Chad Barefoot

The Incestuous Synergy and Stench of Western Governors University NC

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The billboards are already up on I-40. Two are visible in the ride from Winston-Salem to Raleigh. “Western Governors University: North Carolina” It’s a national online university that now has a base here in North Carolina. Have not heard of it? Well, it was proposed rather secretly within the 2015 budget - page 86 to … Continue reading The Incestuous Synergy and Stench of Western Governors University NC

Dear Sen. Barefoot, How Are You Going to Respond? Concerning Class Sizes in Wake County and All NC Elementary Schools.

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Dear Sen. Barefoot, Earlier this calendar year you were quoted as saying, “For years, the General Assembly has been sending tens of millions of dollars to districts for new classroom teachers for the purpose of lowering classroom sizes,” he said. “The question we keep asking over and over again is, ‘What did they do with … Continue reading Dear Sen. Barefoot, How Are You Going to Respond? Concerning Class Sizes in Wake County and All NC Elementary Schools.

Dear Sen. Barefoot, The Next NCGA Special Session Should be in an Elementary School Trailer

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Dear Sen. Barefoot, A recent report from WRAL brought again to mind the efforts that you specifically have made to handcuff school districts in meeting class size requirements without fully funding public schools. The foreseen problems of the folly that was the HB13 bill you shepherded are now manifesting themselves, specifically in Wake County. From … Continue reading Dear Sen. Barefoot, The Next NCGA Special Session Should be in an Elementary School Trailer

What Should Really Be “Special” in North Carolina

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From Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary: Definition of special :  distinguished by some unusual quality; especially :  being in some way superior :  held in particular esteem a :  readily distinguishable from others of the same category :  uniquethey set it apart as b :  of, relating to, or constituting a species :  specific :  being other than the usual :  additional, extra :  designed for a particular purpose or … Continue reading What Should Really Be “Special” in North Carolina

SB599 on Steroids – The Fast Tracking of DeVos and Johnson

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This past month, I wrote about SB599 in a post called The Stench of SB599. In it I stated, “The overall premise of this bill is to ensure that we have a proper teacher pipeline going into the schools.”  - Rep. Jeffrey Elmore, R- Wilkes, in response to questions about SB599 on House floor in … Continue reading SB599 on Steroids – The Fast Tracking of DeVos and Johnson

The Stench of SB599 – Raleigh Knows Why We Have a Teacher Shortage. They Created It.

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“The overall premise of this bill is to ensure that we have a proper teacher pipeline going into the schools.” - Rep. Jeffrey Elmore, R- Wilkes, in response to questions about SB599 on House floor in Raleigh on June 26. Senate Bill 599 is the bill (as Alex Granados from EdNC.org reports), that, “allows organizations … Continue reading The Stench of SB599 – Raleigh Knows Why We Have a Teacher Shortage. They Created It.

Become An Ordained Teacher Online Now! – Sen. Chad Barefoot’s SB599

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If you grew up in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, you might be familiar with a landmark television show called Northern Exposure which aired on CBS on Mondays during the 10 PM time slot. It was about a quirky, eccentric small Alaskan town called Cicely who had literally secured the services of an Ivy-League … Continue reading Become An Ordained Teacher Online Now! – Sen. Chad Barefoot’s SB599

Two Mandatory Courses For Sen. Chad Barefoot’s Ridiculous Replacement for Governor’s School

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If you remember, the recent North Carolina Senate budget included a provision offered by Sen. Chad Barefoot to do away with more liberal arts opportunities for our students and replace those prospects with state funded “camps” to teach students how to legislatively run the state in the same manner as the current powers that be. … Continue reading Two Mandatory Courses For Sen. Chad Barefoot’s Ridiculous Replacement for Governor’s School

The North Carolina Senate’s Education Budget and The Rise of “Pathologia Boven Excrementum”

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"Frankly, we believe a better use of tax dollars is to move those from an unaccountable bureaucracy and into the classroom where those dollars will actually benefit students." – Sen. Chad Barefoot, May 17th, 2017 (http://www.wral.com/senate-proposes-cutting-8-state-education-staffers-including-42-year-employee/16707728/). The above was stated by Barefoot in response to questions as to why the recent NC Senate budget proposal … Continue reading The North Carolina Senate’s Education Budget and The Rise of “Pathologia Boven Excrementum”