NCGOP and the politics of teacher pay
Republican leaders in Raleigh are hoping to make political gains by getting behind Gov. Pat McCrory’s call for a teacher pay raise: Saying it was time to start showing respect
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JuneA @ NC DPI: Poorly-performing students repeating a grade ‘a 20th-century artifact’
I am starting to believe that the plastic surgeons have stretched June Atkinson’s face so tight that it is putting pressure on her brain and degrading her motor skills. The
Continue readingFascism’s creep picks up speed
We get a lot of lip service from lefties about the importance of respecting minorities and the minority opinion. But, when they are in charge, just try to question their
Continue readingMcCrory: Common Core fan Jim Hunt a mentor, hero, adviser
Governor Pat McCrory unveiled his education agenda yesterday, and opponents of the common core curriculum can’t be happy with what they heard: McCrory previewed his legislative agenda in a speech
Continue readingThe UNC athletics “scandal”: Overlooking the role of K-12 public education
For some years, I’ve had one foot in the academic world and one in the business world. (I am an adjunct instructor at a number of area colleges here in
Continue readingTeacher pay, job satisfaction and the politics of public education
The Round Rev and his rabble regularly showed up at The Legislative Building in Raleigh over the last year demanding that education spending and teacher pay be elevated to at
Continue readingMost of Common Core is OK. Just tweak it. O-Care? Forget repealing it. Let’s FIX IT.
It’s too bad that we have to turn to history books detailing events of generations long ago to appreciate principled American leaders. These days — party platforms are flexible and
Continue readingEducrats say the darndest things ….
When you’ve spent 40 years inside the state bureaucracy, it’s understandable that your world-view might be a little disjointed. DPI secretary June Atkinson never ceases to
Continue readingTeacher turnover totals TRICKERY
It appears something sneaky may be going on at NC DPI and the state board of education with this teacher turnover report. The sycophant mainstream media in our state has
Continue readingEditorializing-under-the-influence: Homeschooling begats child abuse ???
You can always count on the editorial page of our local Arab Journalism Award-winning thrice, um, twice-weekly local paper here in Moore County to
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