What’s missing from the teacher pay discussion Focusing just on salary figures paints an incomplete picture Pay boosts for academic credentials and certifications are ... Keep Reading
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What happens if we double teacher pay, unconditionally? One nation tried it.
Teacher pay has been a hot topic in North Carolina for a few years now. It will continue to be a critical topic of debate as Governor Roy Cooper renewed his call for North Carolina ... Keep Reading
Wake County teacher pay: setting the record straight
Last week the News & Observer ran a story titled Wake County’s average teacher salary hits $50,000 for the first time. According to school system’s annual financial report (see ... Keep Reading
Republicans and Public Education: More Myth Busting
Liberals and liberal interest groups have been very effective in spinning pernicious myths about Republicans and public education. I've tried to expose some of the myths here, here ... Keep Reading
Inconvenient Truths of School Funding
Raleigh News & Observer Editors Were Offended by Facts, Churned Out Misleading Rebuttal Editors Have Their Partisan Narrative and Will Stick to It, Regardless of ... Keep Reading
The Real Story of Education in NC
Which North Carolina political party has increased the education budget by more than $1.1 billion since 2011? Answer: the Republicans. Maybe that surprises you. But that’s ... Keep Reading
Teacher Pay: the real story
Teacher pay increases are frequently identified as one indicator of how much educators are valued. For the last several years, progressives and the liberal media have ... Keep Reading
Getting Past the Rhetoric: Teacher Compensation
Under Democrats, pay plunged when the recession hit GOP lawmakers have raised teacher pay, and added teachers Total compensation gives a better picture of what teachers ... Keep Reading
Average teacher pay: playing with the numbers
Why have teacher salaries not risen as fast in North Carolina as they have in other states? It’s a question that's been asked a lot in the past several months. Of course ... Keep Reading
Teacher pay raises: squaring perception and truth
It’s widely expected that Gov. McCrory will sign the $22.3 billion budget bill recently approved by the House and the Senate. When that happens, the bill will also give teachers ... Keep Reading
