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 The NC General Assembly’s Ploy to Pass the Burden of Funding State School Mandates to Local Systems
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Our Schools Should Be The Most Colorful of Places
Schools should be places that should show some of the greatest amounts of color. Imagine if you as a teacher had to visually represent the wide array of talents, learning styles, abilities, skills, interests, and intangibles that each student displayed just inside of your classroom in a given period. For many teachers, that is a … Continue reading Our Schools Should Be The Most Colorful of Places
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Thank You North Carolina General Assembly! We Are Now Ranked 40th!
This past week, Education Week released its "Quality Counts Report" for 2018. It is a yearly report that ranks each state (and D.C.) with a report card that measures a variety of variables. As reported by T. Keung Hui of the News & Observer: Issues with school funding and student achievement dropped North Carolina to … Continue reading Thank You North Carolina General Assembly! We Are Now Ranked 40th!
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Can Berger, Moore, or Barefoot Explain This? Concerning School Funding Levels Pre and Post Recession
Today the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released a report on school funding in states that compared current funding with pre-recession levels. Entitled “A Punishing Decade for School Funding”, the authors begin with this: “Public investment in K-12 schools — crucial for communities to thrive and the U.S. economy to offer broad opportunity — … Continue reading Can Berger, Moore, or Barefoot Explain This? Concerning School Funding Levels Pre and Post Recession
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Raleigh, Buy Us Some Damn Textbooks!
Raleigh, buy us some damn textbooks. With real pages and hard covers. Yes, technology in the classroom can be a great avenue for learning. However, technology for technology’s sake can block many roads for students. And if technology is to be looked at as a simple substitution for other resources to save time and money, … Continue reading Raleigh, Buy Us Some Damn Textbooks!
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Go Fund Me! – The Lengths That Teachers Go To In Order To Supply Classrooms
Last month I wrote a post referencing a rather ignorant claim by someone who claimed that schools should not be asking for money from the general public to help outfit and supply classrooms or help students in need (https://caffeinatedrage.com/2017/07/02/about-the-civitas-institute-post-on-a-middle-school-asking-for-donations-for-supplies/). In it the writer stated, "If HGMS or WCPSS does not have on hand any of … Continue reading Go Fund Me! – The Lengths That Teachers Go To In Order To Supply Classrooms
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Open Letter to the Registered Voter Who Believes in Public Schools
Note: I have combed through all of my op-eds, posts, rants, and lists and compiled from them what follows as a last posting to help get people to vote next Tuesday for pro-public education candidates. The current General Assembly and governor are very scared of public school teachers and those who support them. Without their … Continue reading Open Letter to the Registered Voter Who Believes in Public Schools
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Buy The Damn Cookies! And Other Thoughts About School Fundraising
If you live in a neighborhood with children, you may have experienced receiving a knock on the door or the ringing of a doorbell by a school aged child inquiring if you may want to buy some sort of product or consumable as part of a fundraiser. I want to encourage you to buy it. … Continue reading Buy The Damn Cookies! And Other Thoughts About School Fundraising
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