Not the best of outlooks. Certainly not too surprising given the way this state has treated its social services and its employees. "The North Carolina State Health Plan may be unable to stay afloat by fall 2026, according to State Treasurer Dale Folwell. Why the state legislature is withholding the funds needed to keep the … Continue reading On The State Health Plan? Well, You Might Want To Look At This.

That “slide” above is from a 2019 presentation about the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement System (TSERS) Retirement Planning. 2019 was before the COVID-19 pandemic. It would be interesting and predictably disheartening to question LEA HR directors about how many calls they are fielding from veteran teachers concerning retirement and early retirement requirements and possibilities. As … Continue reading NC Doesn’t Have To Just Worry About Recruiting Teacher Candidates. It Needs To Worry About Retaining Current Teachers.

This is how a smaller piece of the revenue pie is funding public schools because money is being siphoned off to other “initiative” such as: Charter Schools Vouchers Tax Breaks to Corporations Sunshine Fund That Has Billions Go back a couple of decades. And about 57-62% of that budget would be directed toward public education … Continue reading Why Is North Carolina Funding More Than One State School System?

Sen. Phil Berger and his cronies including people like Tricia Cotham have had over 12 years to “improve” our public education system. 12. The number of grades in a standard progression through a public school. Here are a few of the actions taken in those 12 years. 1. Teacher Pay Kept Well Below National Average 2. Removal … Continue reading You Can’t Put “Kids First” If You Put Teachers Last

It's a real question. Not rhetorical. In all of the (stock) photos on her campaign materials that might show a hint of the inside of a school building, there is no Michele Morrow. There are no anecdotes that have ever been communicated by Morrow that talk about meeting with any of her own children's teachers, … Continue reading When Is The Last Time Michele Morrow Ever Stepped Foot In An NC Public School?

Laura Leslie's report for WRAL today uncovered a video of Mark Robinson saying that he would as governor deny federal education funds. In answering a question about federal funding, Robinson said, “That’s why we need to cut their money off. That’s why it’s important for us to be fiscally responsible with our education dollars, cut … Continue reading The Latest Mark Robinson Video – “We Don’t Want” Federal Education Funds In NC

It was reported on CNN.com today. For people who think that Trump's "disavowal" and "denial" of Project 2025 was proof that he is not part of its planning or has not endorsed it, then this may be worth looking at. https://twitter.com/i/status/1824068389796475049

It's already happened to states like Ohio that funded voucher expansion at the expense of the public school system and made it possible for wealthier white families who already sent their students to private schools to get a "tax break" and receive a voucher to offset costs they already could handle. Kentucky is next on … Continue reading Dear Rural Counties, Vouchers & School Choice Will Hit You Faster And Harder.

Now we have the opportunity to have both Michele Morrow and Mo Green meeting for a discussion to be moderated by WUNC. If you want to register to be part of the livestream, then go here. Maybe they will ask Michele about her latest released video which she will probably deny ever happened. https://twitter.com/i/status/1823758951160406050

"Thou shall not bear false witness." One of the Ten Commandments. It means "do not lie." And Michele Morrow has been on record as someone who wants the Ten Commandments posted in public schools. And then we get this: In this interview, Morrow is questioned about a recently surfaced video in which she calls for … Continue reading Thou Shall Not Bear False Witness, Michele