I wish that every extremist school board candidate who ran on platforms of righteous and reactionary anger did not get elected to local school boards, but unfortunately some did. But a lot of them did not. And for good reason. It is hard to think of any other office that gets as much attention and … Continue reading To The Extremist School Board Candidate Who Did Not Get Elected (Or Barely Did)

First, read Justin Parmenter's latest post on the Pathways to Excellence proposal that he has been following and exposing at every angle. He highlights that in a vote of 9-7, the PEPSC Commission approved sending a "blueprint" to the State Board of Education for the new merit pay / licensure proposal that's been in the … Continue reading When A 9-7 Vote Is Not A Mark Of Approval. About That Merit Pay / Teacher Licensure Proposal.

Long before Catherine Truitt was elected state superintendent, people like Phil Berger and those he controlled began to institute “reforms” into public education without fear of reprisal. Those reforms turned a once progressive state system of public education into one of regression. Eliminating longevity pay, taking away graduate degree pay and career status from newer … Continue reading Clean The “Privatization Petri Dish” That North Carolina Has Become. Vote Pro-Public Education.

Four days before the midterms elections - some great news for North Carolina public schools. In the eighteen years since, despite some steps forward and back, the foundational basis for the ruling of Leandro II has remained unchanged: today, as in 2004, far too many North Carolina schoolchildren, especially those historically marginalized, are not afforded … Continue reading Today Is A Win For NC’s Public Schools

Okay. I have said it before – even before the pandemic but… We need the seven-period school day back. It’s better for schools. It’s better for teachers. But most of all, it is better for students. In years past, winter weather and Winter Break obviously can take away a great amount of time I see … Continue reading Want To Fight Learning Loss? Go Back to the 7-Period School Day

From the man who established a baseless task force to find instances of indoctrination, called for more discipline in schools, and espouses his Christian faith. Look who's indoctrinating now. Top GOP official in the state. Sits on the State School Board. Doesn't believe in systemic racism. Students spend more time on social media and on … Continue reading Look What Your Lt. Gov. Is Teaching Our Students

Stan Elrod may have been retired but he was still teaching and as student-centered an educator as any person could ever be. When I first worked in the WSFCS system, he was guiding a flagship school known for its history and strong programs, and then he earned one of the greatest rewards that a lifelong … Continue reading This School System Lost A Great Educator Today

This is a guy who is so against unions that he penned this in 2020 against public employee collective bargaining power: A guy who contributed to Truitt’s campaign: Last summer, he appeared with the new Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson at a press conference announcing an “indoctrination” hotline to allow the public to report teachers to a … Continue reading Remember This Privatizer Now Works At DPI

It's funny that in many elections on the local level, people who are running for seats at least have on average a good grasp of what the job entails. That's not always true for the local school board. For many candidates it appears that having little to no knowledge of what actually happens in public … Continue reading A Place Where The Least Qualified Person Can Make The Biggest Decisions For Public Schools: The Local School Board

With CRT, indoctrination, grooming, and other false hoaxes used to fuel school board election platforms, another topic has crept into the public dialogue: equity versus equality. Below is a video of an explanation given by a WSFCS school board candidate in which she explains that we should promote her concept of "equality" over a generalized … Continue reading Equity vs. Equality – Ignoring The Part Of The Iceberg Under The Water