Kim Mackey
Latest from Kim Mackey
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Almost 30% of NC School Districts Are Open for In-Person Learning. Why?
A NC teacher says classrooms simply aren’t safe to reopen school in NC for in-person learning, but many districts are choosing that route.
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Take It From a Teacher Raised by 2 Postal Workers, the Attacks on Schools and the USPS Are Linked
As the Trump administration and privatizers dismantle the US Postal Service, public educators can relate to their plight.
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NC Teacher: State’s Schools Are Ignored While Big Business Gets COVID-19 Hand-Outs
Public schools in NC don’t have what they need to reopen and teach kids this fall while corporations pull in billions in aid.
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Why Are NC Schools Pushing Standardized Testing in the Midst of a Pandemic?
A NC teacher and parent says, with COVID impacting how dozens of school districts reopen, it’s the wrong time to restart high-stakes standardized testing.
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I’m a Teacher. Mike Pence’s Visit to a Private School in NC Today Sends the Wrong Message.
With federal lawmakers stalled on aid for reopening public schools, Mike Pence should not be touting a private school in NC right now.
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The Five Stages of Grieving Another School Year Lost to Coronavirus
As the coronavirus gets worse and worse in NC, educators and parents like myself are preparing for a remote school reopening.
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I’m a NC Teacher. Stop Treating NC School Reopening as a Game.
If North Carolina is going to reopen public schools during a pandemic, state and federal officials have to take it seriously.
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Lessons From A First-Grade Teacher: Here’s How To Deal With Those Who Think Coronavirus Is No Big Deal
A NC teacher says that, with schools attempting to reopen this fall, the state will have to find a way to motivate coronavirus shirkers.
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Burr and Tillis: I’m A NC Teacher. We Desperately Need Coronavirus Relief in the HEROES Act.
With coronavirus forcing NC into a billion-dollar budget deficit, why local government and school districts need the relief in the HEROES Act.
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NC Teacher: Lawmakers Are Laughing In Our Faces With Latest Pay Raise Bill
After a decade of punishing education cuts, a North Carolina educator says the latest Republican teacher pay proposal is insulting.

















