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Current status: A new fiscal year started July 1 without a new state budget. Step increases for the current salary schedule were adopted at the end of July, however this leaves out the most experienced educators on steps 15-24 and 26+ who each share a salary level. Full budget negotiations between the House & Senate... Continue Reading →
Yesterday the NC House released its proposed teacher salary schedule for 2024-25. Below is a comparison of the following: - last year's schedule - the current budgeted proposal for year 2 of our state's biennial budget - the House's updated proposal for year 2 - what teachers in 2007-08 could have put in their cart... 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 →
According to this Raleigh News & Observer article, we'll find out over a year from now before fall open enrollment in 2024 just what the change in health plan administration from Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC to Aetna will cost members in terms of plan benefits, coverage, access to current providers, treatment paths, etc.... Continue Reading →
Please sign and share the petition to restore pipeline policies offered in 2007 but have been eliminated over the last decade: link.ncae.org/ExperienceMatters4NC
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