Every day last week for "Read Across America Week" State Superintendent Catherine Truitt tweeted out a selected text that she found worthwhile to share with others who follow her social media. One of them was this: Specifically, It is the latest version of BEST NC's annual "Facts & Figures" publication. If you have been paying … Continue reading These People Should Not Craft Policy For NC Public Education – Why BEST NC Is Not “Best” For NC

North Carolina's Department of Instruction released its latest report on teacher retention and teacher candidates data. EdNC.org did a post on initial findings summing up quickly with: A quote from State Board Chair Eric Davis really stood out to this teacher. “If you care about the next generation of North Carolinians, you will support investing … Continue reading About DPI’s Latest Report On Reducing The Number Of Career Teachers In North Carolina

Lots of applications for vouchers were submitted this year. It's by design. In fact, there will be many families who will be denied a voucher because the demand was higher than what was allotted. AGAIN, THAT WAS BY DESIGN. First, look at Public Schools First of North Carolina's report on the application process for vouchers … Continue reading Part Of The Plan To Privatize Public Education: Over Half Of NC’s Voucher Applications From Families Making More Than 115K/Year.

In short, many of the people who set policy in Raleigh are banking on the premise that educators in NC are not truly knowledgeable of all the facets of pubic education to really see how matters can be manipulated for special interests. Educators wear many hats, have various undefined expectations, are constantly bombarded with tasks, … Continue reading We Must Be Educated About Public Education – 10 Things All Educators & Public School Advocates In NC Should Know.

Listening to Mark Robinson in the last month or two talk about how he feels that teachers are undervalued and underpaid is like listening to an unpolished politician who just wants people to forget about how much he really has denigrated public education and its educators. Robinson has gone a long way in giving the … Continue reading Just Remember How Much Mark Robinson Has “Loved” Public Education

If you really looked at the platform of many of the candidates in who ran for school boards and in this and the past election cycles, many of their reasons for running stem from a lack of satisfaction in how the pandemic was handled in our schools. They yell about learning loss and mental health … Continue reading Just A Reminder That Righteous & Reactionary Anger Is Not The Best Qualification To Run For State Superintendent

It might have been the biggest upset in the entire state primary season - an incumbent who is well-financed and happens to have actual classroom experience was beaten by a polarizing candidate who home-schools her children, has never worked in public schools as an educator, and was part of the January 6th demonstration that was … Continue reading Why Catherine Truitt Lost The Primary

Phil Williams is an investigative reporter at News Channel 5 in Nashville, TN. He is also one of the best in the nation when it comes to investigating the forces that attempt to ram through educational reforms like vouchers through the public school system. Tennessee (like North Carolina) is a petri-dish for anti-public education reforms. … Continue reading “High-Tech Lynchings” & “Public Hangings” – Look At This Video From Voucher Proponent Financiers

The following two posts on my social media feeds referenced the same 60 Minutes report on Moms For Liberty this past weekend. Josh Cowen is a professor at Michigan Sate University and is one of the leading scholars on research concerning school voucher programs. Derek Black is at the University of South Carolina. His latest … Continue reading That 60 Minutes Interview with Moms For Liberty

Peter Greene, a teacher/writer who writes both a highly regarded blog Curmudgucation and regular column for Forbes.com, had this very good post back in 2021. When is the last time that you heard about Common Core being the downfall of our public schools? Probably when it was a way to gaslight issues to use public schools as a … Continue reading From Common Core To CRT To Woke Politics: Years Of Educational Reform Straw Men In North Carolina