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If you need to get up to speed on the hijacking of democracy in North Carolina, read this. If you're wondering what you can do this fall instead of waiting for next fall's election, here are some ideas: 1. By next week, reach out to 5 people (in person) with whom you normally avoid “discussing... Continue Reading →
This Labor Day I would like to remind you that advocating for workers’ interests is still a work in progress, and apparently can result in a Cease & Desist request with the threat of civil litigation from a state government agency. As a concerned member of the North Carolina State Health Plan, I joined my... Continue Reading →
This Sunday on Spectrum airing at 11:30am and 8:30pm you can watch the episode of In Focus with Loretta Boniti where Lauren Piner and I discuss our concerns about the Economics and Personal Financial Literacy Act. The lawmakers on the show did not expect teachers to have been invited to give our perspective about this... Continue Reading →
I read it daily as it sits on the floor of my bedroom (one day I'll finish decorating!) It speaks to me as a teacher with thousands of unique students having passed through my classroom, thousands more yet to come, and around 180 this coming school year. Known as the serenity prayer, I bought this... Continue Reading →
Thank you to NC Policy Watch for helping to spread the word - read the commentary here.
Dear Treasurer Folwell, Health care providers should not charge secret prices, and the NCGA should not underfund the State Health Plan. The $34 billion + in unfunded liabilities assumes all employees retire at once. Please stop using this number to raise alarms, and focus instead on the $400 million annual underfunding as of 2017. Please... Continue Reading →
We already have too many people in the NC General Assembly touting virtual pre-K, and a State Superintendent whose insistence on replacing teachers with screens is baffling to those of us with actual credentials to make decisions about how students can be supported in their education. We were very vociferous on May 16, 2018 and... Continue Reading →
Impeachment by Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Alpha Stock Images Most people mistakenly equate “impeach” with “kicked out of office.” With the increased level of use and interest in this word in light of yesterday’s Mueller hearings, here’s a review of what it really means. “The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the... Continue Reading →
One of my first posts on the Educated Policy Facebook page is pictured above. It shows a mix of how far I've come, and how far I have to go. I am amused that I was once reluctant to be "political." I now know that "If you don't do politics, politics will do you" -... Continue Reading →
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