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Yesterday I watched my students cross the stage to receive their diplomas and listened to speeches recognizing the unique challenges they faced during the pandemic. I couldn't help but think about a less unique but deeper and more lingering crisis faced by previous classes and set to continue unless more NC residents recognize the problem... Continue Reading →
Wonder why our teacher pipeline is broken? Watch the devolution of the NC teacher salary schedule's purchasing power. Real numbers tell the real story. Visit NCTeacherTax.com to learn more. https://videopress.com/v/EiWicupV?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&autoPlay=true&loop=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true
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 →
https://videopress.com/v/Op9pKTSJ?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true The NC teacher pipeline has been, and continues to be, broken by elected officials who actively undermine our public schools.They want to replace our public schools with a system of privately managed charters as was done in New Orleans after Katrina. Or worse, throw in the towel on a system of publicly funded schools... Continue Reading →
Last year when the PEPSC/SREB licensure proposal was first unveiled, I wrote a solution-oriented alternative to what I believed would more effectively address the NC teacher pipeline issue. You can read the original post here. If you haven't been following this issue for the last year, I encourage you to read the original post first... 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 →
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