Rally (noun) - 1a : a mustering of scattered forces to renew an effort 2: a mass meeting intended to arouse group enthusiasm (merriam-webster.com) It is the right of every American to come together and peacefully speak out for an issue. What someone rallies for speaks for their interests and values. When a lawmaker or an elected official … Continue reading When Your State Superintendent Won’t “Rally”‘ For Public Schools
Class Size
Sue Sylvester Would Repeal The Unfunded Class Size Mandate in NC And Make Public Schools More “Glee”ful
It is not hard to imagine one of the legislative offices at the North Carolina General Assembly to be inhabited by yet another individual who refuses to repeal the class size mandate that threatens to hurt our public schools. Someone so dead-set against the arts that he/she would sabotage their funding with lies and antagonistic … Continue reading Sue Sylvester Would Repeal The Unfunded Class Size Mandate in NC And Make Public Schools More “Glee”ful
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This Kid Wants Raleigh to Fix the Class Size Chaos
The public teacher in me is going to Raleigh for the rally to end class size chaos because I know the ramifications of what inaction will do to public schools. The public school advocate in me is going because the power of fellow advocates coming together and acting collectively is greater than the sum of … Continue reading This Kid Wants Raleigh to Fix the Class Size Chaos
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An Open Letter to Rep. Craig Horn About The Class Size Mandate Complete With a Churchill Reference
Dear Rep. Horn, A news article today that some sort of solution will be reached concerning the class size mandate and its consequences was certainly welcome to many public school advocates. As Billy Ball reported on NC Policy Watch’s website, A plan to resolve North Carolina’s class size crisis is in the works and should … Continue reading An Open Letter to Rep. Craig Horn About The Class Size Mandate Complete With a Churchill Reference
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Fully Fund The Specials, Raleigh – The Bible Tells Us So
We live in a country that is the most evangelical in the world. We live in a state that is part of the Bible Belt. In fact, it may be part of the buckle. And it is amazing how many American politicians seek to gain a political endorsement from the Son of God. They … Continue reading Fully Fund The Specials, Raleigh – The Bible Tells Us So
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My Kid Is An Artist – One of the Many Reasons For Me to Go to the Rally to Stop #ClassSizeChaos
When lawmakers in Raleigh like Chad Barefoot and Phil Berger tell you that the class size mandate is a good thing and has already been funded, then please realize that they are lying. Straight through their teeth. With a smile. Interestingly enough, what this unfunded mandate will do to elementary schools will be felt for … Continue reading My Kid Is An Artist – One of the Many Reasons For Me to Go to the Rally to Stop #ClassSizeChaos
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A Convenient Lie, Or Rather The NCGA’s Deliberate Distortion of the Truth
Remember when Sen. Chad Barefoot said this in February of 2017 concerning House Bill 13? “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 … Continue reading A Convenient Lie, Or Rather The NCGA’s Deliberate Distortion of the Truth
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Hamlet Tweets With The Hashtag #ClassSizeChaos
Search "#ClassSizeChaos" on Twitter and you will find the beginnings of a grassroots movement to get the North Carolina General Assembly to take action on the class size mandate that it is currently using to hold public school systems hostage because it is an unfunded directive designed to force LEA's to make cuts to certain … Continue reading Hamlet Tweets With The Hashtag #ClassSizeChaos
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School Districts Don’t Need to Manage Money “Better” – Lawmakers Need to Better Fund Schools
Today Lindsay Wagner posted an incredible piece concerning the class size mandate that Raleigh has placed on K-3 classrooms and the effects on local school systems. In "Without action, class size mandate threatens Pre-K in some school districts" on the Public School Forum of North Carolina website, Wagner focuses on Warren County's situation. Without the … Continue reading School Districts Don’t Need to Manage Money “Better” – Lawmakers Need to Better Fund Schools
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Dear Sen. Barefoot, How Are You Going to Respond? Concerning Class Sizes in Wake County and All NC Elementary Schools.
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.
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