More Teachers Leave North Carolina To Teach In Other States
More teachers are leaving North Carolina to teach in other states, according to a report from the Department of Public Instruction. It shows 1,082 of the state’s teachers left for classrooms in other parts of the country last year. That’s more than triple the number that left for other states in 2010.
CMS teacher turnover hits 16.5 percent, a 12-year high
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools lost 1,420 of its 8,609 teachers last year, bringing the turnover rate to a 12-year high, according to a report presented to the state Board of Education Thursday. The district’s turnover rate was 16.5 percent, compared with a state average of 14.8 percent. The last time CMS topped 16 percent was 2002-03, when the rate was 16.8 percent.
Proposed NC budget would cut positions
The North Carolina Senate budget proposal for education plans to cut 8,500 teaching assistant jobs in the next two years. Burke County Public Schools has 158 teacher assistant assigned to variety of roles.
N.C. Senate cuts will hurt education
Teachers, it seems as if some North Carolina legislators really want you to move to another state. The state Senate's budget plan would eliminate retiree health-care benefits for teachers (and any other state employees) hired after Jan. 1. 2016. It's not hard to see why: Health-care benefits for old people can be expensive. On the other hand, teachers -- especially North Carolina teachers -- endure years of pay far lower than they could get in the private sector.
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New reports ranks North Carolina teachers' pay
A new report ranks North Carolina 42nd in the nation for teacher pay, despite raises approved last year. In 2014, the state ranked 47th in the country.
Two-thirds of NC teachers won't get raises under governor's budget
About a third of North Carolina teachers would see state-funded raises under Gov. Pat McCrory's budget proposal, according to a analysis by the Department of Public Instruction.
Are NC tax cuts a race to the bottom?
The initial effects of the 2013 tax reform appeared in fiscal year 2014 that ended June 30. The General Assembly’s Fiscal Research Division (FRD) reported that North Carolina general fund revenues for FY 2014 were $450.3 million below the $20.6 billion budgeted amount. This shortfall put the focus on FY 2015.
NC tax cuts are taking a toll
The General Assembly’s Republican leaders appear remarkably calm about what is shaping up to be either a serious budget shortfall or an income tax shock for those who have not had enough state tax withheld. Tax revenue flowing into the state is running about $190 million below projections following tax cuts that took effect in January.
NC revenues are $190M short of forecast
The legislature's top economist confirmed this week revenues are about $190 million below expectations for the first five months of the fiscal year ending Nov. 30. The first-quarter gap through September was $62 million.