 (and pre-K) education. It’s specifically stated in Article IX of the state constitution that the state establish a free and viable means of educating school age-children. Sec. 2.  Uniform system of schools. … Continue reading Teachers Should Be Political – Now More Than Ever (Especially Here in North Carolina)

Rodney Pierce is a teacher and living historian from Halifax County, NC. His tweets are informative, thought provoking, and force people to confront issues in public education. He tweeted this today: It references a CBS report entitled "March 2020 was the first March without a school shooting in the U.S. since 2002" that was posted … Continue reading “Sad Truth” – For The First Time Since March of 2002

"We’ve got to start making determinations about how to get back to life based on real data, and I think we’ve seen a lot of data out there that’s a bit faulty and certainly a bit biased and certainly not the full story," Forest said. The above quote was from a radio interview Lt. Gov. … Continue reading What Faulty Data Are You Talking About Lt. Governor?

Remember two months ago when Mark Johnson was running to be Lt. Gov. so that he could sit on the very state board of education that he literally fought against for almost two years in court over a power struggle? Remember his platform? No more Common Core! And remember that website for his campaign – … Continue reading Mark Johnson’s Nomorecommoncore.org is No More

The North Carolina State Board of Education submitted their requests for waivers to be given by the NCGA when it reconvenes late this month. From NC Policy Watch yesterday: The State Board of Education has agreed to ask state lawmakers to waive certain student tests and other accountability measures due to school closures. Gov. Roy Cooper ordered public … Continue reading The North Carolina General Assembly Should Grant Every Waiver Requested By The SBOE And Then…

Remember that website Mark Johnson created to deal with Hurricane Florence a year and a half ago that looked like a campaign website? The one that he kept referring to continuously in his glossy flyers and multiple emails over the last twelve months? The one he had made in hopes to help North Carolinians keep … Continue reading One Glaring Item Not Mentioned: Revisiting Mark Johnson’s www.ncsuperintendent.com

Having grown up in a small town in the deep South during the 1970’s and 80’s, it was not uncommon to view televangelists on weekends, especially when only four or five channels were available to watch. Claims made by these people were seemingly noble and altruistic, but they always asked for money to do God’s … Continue reading The “Legivangelists” in Raleigh, NC

Earlier today Dr. Diane Ravitch posted on her blog a post from Terri Michal, a member of the elected board of education in Birmingham, Alabama. Ravitch reported what Michal had written. I love public education employees. They are the most resourceful group of people you could ever meet. They have to be. These employees work in … Continue reading All Certified And Classified Public School Personnel Should Be Aware Of The Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employee Paid Leave Rights