Back-to-School Myths and Facts
As students return to the classroom, they’re not the only ones who can benefit from learning some important facts.
Teacher unions are the biggest impediment preventing educators from being paid based on their skills and talents.
Teacher unions are the biggest impediment preventing educators from being paid based on their skills and talents.
School personnel appear to be among the big winners in the 2015-17 N.C. House budget plan.
Pay raises for starting teachers, full funding for new enrollment, and additional money for instructional materials are highlights of the governor's budget proposal.
The governor's budget plan includes positive proposals, and legislators have room to make improvements.
Lawmakers have an opportunity to build on recent success in North Carolina.
Lawmakers have an opportunity to build on recent success in North Carolina.
Substantial teacher pay raises marked just one of the ways in which state legislators have focused on improving public education in North Carolina.
Who are the strongest lobbyists for giving teachers salary supplements to get master’s degrees? Schools of education at public and private colleges, of course.
Those who reduce the complexities of the educational job market to the sole factor of average salaries show an unwillingness to get beyond ideological biases.
Those who reduce the complexities of the educational job market to the sole factor of average salaries show an unwillingness to get beyond ideological biases.