Ahead of the 2018 legislative session, Governor Roy Cooper released his alterations to the budget. His budget priorities include the following: All teachers would receive at least a 5% raise, with the average raise being 8%. This includes veteran teachers, who do not receive a raise under the current budget. Principals would get an 8% […]
The NC Senate released its $22.2 billion budget plan just before midnight on Tuesday, May 31. Chamber leaders were, as planned, able to pass the 187-page bill that features faster tax cuts than the House plan just over 48 hours later, at 12:05 Friday, June 3. Read the full measure here and the Appropriations Committee report […]
Here’s the House budget, proposed on May 16 and passed on May 19. It includes small teacher pay raises. They average 3% but are structured so that teachers in the middle of their careers get more than new or veteran teachers. Those teachers would get bonuses of $1,000, paid throughout the year, rather than salary increases.
The NC House Education Appropriations subcommittee released its budget report and special provisions proposal. It does not include funding for teacher pay increases as the writers say they will add that to the budget further along in the process. The proposal cuts funds for smaller first grade class sizes in order to add money for literacy coaches.
