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Last week the Economic Policy Institute released its annual analysis of teacher pay as compared to other professions with similar levels of education and found that the teaching pay penalty is continuing to grow. Using the most recent data available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) the report analyzes salaries for college graduates from 1979 through […]
On Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 4:00 p.m. the 600+ page budget (2023 Appropriations Act/ HB 259) was shared with House and Senate members 83 days after the budget deadline. The budget is huge, so below is a few of the various provisions, starting with several that affect education. Teacher salaries increase an average of 4% this year […]
Should teachers have some type of educational background or teaching license? Should schools that receive public dollars provide transparency for how those dollars are spent? Should North Carolinians expect to know how well students in schools funded by tax dollars are learning? Should we have some assurance that our tax dollars are not being used […]
Pending bills in the NC General Assembly would vastly increase the funding for private school vouchers. Millions of dollars in North Carolina are spent each year on two school voucher programs (see our fact sheet for details) using taxpayer funds to pay private school tuition. This year, new bills in the North Carolina General Assembly […]
