"If brains were lard, you couldn't grease a small skillet." - Sen. Joyce Krawiec, Jan. 20, 2017 in reference to the people participating in the Women's March. Not Sen. Krawiec's best moment. One would think that since the senator equated lard with brains and the fact that much lard was actually sent to her directly … Continue reading Hallelujah, and Pass the Lard! – Sen Joyce Krawiec’s Uneducated Assertion on the Class Size Mandate
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DPI, 1984, Oceania, and Mark Johnson’s Big Brother – Another Communications Coup in North Carolina
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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Dear Sen. Jerry Tillman, You Are Making Treebeard Very Angry and You Can’t Gerrymander Ents
Even before he dropped the gavel on the Senate Finance Committee meeting, Sen. Jerry Tillman, a notoriously cantankerous Republican from Randolph County, seemed to be in a particularly bad mood. He mumbled about being angry. He barked at audience to take their seats, lest he start selling tickets. And with eight bills to plow through — … Continue reading Dear Sen. Jerry Tillman, You Are Making Treebeard Very Angry and You Can’t Gerrymander Ents
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State Superintendent Johnson, Whom Do You Serve?
Dear Supt. Johnson, I appreciated the words in your video address to teachers thanking us for our work during the National Teacher Appreciation Week. For those who may not have seen that video, here is a link: https://youtu.be/asLHLCxjQ6k. You talked about how teachers are not thanked enough, and while it is nice to hear those … Continue reading State Superintendent Johnson, Whom Do You Serve?
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North Carolina’s Plagiarized Privatization of Public Schools – Or, How to be Unoriginal
North Carolina is literally practicing privatization plagiarism. That’s great for alliteration fans, but for public school advocates it’s harmful, hurtful, hateful, disabling, devitalizing, devaluing, and debilitating. And they’re not even being original because all of these supposed “re-forms” are nothing more than rehashed failed policies that profit a few and hurt the many. Last month, … Continue reading North Carolina’s Plagiarized Privatization of Public Schools – Or, How to be Unoriginal
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Vouchers, Charters, and Choice! Oh, My! – Dorothy, You’re Not in Public School Anymore
"Lions, and tigers, and bears! Oh, my!" – Dorothy, Tin Man, Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz. "Vouchers, Charters, and Choice! Oh, my!" – Me As the North Carolina General Assembly is about to convene for the long session here in the new year, it bears repeating that public education will again be at the … Continue reading Vouchers, Charters, and Choice! Oh, My! – Dorothy, You’re Not in Public School Anymore
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“So, What’s the Market Rate for an Unaccountable Degree-Holding Babysitter?” – I Assume He Meant Teachers
“So, what’s the market rate for an unaccountable degree-holding babysitter?” The above is a quote from a man named Tim Peck, a self-described “Unaffiliated Objectivist” and writer of the blog Et in Arcadia ego. He also is a prolific Twitter tweeter, who according to Rob Schofield of NC Policy Watch is “one of the most … Continue reading “So, What’s the Market Rate for an Unaccountable Degree-Holding Babysitter?” – I Assume He Meant Teachers
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Raleigh’s Real Commitment to “Recruit and Retain Effective Teachers”
The North Carolina Budget and Tax Center released a new report that pretty much verifies what many have said about the true intent on “recruiting and retaining” great teachers under the McCrory administration. As stated by BTC Director Alexandra Sirota and highlighted in NC Policy Watch on August 17, 2016, “As children, families, teachers and … Continue reading Raleigh’s Real Commitment to “Recruit and Retain Effective Teachers”
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The Book of Leviticus and the Opportunity Grants
A recent NC Policy Watch article by Chris Fitzsimon entitled “More taxpayer funding for voucher schools that openly discriminate against LGBT students and parents” offers yet another example of how taxpayer money is being used to fund schools that are allowed to teach any curriculum they choose. Furthermore, many of these schools are religious schools … Continue reading The Book of Leviticus and the Opportunity Grants
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