After months of negotiations, House and Senate leaders claim to have reached a budget compromise that includes an average 8% teacher pay raise — one of the largest proposed increases…
Some people refuse to learn from their mistakes or the mistakes of others. Several Democrats in the North Carolina General Assembly have introduced a bill that would levy a new,…
A levy limit isn’t a budget cut. It doesn’t force local governments to reduce spending, nor does it require school funding to decrease. Instead, a levy limit caps the growth…
Last week leaders from the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) came together for a press conference to share their belief that legislation expanding the Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) would…
School Choice Opponents Invent False Excuses for Public Schools' Unproductive Spending Spikes
James Cirrone writes for DailyMail.com about the latest demands from Chicago’s public school teachers union. The Chicago Teachers Union’s contract is set to expire in June which will soon prompt…
Teacher pay continues to be much in the news lately. Last week the North Carolina House Committee on Education Reform adopted a report that said teacher pay in the state…
Starting the in 1970s, teacher unions began politicizing teacher spending on classroom items. Teachers’ out-of-pocket expenditures reportedly range from $500 to $1,000 a year, but these estimates are incomplete or unreliable.…
Parents of Wake County Public School students know well the realities of the school bus driver shortage. It means getting an unexpected call or late notification that no bus driver…
The new state budget provides an increase of 1.3 percent for each step of the salary schedule. In addition to several bonuses the budget also gives teachers an average 5…
Gov. Cooper likely would sign a state budget that includes the first two years of a multi-billion-dollar plan developed by a California-based consulting firm without input from legislators. Lawmakers should…
Yesterday, budget writers in the North Carolina Senate proposed that educators receive a bonus and a 3% increase in average pay over the next two years. Naturally, teachers hit social…