Let’s temper this a second. Yes, a bill was introduced in the NC General Assembly by State Representative Erin Paré, R-Wake which would raise the beginning pay for a new teacher to $50,000 a year. The most experienced teachers would also see a raise of over $12,000. Another aspect of this bill is the reinstatement … Continue reading Big Raises For NC Teachers? Mmmm.
Let’s temper this a second.
Yes, a bill was introduced in the NC General Assembly by State Representative Erin Paré, R-Wake which would raise the beginning pay for a new teacher to $50,000 a year. The most experienced teachers would also see a raise of over $12,000.
Another aspect of this bill is the reinstatement of graduate degree pay.
Yet it does nothing to change the “frozen” ten years of teacher pay for experience levels of 15 to 24 years. From WRAL.com:
Remember this is a trend. The House version of new budget proposals in the past few cycles have presented a lofty wish list for teacher pay compared to Phil Berger’s budget that comes from the other chamber. The NC Senate budget proposal seems to be an annual “bad cop” version.
Seems more like a publicity stunt from a body that has ignored the LEANDRO decision and stand behind the cuts that have been shouted for by the new administration in Washington, DC.
