May 16, teacher rally (Raleigh, Durham, Asheville: purchase, store, bill)
Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, CaryThe Triangle Area
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But it goes beyond that. The constant changes in standards and curriculum cost money. My child started 8th grade this year and guess what new curriculum for Math 1 complete with about 8 workbooks for every child in it. They somehow find money for that. They are also paying A TON of money for teachers to work the reading camps for kids who aren't hitting 3rd grade reading EOG targets. For like 2-3 kids each session. It is complete BS. They ALWAYS find money for this stuff. Always.
Wait - are you saying it's BS to fund materials to support changes in curriculum brought on by the changing politics of the state legislature? And that it's BS to work intensively with struggling third grade readers as required by state law? (The strongest predictor of high school graduation is third grade reading scores, btw.)
To my DPS colleagues protesting on May 16 please don’t ever complain about students doing another teacher’s work during your class. You are protesting and doing your thing on the students' time.
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Wait - are you saying it's BS to fund materials to support changes in curriculum brought on by the changing politics of the state legislature? And that it's BS to work intensively with struggling third grade readers as required by state law? (The strongest predictor of high school graduation is third grade reading scores, btw.)
Ok.
I don't want to speak for anyone else, but I think the claim that they can't afford to pay teachers a fair wage is what is BS. The point (as I read it) was that when there's a will, they always find a way. The takeaway here is that ultimately "they" don't value teachers enough to give them a raise, otherwise it would have already happened.
To my DPS colleagues protesting on May 16 please don’t ever complain about students doing another teacher’s work during your class. You are protesting and doing your thing on the students' time.
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Will Chatham County Schools close May 16?
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Though, with the amount of gerrymandering still in NC...
Point taken.
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