Bottom line - if we now have to pay for something that had been paid previously by the school district as part of a working contract, then that means a loss of net income. A pay cut. A lowering of the local supplement. As reported last night on WXII.com, the WSFCS school board voted to … Continue reading WSFCS Just Literally Cut Our Benefits During The School Year

Seems that this state has a lot of classroom vacancies. And if you want to be one of the lucky candidates for any of these positions, remember that there are some “unwritten” but very apparent qualifications that need to be met before our lawmakers want you teaching our kids. 1. Have A Fear Of Calling Students … Continue reading Phil Berger’s Ideal Job Description Of The North Carolina Teacher

In the last few years, public school teachers have been under a lot of unfair microscopes being examined with untrained eyes and arraigned in courts of public opinions by "experts" who received their credentials from social media and Google. We have gone from Common Core to Critical Race Theory to Book Bans to "Wokeism" to … Continue reading Public School Teachers & Free Speech

Farmers in Western NC who were devastated by Hurricane Helene received rather small reimbursement checks for their lost crops as part of the hurricane relief measures from the General Assembly. That's the same General Assembly that gives non-emergency "reimbursement" checks for vouchers to anyone in the state who wants to send thier student to a … Continue reading NC’s General Assembly Gives More In A Voucher Than In A Hurricane Relief Check

If a lawmaker in Raleigh is really being honest, then he/she would have to acknowledge that the revamped teacher salary scale and removal of graduate degree pay are ways to make sure that when teachers retire, they will not be receiving as much in retirement pay as in the past. Consider that a teacher’s pension … Continue reading When $55,100 is Greater Than $79,157 – The NCGA’s Assault on Teacher Pension and Retirement

The most current numbers for the following: Average Gas Price Average Milk Price Average Egg Prices Average Bread Price Consumer Confidence Presidential Approval Rating Federal Interest Rate Dow Jones Index Inflation Rate NC Tax Rates NC Minimum Wage Unemployment Rates Unemployment Benefits Number of People Who Enrolled in ACA coverage Number of Students in NC … Continue reading September 2025- Numbers To Consider

This is a quick and dirty guide to give anyone a basic understanding of how school systems (and vouchers) are funded in North Carolina. My own school system, Winston-Salem / Forsyth County Schools (WSFCS) will serve as the running sample throughout. There are 115 LEAs (local education agency) or school systems in the state each … Continue reading Do You Know How Your NC Public School System Is Funded?

When Pat McCrory was governor, the GOP super majority changed budget protocol and made the state budget a biennial process. In an odd-numbered year, a budget is set forth to encompass the next two fiscal years. Amendments to the budget can be made in even-numbered years. Furthermore, if a budget is not passed, then the … Continue reading This Year Is More Expensive, But We Are Budgeted With Last Year’s Numbers

If you have caught wind of Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters's latest public spectacle, then you are familiar with the Prager U "Teacher Integrity" Test. You can take the test yourself, if you would like. Billed as "recruitment" tool based on "America First" ideology, Walters is claiming that anyone who takes the test is automatically … Continue reading “LARGEST Recruitment Effort Of Teachers In History?” Mmmmmm…No.

This is actually from the U.S. Dept. of Labor: A day that should be spent by people working in the service of the community relaxing and renewing their energy was a day for many in WSFCS waiting to hear if they still had a job. Specifically speaking, those who are Exceptional Children teachers and their … Continue reading The Cruel Irony Of Labor Day In WSFCS