tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post4699436579263775129..comments2024-03-22T13:06:27.366-05:00Comments on WataugaWatch: Watauga Board of Education Slaps Back at Soucek, JordanJ.W. Williamsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694324792688711136noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-77489126857287503702011-02-21T21:12:50.229-05:002011-02-21T21:12:50.229-05:00Small correction to my earlier post: public employ...Small correction to my earlier post: public employee unions aren't prohibited by the state constitution: they're prohibited by a statute passed in 1959. General Statute 95-98 prohibits public employee unions.bettywhitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-63890115854325899652011-02-21T12:57:53.923-05:002011-02-21T12:57:53.923-05:00Yes, I see that on the Google page, but I don'...Yes, I see that on the Google page, but I don't see it anywhere on the NCAE's actual web site. I'm not convinced that they do refer to themselves as a union. In any case, there is NO collective bargaining for teachers, and no union contract. Teacher's can't go on strike, either.bettywhitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-28275586305996359182011-02-20T17:54:34.761-05:002011-02-20T17:54:34.761-05:00Betty,
Google the "NC Association of Educat...Betty, <br /><br />Google the "NC Association of Educators" and you get this:<br />---quote----<br /><b>North Carolina Association of Educators</b><br />Union representing teachers in the state. Affiliated with the NEA.<br />www.ncae.org/ - Cached - Similar<br />----unquote---<br /><br />Note that the union reference is from the NCAE site, not a Google label. If they can call themselves a union I can call them one too. Any more questions?Rubashovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-69902494545597537472011-02-20T04:51:00.265-05:002011-02-20T04:51:00.265-05:00Betty, what is the NC Association of Educators?
...Betty, what is the NC Association of Educators? <br /><br />This association refers to itself as a union.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-76144953205107624772011-02-18T18:04:21.249-05:002011-02-18T18:04:21.249-05:00Oh, for Pete's sake, Rubashov. For the thousan...Oh, for Pete's sake, Rubashov. For the thousandth time, there is NO teacher's union in NC. In fact, it's prohibited by the state constitution.bettywhitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-74001381067759739822011-02-17T20:54:07.971-05:002011-02-17T20:54:07.971-05:00I attended the board meeting and actually the boar...I attended the board meeting and actually the board members thought that some of the bill was good and was actually wanting changes to certain parts of the bill. As Delora Hodges said: "I am not in agreement with the bill in its entirety." <br /> <br />Be reminded that the Watauga County Board of Education is to support all schools in the County. It is an abuse of duty to work against Charter Schools for the purpose of keeping enrollment up in the public schools so that the County gets more public school funding. I have been in joint budget meetings with County and Board of Education and have heard comments that are a direct violation of duty of the Board of Education. They need to review the NC General Statutes 115C so that they understand what their obligation is. Parents who send their kids to non-public schools are taxpayers also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-5644625997030198022011-02-17T17:51:53.017-05:002011-02-17T17:51:53.017-05:00"According to data from the state Department ..."According to data from the state Department of Public Instruction, 62 of the 99 charter schools currently operating in North Carolina are either predominantly white or predominantly black. Statewide, enrollment at 41 of the current charter schools is 80 percent white or higher; at 21 charters, enrollment is at least 80 percent black or black and Hispanic." (http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/republicans-want-more-charter-schools-democrats-worry-theyre-segregated/Content?oid=2032474)Henerynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-87773693116318278192011-02-17T12:13:07.782-05:002011-02-17T12:13:07.782-05:00If you're taking public money, then you should...If you're taking public money, then you should take the public. I share JWW's concern that an explosion of charter schools would be a sure way to turn our public schools into ghettos for the very poor. Not providing transportation to school and not providing school lunches certainly would automatically rule some parents out of participating.Henerynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-30012575401608077432011-02-17T11:25:23.144-05:002011-02-17T11:25:23.144-05:00Maybe if public schools did a better job, they wou...Maybe if public schools did a better job, they would not need to worry about vouchers hurting them.Maybenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-52131858653132496412011-02-17T10:23:34.327-05:002011-02-17T10:23:34.327-05:00Though Charter schools get taxpayer money, they wi...<i>Though Charter schools get taxpayer money, they will will not be required to provide transportation or food service to their students, one factor alone that tends to make Charter schools enclaves of privilege.</i><br /><br />Enclaves of privilege?! Are you on drugs? <br /><br />You think getting up extra early to make your kids lunch is a "privilege?" You think scrambling for car pools and scrimping on food to pay for the gas to get your kids to school because the state won't pay for your transportation is a "privilege?" Christ, man, the local charter school is operating in what is effectively an abandoned dog shelter while the county built a $72 million high school and you whine about charter school "privilege?" WTF?<br /><br />I'll give you credit--at least this time you acknowledge that charter schools are <i>public</i> schools, so you're learning. But here's a challenge, if you really believe what you're writing instead of just being a hack for the teacher's union: you--and your leftie commenters--go to the local charter school for drop-off or dismissal. Take a look at the facilities. Take a look at the cars people drive. Then you go to Hardin Park and do the same. Only then--when you have at least a vague understanding of reality--come back and talk about "privilege."<br /><br />But you won't do that, will you? You'll just sit in your little ideological bubble and and parrot the teacher's union narrative. Because it's <i>for the Chiiiiildren.</i>Rubashovnoreply@blogger.com