Justin Parmenter

Justin Parmenter

Contributor, Cardinal & Pine

is a 7th grade English teacher and education advocate in Charlotte, NC. He writes about education and North Carolina politics at NotesfromtheChalkboard.com, and you can find him on Twitter at @JustinParmenter.

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Education NC Senate leader Phil Berger in a 2016 file photo. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Education From a Teacher: Stop Using Equity as a Prop for School Reopening, Sen. Berger

The NC Senate head, whose leadership has been very bad for education, should stay away from equity arguments on school reopening during the coronavirus.

July 27, 2020 2:32 pm EDT
Education A NC teacher says recent remarks by GOP superintendent candidate Catherine Truitt raises some red flags. (Photo via Truitt's campaign page)
Education From a Teacher: NC Schools Don’t Need A Polite Superintendent — They Need Someone To Fight Like Hell

After a decade of bad education policy from the NC General Assembly, NC’s new superintendent shouldn’t be concerned about hurting Republicans’ feelings.

June 30, 2020 10:30 am EDT
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Education Coronavirus Is No Excuse for NC Lawmakers’ Leandro Failure

Pandemics do not relieve North Carolina lawmakers of their constitutional mandate from the Leandro case to provide a “sound basic education.”

June 23, 2020 11:24 am EDT
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Education Should NC Teachers Get Hazard Pay If Schools Reopen in August? These Lawmakers Think So.

A bill filed by Democrats in the NC Senate looks to offer hazard pay to all school employees if public schools reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic.

June 17, 2020 4:24 pm EDT
Education One parent and teacher wants to know why, in the midst of a pandemic, Superintendent Mark Johnson's agency is recommending a resumption of high-stakes testing. (Image via Johnson's page).
Education From a Teacher: Goodbye And Good Riddance To NC School Head Mark Johnson

The head of NC’s public school system, Superintendent Mark Johnson, is distorting the details of his embarrassing Istation scandal.

June 4, 2020 4:23 pm EDT

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Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., left, and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., in January 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Education Burr and Tillis: I’m A NC Teacher. We Desperately Need Coronavirus Relief in the HEROES Act.
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., left, and Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., right, walk from a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Economy Editorial: NC’s Unemployed Will Lose $600 Weekly If Tillis and Burr Don’t Act on Federal Unemployment
One parent and teacher wants to know why, in the midst of a pandemic, Superintendent Mark Johnson's agency is recommending a resumption of high-stakes testing. (Image via Johnson's page). Commentary Why Are NC Schools Pushing Standardized Testing in the Midst of a Pandemic?
President Donald Trump exits Air Force One as he arrives at Tulsa International Airport on Saturday, June 20, 2020, in Tulsa, Okla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Elections ‘Very Much the Business of the American People.’ Reporters Alarmed Trump’s Charlotte Convention Might Not Be Open to Press.
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Coronavirus What’s It Like Being A Seventh Grader In Quarantine? It’s A Little Bit Hilarious and Heartbreaking.

‘I am stressing a lot more.’ ‘Trapped at home all day.’ ‘Find ways to keep us safe.’ Quarantined North Carolina students talk about remote learning.

May 21, 2020 11:54 am EDT
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Coronavirus This Charter Teacher Claimed His School Forced Him To Come to Work During The Pandemic. The School Just Fired Him.

The teacher claimed a Wake Forest-area charter forced staff to report to school despite the coronavirus pandemic. School accuses him of "gross misconduct."

May 1, 2020 3:00 pm EDT