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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Protected: An Open Letter to Rep. Craig Horn – Someone Plagiarized Your “Incontrovertible Truths”
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Open Letter to Kami Mueller Concerning the NCAA, HB2, and “Political Peacocking” – Sorry, the Political Peacocking Bit Makes Me Laugh
Dear Ms. Meuller, I read with great feigned interest your statement on behalf of the NCGOP concerning the NCAA’s decision to remove all championship athletic games from the state of North Carolina because of their stance on HB2, otherwise known as the “bathroom bill.” It reads, “This is so absurd it’s almost comical. I genuinely … Continue reading Open Letter to Kami Mueller Concerning the NCAA, HB2, and “Political Peacocking” – Sorry, the Political Peacocking Bit Makes Me Laugh
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Open Letter to Mark Johnson, Candidate for State Supertintendent, Concerning Remarks on Poverty and Student Preparedness
Dear Mr. Johnson, I read with great interest your essay posted on EdNC.org entitled “Our American Dream” on September 7th. Because you are a member of the school board from my own district and the republican nominee for State Superintendent, I was eager to read/see/hear what might distinguish you from Dr. Atkinson. I agree that … Continue reading Open Letter to Mark Johnson, Candidate for State Supertintendent, Concerning Remarks on Poverty and Student Preparedness
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Open Letter to Phil Kirk, Chairman Emeritus for the NC State Board of Education
Dear Mr. Kirk, I read with great interest your op-Ed for EdNC.org posted on September7, 2016 entitled “Outlandish myths about NC Republicans and education” (https://www.ednc.org/2016/09/07/outlandish-myths-nc-republicans-education/ ) It originally appeared in The News and Observer on September 6th . Your initial paragraph in which you recount your unparalleled service and experience with education both in public … Continue reading Open Letter to Phil Kirk, Chairman Emeritus for the NC State Board of Education
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Open Letter to Sen. Jim Davis Concerning Misleading Claims
Dear Sen. Davis, It was with great anticipation that I viewed and watched your comments at a recent Macon County Board of Commissioners meeting in which you were “invited” to rebut the legitimate claims of a highly respected, veteran educator named John de Ville. A video of that presentation is available here - http://livestream.com/accounts/16465545/events/6107359/videos/132381404. However, … Continue reading Open Letter to Sen. Jim Davis Concerning Misleading Claims
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Open Letter to Tami Fitzgerald, Executive Director of NC Values Coalition, Concerning HB2
Dear Ms. Fitzgerald, I read with great interest your remarks conveyed in an interview outside of a Winston-Salem courtroom concerning a recent federal hearing of the HB2 bill. I read with greater concern that your ability to speak on platitudes is only surpassed by the circular reasoning you seek to influence others to continue to … Continue reading Open Letter to Tami Fitzgerald, Executive Director of NC Values Coalition, Concerning HB2
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Open Letter to Gov. McCrory and the NCGA Concerning Bonus Pay for Teachers
Dear Gov. McCrory and members of the North Carolina General Assembly, This may not be a popular opinion, but it is one that is a matter of principle to me. I will be receiving $2,000 in bonuses this year for having a certain number of students pass the AP English Language and Composition Exam for … Continue reading Open Letter to Gov. McCrory and the NCGA Concerning Bonus Pay for Teachers
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Open Letter to Fellow NC Public School Teachers – What We Do Cannot Really Be Measured
Public school teachers, You can’t really be measured. In fact, those who are measuring you do not have instruments complex enough to really gauge your effectiveness. If you are a public school teacher in North Carolina, you are always under a bit of a microscope when it comes to accountability. Everybody in the community has … Continue reading Open Letter to Fellow NC Public School Teachers – What We Do Cannot Really Be Measured
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SB 873 – Shame on Apodaca and Kraweic – The Farce of the Access to Affordable College Education Act
Note: Be sure to view a note by John de Ville, public school advocate and Hope Street Fellow from Macon County, following this op-ed. He highlights that Western Carolina University has strong reservations and provides a link to their statement on SB 873 - The Affordable College Education Act. Thanks to John. Sen. Joyce Kraweic … Continue reading SB 873 – Shame on Apodaca and Kraweic – The Farce of the Access to Affordable College Education Act
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