State budget adds $313 million to public school budget Gives teachers average 4.7 percent pay raise Freezes tuition for new UNC undergrads Lawmakers from the House and the ... Keep Reading
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K-12 Education Budgets: By the Numbers
Education comprises 55 percent of the state budget. K-12 education accounts for 70 percent of that. House adds $377 million, Senate $277 million to current $8.4 billion K-12 ... Keep Reading
Senate Releases Budget Plan; Includes Tax Cut, Teacher Raises
The North Carolina state Senate yesterday released their budget plan for the 2016-17 fiscal year that starts July 1. Total spending in the plan matches the $22.2 billion included ... Keep Reading
Ambitious Senate Teacher Pay Plan Announced
Over the past few weeks Governor McCrory and the House both put forth plans to address North Carolina’s teacher pay problem. Today it was the Senate’s turn. During a morning ... Keep Reading
Teacher Pay, Part III: The Rising Cost of Benefits
Rising cost of health and retirement benefits is ignored in current discussion Share of employee salary state dedicates for retirement benefits has increased 347 percent since ... Keep Reading
Teacher Pay, Part II: How We Pay Teachers
Teacher pay is tied to experience and academic credentials But no link exists that ties experience or credentials to academic achievement Rising costs of health ... Keep Reading
NC House Approves Budget Plan; Boosts Teacher & State Worker Pay
The North Carolina House last night unveiled its revisions to the second year of the state's two-year budget. Highlights include: Total spending is $22.225 billion - an ... Keep Reading
The Real Facts on NC Teacher Pay: Part I
The debate often relies on misleading statistics Cost of living, seniority must be factored in Median salary a more useful number than “average” Teacher pay continues to be ... Keep Reading
NCAE’s little secret
My friend Terry Stoops at the John Locke Foundation first picked up the news on Monday from Mike Antonucci at the Education Intelligence Agency. But it bears ... Keep Reading
Teacher Pay Tops 2016 Session Education Agenda
This year’s “short session” will focus on bills approved by one of the Chambers last year Teacher pay will be the headline issue Other key issues will likely include: funding ... Keep Reading
