Over the last week, the News & Observer and EdNC published articles about a modification to the principal compensation system included in this year’s state budget. Now, school administrators fear…
My colleague Terry Stoops and I have frequently railed about how North Carolina pays teachers based largely on years of service and not on results in the classroom. That we…
The Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission (PEPSC) unveiled an initial proposal to redesign North Carolina’s teacher salary system. The PEPSC proposal offers a performance-based, seven-tier system that would require…
In the end, Gov. Cooper’s supplemental budget recommendations signal his affinity for the education establishment, disregarding long-standing infrastructure needs and supporting antiquated employee compensation practices that do little to improve…
Emma Schambach reports for Carolina Journal Online that new UNC System President Peter Hans’ performance-based pay could set a national example. The Daily Journal uses an 800-year-old story to warn…
In March, the National Education Association released teacher salary data from its upcoming “Rankings of the States 2018 and Estimates of School Statistics 2019” report. Republican lawmakers welcomed the news…
Unphased by the recent teacher walkout, Republican lawmakers continue to invest in their policy priorities, including a fifth consecutive raise for teachers, raises for principals, expanded performance pay programs, new…
You may have heard that the average annual teacher salary in North Carolina fell $163 short of $50,000. Never mind that the average is $1,896 higher than last year. Republican…
A new study published by the U.S. Department of Education suggests that there is a relationship between performance pay and student test score gains. In “Evaluation of the Teacher Incentive…
The 2015-17 General Assembly is off to a good start with many important priorities and measures to keep the reform momentum going. Under the new House rules adopted yesterday, there…
The arrest of Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon on federal corruption charges shocked the Queen City’s political establishment. Rick Henderson discusses the Cannon case in the latest edition of Carolina Journal…
A WSOC-TV report may have some teachers rethinking their position on performance pay. Reporter Dave Faherty interviewed former members of the NC Association of Educators (NCAE) who are unhappy with…