North Carolina is one of 6 states that prohibits by law collective bargaining for K-12 public school educators. This is the overall report for North Carolina teacher salaries: Compare that to the national averages. Here are screenshots for all of the states:

“If you’ve been a school teacher for years, you have the immune system of steel because just like healthcare workers, you are around children all day long who aren’t the best at covering their mouth or nose when they sneeze or cough,” Morrow said. “They’re not good at washing their hands after they go to … Continue reading Remember When Michele Morrow Claimed Teachers All Have “Immune System Of Steel” In 2020?

If I am a person running to be the top public education official, I probably better make sure I give a very public (if not fawning) show of gratitude to educators during Teacher Appreciation Week. Michele Morrow is not exempt from this. Here is the video: https://twitter.com/i/status/1787461759277641891 And here is the text: Teachers, You are … Continue reading Listening “Between The Lines” Of Michele Morrow’s “Teacher Appreciation Week” Video

Not surprising if you have been a teacher in North Carolina these last few years. "It said North Carolina’s average teacher salary is $56,559, which is almost $13,000 below the national average.According to the report, teacher salaries nationwide rose an average of 4.1% over the year while North Carolina’s average increased 3.1%."wnct.com $13,000 below the … Continue reading The Average NC Teacher Salary Is $56,559? Here’s Why That’s Shameful And Still Grossly Misleading.

Hui said 1 in 9 teachers left. That's over 10,000 teachers. What Hui refers to in the tweet above and the report he posted for the News & Observer is a sharp increase in teacher attrition given in the DPI’s recent report. That report can be found here. And that report focuses on March of 2022 to March … Continue reading Did You Know That NC Lost 10,000 Teachers Last Year? There’s A Reason.

The GOP-led NC legislature’s 2013 decision to end graduate degree pay bumps for new teachers entering the teaching profession was not only misguided, but another wave in the assault on public education that continues here in the Old North State. And the very person who has influenced more policy on public education since 2013, Sen. … Continue reading Graduate Degrees Do Matter & NC Should Restore Graduate Degree Pay

This woman ran for office on a platform of being pro-public schools. For someone who was as accomplished an educator as she was, her move to a party that is embracing the dismantling of public education is rather sadistically ironic.  When Tricia Cotham switched parties, she gave the GOP in the NC General Assembly a veto-proof … Continue reading Another Half-A-Billion Dollars Taken From NC’s Public Schools

They want to pass this: House Bill HB1032. Look at that a little more closely. They want all of it to be posted. any materials textbooks readings videos digital materials websites online applications all lesson plans It’s rather insulting to think that my preparation and my continued development in my profession, my expertise in my … Continue reading Show Me Your Lesson Plans And Materials, Lawmakers Who Support This Bill

From last June: 19 superintendents from 17 rural counties. 1/6 of the public school superintendents in the entire state of North Carolina. Those 19 school systems reside on 17 counties. 13 of those counties have a republican representative in the NCGA House. 16 of them have a republican representative in the NCGA Senate. All of … Continue reading Remembering What 19 NC Rural Superintendents To Raleigh About Expanding Vouchers

So, this is what NC wants to do.