by Thomas Mills | May 28, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics |
In the credit-where-credit-is-due department, the state senate should get accolades for the teacher pay plan it’s introducing today. Whether you agree with all of it or not, it’s a serious proposal that significantly increases pay while offering flexibility aimed at...
by Thomas Mills | May 15, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Education, NCGOP |
Talk about stepping on a message. While Pat McCrory is desperately trying to convince the public that the GOP does, in fact, care about teachers, some of his Republican colleagues in the legislature are making the case that teachers are overpaid and have it too easy....
by Matt Phillippi | May 14, 2014 | Education, Features, NC Politics, NCGOP |
Unlike a lot of current members of the NC General Assembly I have a great deal of respect for teachers. My mother has been a teacher, librarian, and technology specialist in the WCPSS for over 20 years. The mother of my daughter is a teacher, as are her mother and...
by Gerrick Brenner | May 12, 2014 | Education, NC Politics, NCGOP |
Guest blogger Gerrick Brenner is Executive Director of Progress NC . How many Republican state lawmakers does it take to defend the GOP’s cuts to our public schools? Apparently at a town hall meeting in his own district, House Rep. Tim Moffitt of Buncombe County knew...
by Thomas Mills | May 8, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics |
Republicans realize that short-changing teachers and public schools was politically stupid. Now, they are throwing stuff against the wall hoping something sticks. The governor’s latest proposal for raising teacher pay is a reflection of both election year posturing...
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