Public Schools: Starving? (Hardly.)
Teacher pay and other education spending are supposed to dominate the upcoming short session at the General Assembly. For months, we’ve been pounded by stories like this one – mainly
Continue readingTeacher pay and other education spending are supposed to dominate the upcoming short session at the General Assembly. For months, we’ve been pounded by stories like this one – mainly
Continue readingIt’s a sad statement about the current state of public education when the person responsible for administering our local school system has such a poor grasp on reality. Moore County
Continue readingFacts can be inconvenient things. Especially when your own in-house records contradict the spin you are peddling to the public. Moore County schools superintendent Aaron Spence and the members
Continue readingAfter watching Fenton Wilkinson’s presentation (fast forward to about the 30 minute mark) to the Moore County Commissioners last night, I am convinced that I want him in my corner
Continue readingListening to politicians making campaign speeches is tough — especially for two hours straight. But THAT is what your fearless blogger did for you Thursday night in Pinehurst at the
Continue readingApparently, The Fayetteville Observer thinks it is newsworthy that the new Moore County Schools superintendent is going to focus on ‘literacy.’ Um — what ELSE should he be
Continue readingI was browsing through Friday’s edition of our thrice-weekly Pulitzer Prize-winning local paper, when an ad caught my eye. (The ads are usually more interesting than the
Continue readingWal-Mart started off as something special, something all-American. It claimed to stock ONLY American-made products and exuded American pride at every turn. (I even remember meeting Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton
Continue readingI know they’re all bleeding money and having to cut staff. But sometimes — sometimes — you deserve better than what they’re doling out. Our local paper
Continue readingI thought it was unusual to see $200,000 tucked away in the recent budget agreement for “classroom supplies.” Those are normally appropriations handled by local governing entities — city
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