Below is one of the several headlines and ledesacross media outlets today concerning President Trump's remarks about not wanting mail-in ballots to be used in case the country is still in an epidemic and shut-down. If schools can be forced to go to virtual learning in a matter of a day or two, we can … Continue reading If Schools Can Go To Virtual Learning, We Can Do Mail-In Ballots In November

... the two people committed to "Building Our Union" & "Reclaiming Our State." When I talk with a younger teacher hired after 2014, I make sure to inform him/her of what I have that the current North Carolina General has made sure they won't (unless it changes). I talk about due-process rights and graduate degree … Continue reading I Am A Member of NCAE. This Year’s State Officer Elections Are Important. That’s Why I Am Voting For…

Consider the following tweet: Jennifer Berkshire is a well-known education blogger. Her tweet refers to a recent post on Valerie Strauss's well-known education blog for the Washington Post called  "The Answer Sheet." That post, entitled "Many public schools never recovered from the Great Recession. The coronavirus could spark a new education crisis," includes this graphic … Continue reading NC Public Education Never Fully Recovered From The 2008 Recession. What About From This Pandemic?

Don't let it be lost that Lt. Gov. Dan Forest's response to the State Board of Education's 8-2 vote to not extend the contract with iStation was made five days after the vote occurred. Don't let it be lost that Lt. Gov. Dan Forest is a State Board of Education member and was not present … Continue reading Lt. Gov. Dan Forest’s Statement On The Vote To Not Extend Contract With iStation – Another Reason He Should Not Be Governor

Consider the following maps and data graphs below and answer the question that follows. From page 10 of the NC Justice Center BTC Report "Strong medicine: Why Medicaid expansion is the right treatment for rural hospitals, economies:" And this is the map of cases of COVID-19 and other data graphs as of the writing of … Continue reading A One-Question EOC Test For The NC General Assembly

North Carolina currently has a minimum wage of $7.25 which is the federal minimum. North Carolina is one of seven states to make collective bargaining illegal. This is a map of the economic well-being of each NC county as reported be the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The LIGHTER the shade of blue, the more economic “distress.” North … Continue reading Seven Graphics That This Epidemic Shows Should Be Changed For Our Schools & Communities

Remember this from last July? Three people received those letters. Those individuals had in their calling as public school advocates and as tax payers sought information and exposed the reasonable doubts surrounding Mark Johnson’s unilateral decision to award iStation a contract. All three Cease & Desist letters were published in WRAL. Here is the text … Continue reading Last Friday iStation Received Their Own “Cease & Desist” Order

Good morning. Let's state the obvious. This is not how it should have happened. A little over two months left in your senior year of high school and a few things were supposed to occur before graduation - maybe prom, some sports, definitely hanging out with friends. And now you have virtual classes amidst a … Continue reading Dear High School Senior, …

In 2012, the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation for the “Read to Achieve” initiative. Over seven years later, it has not really achieved. From an October 2018 Charlotte Observer report: The General Assembly passed Read to Achieve legislation in 2012. It was modeled on literacy efforts in other states, including the “Just Read, Florida!” program created by … Continue reading It’s Time To Eliminate The Read To Achieve Program

...flood my school email inbox with offers to try a new educational technology that aligns to curriculum for standardized tests. Not all of my students have the resources to access the technology if I was even in a position to purchase and use it. Most all of my time now is devoted to just providing … Continue reading Dear Educational Resource Vendor, Now Is Not The Time To…