David Berliner on the Travesty of Public Funds for Religious Schools
David Berliner, a distinguished scholar of American education, is writing a long essay about the dangers of public funding for religious schools. Currently numerous red...
Category : North Carolina
North Carolina: Privatizers Raid Public Funds for Religious Schools
The Republicans who control the North Carolina legislature want to divert public funds to religious and private schools. This outright theft of public funds is...
North Carolina Adopts New Social Studies Curriculum, Despite Opposition of Black Lieutenant Governor
North Carolina adopted a new social studies curriculum, despite the efforts of the newly elected Lieutenant Governor to remove any references to “systemic racism.” (CNN)The...
North Carolina Hopes to Demolish Its Public Schools, Too
A few days ago, I published a list of states that are considering new legislation to defund their public schools while expanding the corporate charter...
Thomas Ultican: The EdTech Foxes Are Inside the Biden Henhouse!
Thomas Ultican has written a series of posts about attacks on public schools and their federal, state, and local funding streams. During this awful pandemic,...
Tennessee: Why Do Failed Reforms Survive, Only to Fail Again?
In 2012, Tennessee created the “Achievement School District” (ASD) and promised that it would catapult the state’s lowest performing schools into high-performing schools. So confident...
Justin Parmenter: Don’t Blame Educators Who Get COVID
Justin Parmenter, an NBCT teacher in North Carolina, published this article in the Charlotte Observer. As COVID-19 rates skyrocket in North Carolina and more educators lose their...
Tom Ultican: EdTech Spending in North Carolina is Running Wild
Thomas Ultican took a close look at spending on education technology in North Carolina and was shocked by what he learned. He begins: A North...
North Carolina: Police Use Pepper Spray on Peaceful Black Protestors
This is an outrage. Trump’s Brownshirts harass the Biden campaign, engage in voter intimidation, block major thoroughfares—without penalty. Now this: GRAHAM, N.C. — The voters...
North Carolina: Why You Should Vote for Jen Mangrum for State Superintendent
I have written in the past about why Jen Mangrum would be a superb State Superintendent in North Carolina. She is an experienced teacher and...