In the summer of 2017, BEST NC released an op-ed on EdNC.org about Shamrock Gardens Elementary School and their use of “advanced roles” for educators. And the piece made reference to BEST NC’s Education Innovation Plan, a bit of which is outlined below. It’s an ingrained part of the new teacher licensure path as proposed by The … Continue reading About Those “Advanced Roles” For Teachers

There are very concrete reasons to not trust our State Treasurer Dale Folwell. Any remaining trust that this teacher had in him faded even more with news yesterday that he was awarding the state's health care contract to a new company after 40 years with Blue Cross / Blue Shield. The new plan is supposedly … Continue reading This Teacher Does Not Trust The State Treasurer. Why Switching To Aetna From BCBSNC Is Concerning.

In June of 2019, the NC Senate passed HB 924 by an overwhelming majority. Then Lt. Gov. Dan Forest – who championed the bill – in one of his rare statements about actual public education other than bathrooms, vouchers, and his love for charter schools tweeted the following: While this “bill” might seem like a … Continue reading What A Personal Finance Class In NC Will Not Teach

The Leandro decision has not been honored by the NC General Assembly. North Carolina is 48th on that list out of 51. That's 14 straight years of no raise in the minimum wage in NC.

Funny to see this tweet from the other day posted by a DPI official who has been touting the new teacher licensure / pay proposal from PEPSC. She's making reference to that proposal and a veiled attempt to curb the deserved criticism of the actual plan and how it was put together. “Together.” “#Diplomatsnotdetractors” To … Continue reading #Diplomatsnotdetractors? I’m No Detractor; I’m A Public School Advocate In A State That Attacks Public Education

This is what the NC State Constitution states: (1) General and uniform system: term. The General Assembly shall provide by taxation and otherwise for a general and uniform system of free public schools, which shall be maintained at least nine months in every year, and wherein equal opportunities shall be provided for all students. There is … Continue reading What Lawmakers Are Really Showing Is That They Actually Fear A Well-Educated General Public

“[If] we do a proof of concept demonstration that works by piloting this in districts across our state, that will create a much stronger argument to win the day [for funding], State Board of Education chairman Eric Davis said during Wednesday’s discussion of the new model. Hate to break this to the state board, but … Continue reading Pilot A New Teacher Pay Plan? Exactly How Long Would That Take?

It launched in August of 2019. A superfluous program that even the idea of would have never been needed if North Carolina had not done so much damage to the teaching profession in the last ten-plus years. It’s called Teach North Carolina. Remember back in May of 2019 when then State Superintendent Mark Johnson printed … Continue reading What TeachNC Really Does Is Show How Badly NC Has Treated Its Teachers

Did you know that North Carolina has more Nationally Board Certified Teachers than any state in the country? Simply go to this site and compare – https://www.nbpts.org/support/in-your-state/. This past week score reports for those who were seeking/renewing certification were released. If you succeeded, I congratulate you. It’s not easy to become certified. Less than five percent … Continue reading National Board Certification Score Release Day – An Argument to Invest More in Teachers

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