After you read the following press release from Sen. Phil Berger that was issued yesterday, go back over it and see how many times Berger references the Leandro case - the one that literally told this state that what NC has been doing under the leadership of Sen. Phil Berger has actually been violating the … Continue reading Gaslit Hypocrisy – Phil Berger Now “Cares” About Leandro?

From a January posting in 2017 in remembrance of Rep. John Lewis: This past weekend served as a reminder that there is an ever-growing soundtrack of songs that not only keeps playing in the back of my mind at all times but that keeps growing because the story of my life as it becomes wrapped … Continue reading U2, MLK, John Lewis, Donald Trump, and W.B. Yeats – Forever On The Same Soundtrack

On the front page of CNN.com as of this posting: The posting refers to an unpublished White House report that was obtained and verified by The Center For Public Integrity. The report itself is 359 pages long. North Carolina is one of the states profiled starting on page 190. Seven pages are devoted to NC … Continue reading Every NC School Board Of Education Should See This Unpublished White House Document On COVID-19

It has become almost commonplace for the president to offer a tidbit from history that was never really historical at all - a distortion to bolster a false narrative. Pieces of revisionist history. There was the time Canada burned down the White House in the War of 1812. The Civil War scholar David Blight, whose … Continue reading First Revisionist History And Now Ignorant Science: 2 New Core Courses Being Forced Into Our Schools

It's comical when Phil Berger and Tim Moore openly discuss their intentional misinterpretations of the North Carolina Association of Educators. Two of the most powerful lawmakers in a state that used illegal racial gerrymandering to elect state legislators that also is the only state to outlaw collective bargaining rights, have right-to-work laws, have the lowest … Continue reading When .6% and .2% Lie About 5% Of NC’s Teachers – Two Men Really Scared Of Organized Teachers

And for calling Betsy DeVos out for her privatizing efforts.

One of the most basic exercises that a teacher candidate has to master in training is putting together a lesson plan. It could be for one class, many classes, or just a portion of the class. Even though veteran teachers tend to have a firm grasp of content and multiple strategies in delivering, the need … Continue reading So What Is The Lesson Plan For Reopening, School System Leaders?

Why? https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/terms-of-re-entry-nc-public-school-workers-bill-of-rights/

The study points to well-organized teachers’ unions as being the important defender of education spending. Since education is the biggest part of state’s budget, it’s the easiest place to cut during a recession. We’re not saying that these states have bad intentions, we’re saying that if advocacy from the group that’s directly impacted by those … Continue reading “Study shows strong teachers’ unions preserve education spending” – One Reason Berger And Moore Fear NCAE

When the GOP won control of both houses in the North Carolina General Assembly in the elections of 2010, it was the first time that the Republicans had that sort of power since 1896. Add to that the election of Pat McCrory as governor in 2012, and the GOP has been able to run through … Continue reading Even Before The Pandemic There Was A Decade Of Dismantling Public Education In North Carolina – Twenty-Three Egregious Attacks By The NCGA From 2010-2019