From today's news: This is the 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 … Continue reading FFS, Catherine! This DPI Hire Really Proves You Really Are Not For Public Education

Before any discussion about a new path for teacher licensure and teacher pay takes place (espcially coming back from a pandemic), maybe look at what should be “undone” that put this state in the postion it is in now. Before we even think about something as ludicrous as this – – we should do the … Continue reading Hey NC! Want To Recruit & Retain A Vibrant Teaching Force? Do (Or Undo) These 20 Actions.

In most cases if someone was to proclaim that there was cat litter being placed inside of public school bathrooms to accommodate students who chose to identify as a being that required such needs, people would laugh it off and then immediately dismiss it. But in today's political climate where the loudest voices seem to … Continue reading There’s No Kitty Litter In The Bathrooms, But …

What truly separates a legitimate school board candidate from one who should never serve is not a political party designation or a loud campaign but having a plan of positive action and a willingness to work for a solution. Those solutions are not for problems which are exclusively in certain schools with certain students being … Continue reading So School Board Candidate, Do You Actually Have Solutions?

From our State Treasurer back in 2017: “Did You Know? During 2017, the state spent $3.3 billion on medical and pharmacy benefits. At the same time, costs have increased 5 to 10 percent while funding for the Plan only saw a 4 percent increase. In addition, the state has a $34 billion unfunded liability for … Continue reading Open Enrollment Is Approaching – Remember That 2017 Letter From the State Treasurer to Teachers About the State Insurance Plan?

In some school systems such as mine, all seats for the school board are up for grabs in this next election. Possibly nine new members could be leading the school system come next calendar year. The field for the WSFCS school board elections before primaries was 28 strong. If you really looked at the platforms … Continue reading Just A Reminder That Righteous & Reactionary Anger Is Not The Best Qualification To Run For School Board

Yes. Election Day is approaching. And it seems like every political sign that I see on the sides of roads and at interchanges is for one particular race: the local school board. Throw around terms like “CRT,” “learning loss,” “mask mandates,” “indoctrination,” and “transparency,” add to them some righteous anger, and you have some rather … Continue reading To The School Board Candidate Who Knows Nothing About How Schools Really Operate

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 years. It’s called Teach North Carolina or TeachNC. Remember back in May of 2019 when then State Superintendent Mark … Continue reading So, How Are Those Vacancies Going?

When State Supt. Catherine puts out a survey or questionnaire to get "input" about a subject, it usually is constructed to become a self-fulfilled prophecy that is only a win-win situation for DPI's image. Here is the latest one: It's really not that long. Publicity stunt pure and simple. Why? BECAUSE WE ALREADY KNOW THESE … Continue reading That Survey From DPI About The School Performance Grades? It’s A Sham.

The formula is 80% achievement and 20% growth. Ridiculous. A school's grade on its report card is mostly based on standardized test scores. Name another state that does that. Still waiting. Anyone who has followed the use of these school performance grades knows that the only real metric that gets measured accurately is how much … Continue reading Don’t Reconsider The School Performance Grading System, Catherine – Eliminate It. But We All Know Who Helped Finance Your Campaign.