Systemic Semantics: Say the name
Policymakers who deny "systemic racism" have no intention to engage in the pursuit of "a more perfect union." https://cardinalpine.com/story/education-board-racism/
The misguided mandate for in-person standardized testing during a pandemic
As a test administrator I am held accountable for the testing code of ethics with threats of “civil, criminal, licensure consequences” if I fail. Yet our national and state leaders in NC don’t make better choices given the ethical dilemma of requiring in-person standardized testing during a pandemic: https://cardinalpine.com/story/sending-teachers-back-to-classrooms-for-tests-is-absolute-madness/
We would do well to recall the last group of kids to grow up during a global pandemic and economic hardship. They became known as “The Greatest Generation.”
My take in Cardinal & Pine: https://cardinalpine.com/story/why-my-kids-can-see-themselves-in-the-greatest-generation/
A Letter to Santa from North Carolina’s Public Schoolchildren
https://videopress.com/v/CLACmEU0?preloadContent=metadata Read the full letter here: https://cardinalpine.com/story/a-letter-to-santa-from-ncs-cash-starved-schools/ Find your state legislators here: https://ncleg.gov/About/ContactInfo
Teacher Turnover in NC Dropped Slightly. But Don’t Pat Yourself on the Back GOP.
If only the NC GOP measured schools by the same formula with which they measure themselves: https://cardinalpine.com/story/teacher-turnover-in-nc-dropped-slightly-but-dont-pat-yourself-on-the-back-gop/
