“Schools without standards, without accountability, are not worthy of a $4,200 check." Those are the words of North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) president ... Keep Reading
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Politicized Playgrounds, Brought to You Courtesy of Blueprint NC
Yesterday, Civitas published a press release detailing connections between today’s “teacher walk-in” and Blueprint NC. As Jim Tynen noted, a group called Public Schools First NC ... Keep Reading
Eliminating teacher tenure: What does NC think?
NCAE and others have been vocal in criticizing provisions in the State budget that would eliminate teacher tenure. As the largest teacher association in North Carolina and an arm ... Keep Reading
NCAE numbers continue downward trend
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NCAE tells half the story
Natalie Beyer, a volunteer board member for the liberal advocacy group Public Schools First NC, is disheartened by the Senate education budget. Commenting in the News and ... Keep Reading
Politics bite law makers on dues check off law
Almost a year to the date that the State Legislature overrode a veto by the Governor in a late-night session, Wake County Circuit Court Judge Paul Gessner ruled that legislation ... Keep Reading
How strong are teacher unions?
Last week I blogged about an EIA story reporting on the decline in NEA membership across the nation. Over the weekend, the Fordham Institute released How Strong Are ... Keep Reading
NEA membership declines in US and NC
Earlier this week our friends at the Education Intelligence Agency (EIA) reported that 15 National Education Association (NEA) state affiliates ran budget deficits and 25 saw a ... Keep Reading
NEA and the “Enthusiasm Gap”
Our friend Mike Antonnuci at Education Intelligence Agency reports that four years after helping to propel Barack Obama to the presidency, members of the National Education ... Keep Reading
Educator support for Dalton: not what you think
Yesterday’s Under the Dome mentions how the Dalton campaign has launched a new group to reach out to educators called “Educators for Dalton” The group’s web site lists twenty-two ... Keep Reading
