Watching a politician try to explain with circular reasoning, strawmen, and other logical fallacies the reason why he should not be faulted for something he intentionally did can be entertaining. Or painful. Or in this case, maddening. This past weekend, Education Matters aired an episode on the class size mandate. The show is produced by … Continue reading 10 Minutes of “Pathologia Boven Excrementum” – Sen. Barefoot on Class Size Chaos
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Sen. Bill Rabon’s Commitment to Not Fully Fund NC’s Public Schools
From Rep. Craig Horn on January 4, 2018: “The gap is closing. There are folks that are working on a reasonable solution with the session coming as quickly as it is next week” ((http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2018/01/04/chairman-house-education-committee-solution-class-size-crisis-imminent/). From Sen. John Alexander on January 17, 2018: “We are still trying to gather information from all 100 counties of the … Continue reading Sen. Bill Rabon’s Commitment to Not Fully Fund NC’s Public Schools
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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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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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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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Dear Sen. Barefoot, The Next NCGA Special Session Should be in an Elementary School Trailer
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
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Sen. Chad Barefoot’s Bid to End Governor’s School and Establish A Legislative School for Gerrymandered Leadership and Public Policy to Suit Private Interest
An amendment offered by none other than Sen. Chad Barefoot on May 10, 2017 is yet another assault by the North Carolina General Assembly against the arts in our schools. Amendment #2 to Senate Bill 257 proposes to establish a “Legislative School For Leadership and Public Service” using the very funds that would have financed … Continue reading Sen. Chad Barefoot’s Bid to End Governor’s School and Establish A Legislative School for Gerrymandered Leadership and Public Policy to Suit Private Interest
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The Hypocritical Time Machine – Reflecting on Sen. Chad Barefoot and Rep. Rob Bryan’s 2014 Op-Ed About Teacher Pay
On February 8th, 2014, the Charlotte Observer posted a special op-ed on its website and published it the next day in the actual paper. It was a viewpoint penned by two political figures whose actions have helped shape the policies that confine public education in North Carolina today. Those two people were Sen. Chad Barefoot … Continue reading The Hypocritical Time Machine – Reflecting on Sen. Chad Barefoot and Rep. Rob Bryan’s 2014 Op-Ed About Teacher Pay
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Open Letter to NC Lawmakers Concerning HB13 and Funding the Arts & PE
Dear Senator Chad Barefoot, Senator Bill Rabon, and other lawmakers concerning the amended HB13 law, This week marks the beginning of Advanced Placement testing in schools around the country (and world), and while the validity of AP classes and testing results has become the subject of much debate, I have a multitude of students working … Continue reading Open Letter to NC Lawmakers Concerning HB13 and Funding the Arts & PE
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