Imagine All Of Your NC State Taxes Paying For A Wealthier Family To…

...send their child to a private school that he/she already attends. According to the Tax Foundation, the average per capita state and local tax collection for North Carolina is under $5,000. That's well below the highest amount allowed for a voucher for a single student. That's for anyone. According to the Urban Institute, state and …

Expanding Vouchers In NC Is Not About Helping Low Income Families

North Carolina Still Has a Severe Teacher & Teacher Candidate Shortage That Raleigh Deliberately Created

Think of these actions over the last ten years in North Carolina as far as public education is concerned: Teacher Pay  Removal of due-process rights for new teachers Graduate Degree Pay Bumps Removed  Push for Merit Pay  “Average” Raises Health Insurance and Benefits Changes Attacks on Teacher Advocacy Groups (NCAE)  Revolving Door of Standardized Tests  …

So, How Are Those Vacancies Going?

It launched in August of 2019. A superfluous program that even the idea of would have never been needed if North Carolina had not done so much damage to the teaching profession in the last ten years. It’s called Teach North Carolina or TeachNC. Remember back in May of 2019 when then State Superintendent Mark …

Didn’t Become A Teacher To Run A Metal Detector Or Screen Bookbags For Weapons, But Here I Am

In my second year of teaching, two male students at Columbine High School in Colorado killed 15 people and injured more in what has become one of the most gruesome mass shootings in American history. I remember the very days Sandy Hook, Parkland, and Uvalde happened. Sadly, those are just a small number in the …

They Are Already Cutting Teacher Retirement. Just Look.

Below is the salary schedule for a teacher in North Carolina for the 2023-2024 school year. Any teacher new to the profession in the last nine years would never be on the second schedule because newer teachers are not allowed a pay bump for graduate degrees. Notice how the salaries also plateau after year 15. …

An Open Letter From a Veteran North Carolina Teacher to Young Teachers – Some Advice If This Is The Career You Want (Because You Will Have To Fight For It)

Dear Fellow Educator, I first want to tell you that I admire what you have chosen to do as a possible career. Teaching in today’s public schools is not easy. I know as I just finished my 25th year of teaching. I still love my job. I still love being with the students. Outside of my …

One Resource All Teachers Need But is Never “Funded” For : TIME

When budgets are “made” by lawmakers in North Carolina, there are usually multiple requests for monies attached to “reforms” or investments in resources. Some deal with mentoring and helping younger teachers become more acclimated to the education profession. Some deal with “advanced roles” for teachers. Some deal with curricula that focus on specific “21st century” …

Actually, We Need A Teachers’ Bill Of Rights

With all of the talk about the misnamed “Parents’ Bill of Rights” legislation that was rushed through the NC General Assembly last year, it should be obvious that the aim of those in Raleigh is to weaken public education even further. That version of the bill literally said “to enumerate the rights of parents to …

10 Frozen Years: The NCGA’s Plan To Eliminate Career Teachers

Here is the salary schedule that is in place for the 2023-2024 school year. For those who are not teachers, make sure to pay attention to years 15-24. Frozen. 10 years of the same. There is no longevity pay during these years as well. Someone who has been teaching for 24 years makes the same …