The state’s top legislative leaders say they’re eager to talk to teachers gathering in Raleigh on Wednesday, May 16, about a 6.2 percent average pay raise they’ll receive next year. Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, held a news conference on the eve of the teacher protest touting healthy increases...
Supporters and critics of a planned teacher rally haven’t been shy in sharing their opinions about the intent of eventual outcomes surrounding the event. Hundreds of schools prepare to close so teachers can attend the North Carolina Association of Educators’ event in Raleigh on Wednesday, May 16. Some have passionately called for support for the...
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. It’s political mobilization disguised as a “rally for respect.” The N.C. Association of Educators has been unusually forthcoming about the partisan...
A charter school in Durham plans to close in support of teachers in traditional public schools. Central Park Charter School for Children plans to join the growing number of schools closing for the March for Students and Rally for Respect next week. Thousands of teachers are expected to attend the N.C. Association of Educators’-sponsored event...
The number of North Carolina districts closing schools May 16 is growing. Eleven school districts plan to close as thousands of teachers travel to Raleigh for the March for Students and Rally for Respect. The event, sponsored by the N.C. Association of Educators, is meant to give teachers a chance to rally for higher pay...
What’s the theme for limited government, personal responsibility, opportunity and freedom across North Carolina for the 2018 election cycle? Keep on keepin’ on. Reforms since 2011 have transformed our state into an economic powerhouse, creating jobs and opportunities like never before. Tax cuts begun in 2011 have put $5 billion back into the economy; $10 billion by 2022. All North Carolinians...
The NC Teacher Working Conditions Survey gives educators the chance to be heard. Every two years, the Department of Public Instruction conducts a comprehensive survey to learn more about teaching and learning conditions in the state’s public schools, including charter schools. The N.C. Professional Teaching Standards Commission was first administered in 2002. The survey is...
A pair of bills in the N.C. Senate would change the way teachers are chosen and hired. By expanding the hiring pool, Senate Bill 448, Professors in the Classroom, and S.B., 599, Excellent Educators for Every Classroom, is meant to address a growing demand for qualified teachers. Sen. Chad Barefoot, R-Wake, is the primary sponsor of both bills. “It is a...
RALEIGH — North Carolina lawmakers are trying to give schools more options in hiring teachers. With rural and low-performing schools struggling to keep teachers, legislators are inventing new ways to recruit them. House Bill 634, Private Alternative Teacher Preparation, would let professionals begin teaching while meeting certification requirements through private colleges. The state has a similar...
Terry Stoops on NC's teacher hiring problem; Joe Stewart & Matt Bales on NC's Senate race; legislators debate job-search rules for unemployment recipients; legislators look at changes to pension investments; George Leef on union power & the Supreme Court
Terry Stoops on role of education schools; legislators on tax reform; John Hood on need for N.C. to adopt new operating system; legislators on relationship between community colleges & universities; Katherine Restrepo on ObamaCare focus on young, healthy
