This week, the National Education Association (NEA) released data from its annual Rankings and Estimates report.
Published: Monday, April 1st, 2019 @ 5:50 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Superintendent Mark Johnson has unveiled a bold vision for the future of education in North Carolina, but the announcement was light on concrete details about how the plan would be realized
Published: Wednesday, February 27th, 2019 @ 7:52 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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And in the North Carolina General Assembly, lawmakers start the legislative session by introducing new tax and spending proposals.
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2019 @ 2:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The final day of a sometimes divisive election year legislative session ended with bipartisan back slaps, and emotional farewell speeches injected with folksy humor, good-natured jabs, reminiscence, and heartfelt thanks from those who will not return next year
Published: Saturday, July 14th, 2018 @ 6:38 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The latest statewide poll by the Civitas Institute, a conservative public policy organization, showed Republicans losing ground against Democrats in the “generic” sense
Published: Saturday, July 7th, 2018 @ 6:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two lawmakers have introduced bills to grant local government the authority to provide local housing to teachers and other government employees
Published: Thursday, June 28th, 2018 @ 10:10 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Discussions around the revised 2018-19 budget have often focused on K-12 education spending
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 @ 7:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Five years ago, Senate Republicans made a promise to dramatically raise teacher pay in North Carolina. We've kept that promise. Moreover, the numbers speak for themselves
Published: Thursday, May 24th, 2018 @ 9:35 am
By: Bill Cook
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Today the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) is holding a rally in Raleigh where the organization is having teachers meet to lobby legislators for higher salaries and more education funding
Published: Sunday, May 20th, 2018 @ 10:52 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The May 16 teacher gathering in Raleigh is inspired by teacher demonstrations in other states and is energized by the desire of public school advocacy groups to weaken Republican control of the General Assembly
Published: Monday, May 14th, 2018 @ 8:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Monday, the National Education Association (NEA) released their annual Rankings and Estimates report. According to the report, North Carolina's average teacher salary for 2018, estimated by NEA researchers to be $50,861, ranked 37th out of 50 states and Washington, D.C., an improvement of two sp
Published: Saturday, May 12th, 2018 @ 3:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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May 16 promises to be busy day for the General Assembly. Not only will the short session begin. But also lawmakers expected to be confronted with thousands of teachers rallying for higher pay and education spending
Published: Saturday, May 5th, 2018 @ 11:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ed School Enrollment and the Limits of Public Policy
Published: Friday, December 29th, 2017 @ 12:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Should public schoolteachers be compensated as professionals? All four panelists at a recent "Hometown Debate" staged at the Old Post Office Playhouse in Newton agreed that teachers should, indeed, be treated this way
Published: Monday, October 30th, 2017 @ 4:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Legislators and policy experts agree that North Carolina teachers need more pay. They disagree on how to dole out the money
Published: Friday, October 27th, 2017 @ 3:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Cooper vetoed House Bill 205
Published: Tuesday, July 18th, 2017 @ 3:17 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The House Education Budget is Pretty Good
Published: Thursday, July 6th, 2017 @ 3:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Cooper returned a veto of Senate Bill 257 to the legislature with the following message
Published: Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 @ 3:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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At a Monday news conference, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper announced he would veto the state budget
Published: Monday, June 26th, 2017 @ 8:46 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Roy Cooper is calling on rank-and-file Republicans to go toe-to-toe with legislative leaders in budget negotiations
Published: Wednesday, June 7th, 2017 @ 12:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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NEA’s Rankings & Estimates for 2016 and 2017 was released earlier today. According to the document, North Carolina’s average teacher salary for 2017 was $49,837, good for 35th place
Published: Thursday, June 1st, 2017 @ 8:34 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Roy Cooper today released his recommended budget for 2017-2019, Common Ground Solutions for NC, to invest in a better educated, healthier and more prosperous North Carolina without raising taxes or fees
Published: Sunday, March 5th, 2017 @ 10:56 am
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper today announced a multi-year investment in North Carolina teachers that would raise teacher salaries to first in the Southeast in three years and at least the national average in five years
Published: Monday, February 27th, 2017 @ 9:32 pm
By: Governor's Office
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North Carolina Teacher Pay and the Real $50,000 Question
Published: Monday, February 27th, 2017 @ 4:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Top legislative budget and tax writers say the N.C. General Assembly isn't likely to tackle more extensive tax reform next year. Nor are major spending changes in the works
Published: Wednesday, November 30th, 2016 @ 1:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It seems that politicians and the media can’t stop talking about teacher pay. The claim that the average teacher salary will reach $50,000 this year has been the subject of numerous political advertisements, fact checks, and opinion pieces
Published: Saturday, November 26th, 2016 @ 1:00 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's back to school time. While parents and children get ready for what we hope is another successful academic year, here are some interesting numbers for everyone concerned about education in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, October 23rd, 2016 @ 9:24 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina's 2016-17 state budget responsibly limited the growth rate of state spending, wisely padded the state's Rainy Day Fund, cut taxes further and continued one of the most aggressive trends of teacher pay increases in the nation.
Published: Monday, October 3rd, 2016 @ 5:01 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Teacher Pay Rankings Are Out!
Published: Thursday, August 25th, 2016 @ 10:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's 2016-17 state budget responsibly limited the growth rate of state spending, wisely padded the state's Rainy Day Fund, cut taxes further and continued one of the most aggressive trends of teacher pay increases in the nation.
Published: Saturday, August 13th, 2016 @ 12:27 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Approximately 55 percent of North Carolina's $21.9 billion state budget is spent on education. About 70 percent of all money devoted to education is spent on K-12 education
Published: Saturday, June 18th, 2016 @ 10:01 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Today, two radical Moral Monday-affiliated groups supporting Roy Cooper, Progress NC Action and NCAE 2020, falsely accused Governor McCrory of signing legislation that hurts teachers and hard-working North Carolinians
Published: Thursday, June 16th, 2016 @ 11:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A Senate plan to modify North Carolina's current teacher pay system would see K-12 educators reach the top of their earnings potential over a 15-year period, rather than the 33-year timeframe that existed in the 2013-14 school year
Published: Friday, May 27th, 2016 @ 5:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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New rankings of average teacher pay across all 50 states and the District of Columbia show that North Carolina teacher pay is increasing faster than any other state in the country
Published: Wednesday, May 18th, 2016 @ 12:48 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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