In 2011 North Carolina got a super-majority in the NC General Assembly and the rise of Sen. Phil Berger as the most powerful lawmaker in the state. Then we got the removal of due-process rights, graduate degree pay bumps removed, less per-pupil expenditures, vouchers, unregulated charter school growth, school performance grading system, class size cap … Continue reading The Karmic Possibility Of The State Superintendent Election

...and it looked a lot like a ballot. While the traditional Teacher Working Conditions Survey covers perceptions of school environments and attitudes, nothing can truly represent a "working conditions survey" like a ballot - especially the one presented to teachers and other public school advocates this past Tuesday.   When the man who currently "leads" … Continue reading Teacher Working Conditions Survey Is Available; However, We Filled One Out On Primary Day..

A recent perspective from the 2019 NC Principal of the Year Matt Bristow-Smith in EdNC.org entitled "NC’s school performance grade model does harm to poor schools" is a crystal clear account of the stigmatizing effects of our current rating system. As a principal in a rural school system, Bristow-Smith thoroughly explains the blatant shortcomings of … Continue reading Just Eliminate The School Performance Grading System

For quite some time, Mark Johnson has cast himself as a champion of public education fighting against evil, unseen forces in a quest to bring effective, urgent, and positive  change. But maybe he should have reflected on his actual record. Johnson said that he conducted a “listening tour” around the state to gather ideas and … Continue reading No, Mark Johnson – It Was Not The “Deep State,””The Establishment,” Or “Elite Insiders” Who Defeated You; It Was Your Pathetic Record.

The current General Assembly majority is very scared of public school teachers and those who support them. Without their support in this next election cycle (including today's primaries), many candidates for office simply cannot win. That’s why the NCGA majority has touted so many “band-aid” style electioneering schemes to make them appear pro-public education, especially … Continue reading Open Letter to the Registered Voter Who Believes in Public Schools – Vote In Today’s Primaries!

No, this post is not meant to stoke fear in people about coronavirus in North Carolina and its public schools, but the recent cases in the country and the continued spread of it throughout the world does bring to mind what we have in schools as preventative measures. Even DPI has released an "official" statement … Continue reading North Carolina Needs A State Superintendent Who Will Fight For A Nurse In Every School – Looking At DPI’s Response To Coronavirus

Yes, March 3rd is "Super Tuesday" and much of the focus will be on the presidential primaries as states with a much more realistic representation of the electorate will be deciding which delegates will vote for what national nominee. Yet, the ballot people in North Carolina will see also is full of state office primaries … Continue reading Why March 3rd Is A Big Day For Public Education

Truitt is a former teacher, turnaround coach, associate vice president of University and P-12 Partnerships at UNC General Administration, and former senior education advisor to Republican Gov. Pat McCrory. (From an EdNC.org report entitled “Will state Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark Johnson run again?”) Currently she is the chancellor of Western Governor’s University of North Carolina. … Continue reading Catherine Truitt Is Running For State Superintendent. You Might Want See What She Has Claimed In 2016 About Public Education Here In NC.