Contributing to an informed citizenry, inside and outside the classroom.
Do you remember when NC Treasurer Folwell launched his Clear Pricing Project last summer on the premise that North Carolina's State Health Plan has $34.4 billion in unfunded liabilities? Where is he now to express concern over these unfunded liabilities when section 8 of SB 818 cuts funding to the State Health Plan to pay... Continue Reading →
My original commentary published by Cardinal & Pine can be found here: https://cardinalpine.com/story/from-a-teacher-dont-let-lawmakers-fool-you-the-school-budget-shortfall-has-nothing-to-do-with-coronavirus/
Thank you Cardinal & Pine for amplifying this message My original commentary at Cardinal & Pine can be found here: https://cardinalpine.com/story/im-a-teacher-heres-what-i-expect-a-pandemic-era-classroom-to-look-like/
Education theory and practice takes on new meaning in a pandemic. Front-line educators must be trusted when we say we cannot safely reopen schools without more staff and supplies. We're maxed out from all the other times we've been mandated to do more with less - it's time for state leaders to do more this... Continue Reading →
I am not beating a dead horse with this information but trying to motivate more North Carolinians to hop on theirs because I’m tired of watching policies over the last decade whip our public schools.
If Senator Berger actually believed the latest NC GOP budget talking point that "something" is better than "nothing" then he would have participated in bipartisan budget negotiations at any point in the last year. While believing our students deserve our best, not merely "something," public education supporters have rejected the NC GOP budget and in... Continue Reading →
