In delaying a long-awaited July 1 announcement on plans for how schools could re-open on August 17, Governor Cooper shocked 115 local school districts and the parents of 1.5 ... Keep Reading
NCAE
NCAE: the voice of public school teachers?
Yesterday The Raleigh News and Observer ran an article titled, North Carolina teachers may go on strike for higher pay and Medicaid expansion. Strike talk for public ... Keep Reading
Teachers’ unions, mansplainers, and unpatriots
Would you send yourself or someone you love to a "mansplaining" conference dedicated to "making women great again?" With the lofty promise to "make you the greatest you ever," the ... Keep Reading
The NEA’s radical agenda: coming to a school near you
Peel back the veil of the NCAE and NEA and you will see a radical leftist agenda at work A look at the NEA’s adopted motions from its 2019 national assembly reveals just how ... Keep Reading
Teachers continue to leave NCAE
Despite leading high-profile teacher rallies in Raleigh the last two years, the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) continues to lose members. The latest membership ... Keep Reading
Restoring health care benefits for retirees; it’s time for some answers
NCAE and other employee unions have tried to stir up support for reinstating retiree health benefits for teachers and state employees. Legislation removed the benefit in 2017. ... Keep Reading
Cost of expanding Medicaid: more than meets the eye
Expanding the state’s Medicaid program is not “free” to NC taxpayers. In addition to the direct costs of expansion, we must also account for the opportunity cost. Growing ... Keep Reading
No, students would not be covered under Medicaid expansion
Medicaid expansion was the third-highest policy priority for last week’s NCAE teacher strike. Despite misleading rhetoric from the NCAE, no children would be newly eligible for ... Keep Reading
Teachers as union organizers, the tragedy at UNCC, and a brave Democratic senator
This week we discuss our experiences and observations at the May Day teacher protest in downtown Raleigh. We also honor the lone Democratic state senator, Don Davis, for his ... Keep Reading
Allowing state treasurer to speak would have added credibility to NCAE rally
One of the more legitimate critiques about the NCAE teacher strike/rally in Raleigh on May 1 was its overtly partisan nature. Rev. William Barber's usual demagoguery of anything ... Keep Reading
