"The average wage nationally for people who hold at least a four-year college degree, as teachers must, is $66,872, according to the U.S. Department of Labor" (https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2018/05/16/comparing-your-salary-teacher-pay-north-carolina/617441002/). Below is the latest salary schedule for teachers in North Carolina. Now that a new teacher in North Carolina cannot get a pay bump for a gradate degree, … Continue reading Look at Teacher Pay in This Way

Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore noted Monday that North Carolina’s teacher income is rising faster than any state in the country since 2014, according to available data. Over the combined period of 2014, 2015 and 2016 budget years, North Carolina gave the largest percentage salary increase to teachers in the United States, … Continue reading When Tim Moore Says, “North Carolina’s Teacher Income is Rising Faster Than Any State in the Country Since 2014,” Then Consider This

One might sense that the current General Assembly is a little scared of us public school teachers and our supporters. Remember what happened on May 16th: And they should be very concerned; aside from the Women’s March of 2017, that might have been the largest demonstration on the NCGA in history. What had originally looked … Continue reading May 16th Was Yesterday. November 6th is Tomorrow. Remember The Importance of Public Education Today.

"Relief could be coming to reduce the stress of administering North Carolina’s high-stakes standardized tests. North Carolina’s public schools follow rigorous security rules for giving state exams to students, prompting complaints that the state’s rules have gone too far. In response, state Schools Superintendent Mark Johnson is promising that changes will be coming to testing … Continue reading Taking Credit for Being The Most Enabled Man in Raleigh – Mark Johnson And His Crusade Against Too Much Testing

"Senate Leader Phil Berger's office responded Monday by pointing to how the Republican-led state legislature has increased public education spending by nearly $2 billion since 2011" ("N.C. march leaders want teacher pay and education spending to reach national average"). Say in 2008, a school district had 1000 students in its school system and spent 10 … Continue reading When Sen. Phil Berger Says, “Well, We Are Spending More on Education Than Ever Before,” Then Tell Him This