From Orwell’s 1984: “And so it was with every class of recorded fact, great or small. Everything faded away into a shadow-world in which, finally, even the date of the year had become uncertain.” (Book 1). News today that state superintendent Mark Johnson halted key “listserv” communications from the Department of Public Instruction may not … Continue reading DPI, 1984, Oceania, and Mark Johnson’s Big Brother – Another Communications Coup in North Carolina
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The Elimination of ASW and the Intentions of the NCGA’s Budget Cuts to DPI
What follows in this post is another manifestation of the how the NC General Assembly is trying to weaken the Department of Public Instruction in such a way so that it can control as many aspects of teacher and school evaluation to validate its actions on what it perceives as school reform. For the past … Continue reading The Elimination of ASW and the Intentions of the NCGA’s Budget Cuts to DPI
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Six Months Into Office – An Open Letter to Supt. Mark Johnson
“The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction provides leadership to 115 local public school districts and 160 charter schools serving over 1.5 million students in kindergarten through high school graduation. The agency is responsible for all aspects of the state's public school system and works under the direction of the North Carolina State Board of … Continue reading Six Months Into Office – An Open Letter to Supt. Mark Johnson
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The Best Editorial Concerning Mark Johnson’s Tenure In Recent Memory
From the Sunday July 2, 2017 News & Observer Editorial Board: North Carolina Republicans continue to meddle in education When Republican Mark Johnson, a 33-year-old former Forsyth County school board member, upset incumbent state Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson, a Democrat, in the 2016 election, Republicans in the General Assembly were rubbing their hands … Continue reading The Best Editorial Concerning Mark Johnson’s Tenure In Recent Memory
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Trinity Christian School and Being GRANTed the OPPORTUNITY to Embezzle
Last week’s plea-bargain agreement of the teacher/coach at Trinity Christian School in Fayetteville, NC is yet another outward manifestation of a much deeper condition, a symptom of a bigger problem – fully-funded schools. And the slap on the hand that was received by Heath Curtis Vandevender for embezzling nearly $400,000 of tax-payer money seems to … Continue reading Trinity Christian School and Being GRANTed the OPPORTUNITY to Embezzle
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Where In The World Is State Superintendent Mark Johnson?
Last week ended the regular school year for at least many of us in the state who teach in traditional public schools and it was ironic to see that many teachers were having to wait until after "grade verification" deadlines passed before they could get test scores back from state and local entities. I understand. … Continue reading Where In The World Is State Superintendent Mark Johnson?
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Evaluating the State Superintendent – Mark Johnson’s Job Performance According to the Rubric
It is no secret that the powers-that-be in the General Assembly have attempted to enable the new state superintendent of public schools with enough power so that he can blindly champion their reformation causes. This seems to be in line with the market–driven, business-plan approach to public education that the state government in NC adopted … Continue reading Evaluating the State Superintendent – Mark Johnson’s Job Performance According to the Rubric
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I Would Like to File a Missing Person’s Report For Our State Superintendent of Public Schools
As the North Carolina House readies its release of a budget proposal for the next two fiscal years, it bears repeating that public education is the number one expenditure of the state. That’s not a surprise. According to the state constitution, it is designed to be the top expenditure. In fact, it’s that way for … Continue reading I Would Like to File a Missing Person’s Report For Our State Superintendent of Public Schools
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What State Superintendent Mark Johnson Said About…
... the North Carolina Senate proposing to cut the operating budget of the Department of Public Instruction by 25 percent. NOTHING ...the fact that the state Senate's budget proposal actually lowers the amount of money spent per pupil in the state. NOTHING ... the fact that state GOP senators took monies … Continue reading What State Superintendent Mark Johnson Said About…
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The North Carolina Senate’s Education Budget and The Rise of “Pathologia Boven Excrementum”
"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”
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