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Great Recession impact: -6.43% average per step Sen. Berger as President Pro Tempore: -13.86% average per step https://videopress.com/v/tSw387pD?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true
What more would your child's classroom have if the NC General Assembly had not deprived each NC classroom of nearly $100,000 since the Class of 2024 entered kindergarten? For the last few years on this blog I've calculated a Class of 20XX "student tax" to measure the state financial support denied to the current graduating... Continue Reading →
According to an NC private school voucher marketer, “All it takes is a fire and health inspection." North Carolina's General Assembly just opened the floodgates on what was already the least regulated private school voucher program in the country. Exposing fraud Public education advocate and school finance expert Kris Nordstrom released research in June 2023... Continue Reading →
Fuzzy math talking points don't tell the truth about teacher pay: The average salary step purchasing power increase is .1% from last year (adjust 2022-23 scale to August 23 inflation for accurate purchasing power comparison) The 2023-24 proposed schedule has the worst purchasing power offered in over 15 years
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 →
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