Only 12% Of Teachers Are “Very Satisfied” With Their Job? Not Surprising.

This graph is appearing quite a bit in social media feeds.

The original infographic is shown here:

Wonder what it would be for NC only considering what all has happened here in the past 15 years.

1. Teacher Pay Kept Well Below National Average

2. Removal of Due-Process Rights For New Teachers

3. Graduate Degree Pay Bumps Removed For New Teachers

4. Retiree Health Benefits Removed For New Teachers

5. Push for Merit Pay and Bonus Pay 

6. Removal of Longevity Pay 

7. Health Insurance and Benefits Altered

8. Attacks on Teacher Advocacy Groups (NCAE) 

9. Revolving Door of Standardized Tests 

10. Reorganization and a Weakening of the Department of Public Instruction 

11. Less Money Spent per Pupil When Adjusted For Inflation

12. Remove Caps on Class Sizes 

13. Amorphous Measures Like “Graduation Rates”

14. School Grading System 

15. Cutting Teacher Assistants 

16. Read to Achieve 

17. Educational Savings Accounts 

18. Opportunity Grants 

19. Unregulated Charter Schools 

20. Virtual Charter Schools 

21. Innovative School District

22. Reduction of Teacher Candidates in Colleges 

23. Elimination & Reinventing of Teaching Fellows Program 

24. Frozen Salaries For Years 15-24

25. Ignorance of LEANDRO Decision

27. Budget Taking Years To Pass

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