Pat Bradford

Sold out to Jesus. Mom. Grandmother. Patriot. Storyteller. Journalist. Editor. Publisher. New Hanover County Board of Education.

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@HattieMags @PavementEducat1 @BrendenJonesNC @jakejohnson @NCValues @ThomasMoreSoc So True.

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State of our Schools 2nd newsletter, New Hanover County, NC https://t.co/wEAeRRWqCO

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Let's talk NC Education Lottery, which was supposed to be for public school funding, hence the name.
It's take grows about a billion a year.
In 2025, it took in $6.6B.
NC State Auditor Dave Bolick said earlier this year, he was getting ready to release his audit on the state lottery.
He said 1B of the lottery earlings went to public education in 2025, which was was $25M less than the previous year. Why?
He said at the time, the state lottery is not what you think it is. It has changed.
When will we see the results of that audit??

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@BGM_886 Thanks for sharing.

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Woody, we should never forget those individuals who denied us life saving medicines when we needed it, kept us out of church, locked down our businesses, and school houses, forced us all into masks, and said we couldn't visit our loved ones in hospitals and nursing homes, or even have family gatherings ... all the while trying to force an injection on us of who-knows-what.
We should never forget.

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@MargoinWNC Yes!

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@MargoinWNC I'm not disagreeing with you, but I would appreciate you adding an edit to more correctly say the then superintendent in New Hanover County (in late 2023) ...
Our current superintendent stepped into the position July 2, 2024.

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Me doing hall duty yesterday at Ashley High School with the district"s new rotating assistant principle Elizabeth Hackney. It was her first week in the district. We joined aprox. 45 substitute teachers and central office staff coming to cover positions at Ashley HS (pop.1900) on Friday due to the walk out. All classrooms had certified teachers yesterday.
It was a good day in New Hanover County Schools. A sweet lemonade from lemons kind of day.

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@nhcgop @nicholasmcraig Wow!

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I asked Grok:
Is there separation of church and state in the US constitution?
Answer: No, the phrase "separation of church and state" does not appear anywhere in the U.S. Constitution.
What the Constitution Actually Says
The relevant text is in the First Amendment (ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights):
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."
This is known as the Establishment Clause ("no law respecting an establishment of religion") and the Free Exercise Clause ("or prohibiting the free exercise thereof").
Establishment Clause: Prevents the federal government from creating or favoring an official national religion (like the Church of England in Britain at the time).
Free Exercise Clause: Protects individuals' rights to practice their religion without government interference.

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@danescalise That is absolutely correct. I agree totally. He is a treasure.

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@WoodyWhite5 Yep

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@MargoinWNC

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@NCAuditorBoliek Go Dave!!

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One of the greatest lecture in the world.

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@EthanEddins1 @CoachHBecker @coachtesch @UCWV_Football @4thDownU @HKA_Tanalski Congrats! And ...?

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Last night's Lower Cape Fear Republican Women's December meeting with Labor Commissioner Luke Farley.