Terry Stoops

From Wake County school board candidate Steve Bergstrom: A profanity-laced video encouraging the looting and violence in America as a means of protest, was shown to a Wake County 8th grade class at Moore Square Middle last week during a Civics class. In this YouTube video, an activist…

A Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools elementary teacher faces the prospect of returning to in-person instruction.  What was her response?  She pitches the idea of a “work stoppage” (aka a strike) if her district votes to allow youngsters to return.

This guy is correct.  Although we don’t have current membership numbers for the NCAE, the most recent report available indicates that the organization represents between 15 and 25 percent of North Carolina teachers.

According to the good folks at the Civitas Institute, most likely voters favor the Opportunity Scholarship Program, and a majority of respondents would be less likely to vote for a candidate that would end the program. Democrats such as Gov. Roy Cooper, superintendent of public instruction candidate Jen Mangrum,…

Here are a few screenshots from Wednesday’s meeting of the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE).  Notice that none of the NCAE’s activities has anything to do with actually educating children.

They are not your schools. They are not your students. You don’t know what’s best for them. You only care about recruiting more dues-paying members.

Today, WalletHub published its 2020 Best & Worst States for Teachers ranking. North Carolina ranked 16th overall and third in the Southeast behind Virginia (7th) and Maryland (8th). In 2014, North Carolina ranked dead last.  Last year, the state ranked 28th in the nation.

Sounds like Gov. Cooper didn’t get the approval of the N.C. Association of Educators……