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Yesterday the House released its salary schedule proposal for the 2023-24 school year. Which salary schedule below follows our state motto with an effective effort to recruit and retain teachers? Esse quam videri: To be rather than to seem Based on the proposal below, parents like me want to know why the NC House doesn't... Continue Reading →
How much have you, or a teacher in your life, sacrificed to NC classrooms in lost wages compared to the purchasing power of the salary schedule in the year they "signed up" for or was once offered in 2007-08 before the Great Recession? Derek Scott and I partnered on a project to help folks quantify... Continue Reading →
Current salary steps are on average 17% behind the purchasing power previously offered by our state. There was no teacher shortage at that time. In fact, when I moved to NC in 2007 it took me over 6 months to find a teaching job in NC despite applying across 5 districts, 2 years of teaching... Continue Reading →
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