NC’s “Teacher Tax” – The data driving folks away from the profession
How much have you, or a teacher in your life, sacrificed to NC classrooms in lost wages compared to the purchasing power of the salary schedule in the year they "signed up" for or was once offered in 2007-08 before the Great Recession? Derek Scott and I partnered on a project to help folks quantify... Continue Reading →
Comparing Teacher Salary Schedule Proposals: Version 1
Current salary steps are on average 17% behind the purchasing power previously offered by our state. There was no teacher shortage at that time. In fact, when I moved to NC in 2007 it took me over 6 months to find a teaching job in NC despite applying across 5 districts, 2 years of teaching... Continue Reading →
It’s Bucking Bull: NC Teacher Shortage Explained
https://videopress.com/v/Op9pKTSJ?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true The NC teacher pipeline has been, and continues to be, broken by elected officials who actively undermine our public schools.They want to replace our public schools with a system of privately managed charters as was done in New Orleans after Katrina. Or worse, throw in the towel on a system of publicly funded schools... Continue Reading →
1 year later, NC teacher pipeline fixes are still as easy as ABC
Last year when the PEPSC/SREB licensure proposal was first unveiled, I wrote a solution-oriented alternative to what I believed would more effectively address the NC teacher pipeline issue. You can read the original post here. If you haven't been following this issue for the last year, I encourage you to read the original post first... Continue Reading →
NC argues to overturn its own contribution to the courts in Moore v Harper
235 years separate Moore v Moore: the role of judicial review in North Carolina
NC Teacher Licensure Proposal Prepares to Prioritize Contractors Over Children
A draft teacher licensure proposal soon to be considered by the North Carolina State Board of Education has been labeled “Pathways to Excellence.” It begs two questions: Where do the pathways lead? And for whom are they excellent? Where do the pathways lead? Credit: Dan4th Nicholas https://www.flickr.com/photos/43264265@N00 As the draft proposal is currently written, it... Continue Reading →
A broken feedback loop can’t effectively repair the teacher pipeline
https://videopress.com/v/FhioxTqX?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true NC teacher licensure schemers avoided feedback for as long as possible and remain resistant to changes, yet the plan elevates student survey feedback as a core method to rescind teacher licenses. A scheme created with a rigged feedback loop is set to further damage the teacher pipeline, not repair it. Our students deserve better.... Continue Reading →
Recipe for Disaster: Creating Competition Within Teacher Support Networks
https://videopress.com/v/ANgaS5uQ?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true The PEPSC licensure scheme is set to transform NCEES, the current teacher evaluation matrix. It will change it from its original intent as a professional growth tool, into a punitive one that revokes a teacher's license for not being all things to all people, despite being everything their students need. You can offer feedback... Continue Reading →
educatEDpolicy 