Experts predict looming budget crisis in North Carolina following tax cuts
A report from the Office of the State Controller indicates tax revenues are down by almost $400 million compared with this same time last year - a six percent drop in revenue.
North Carolina is slashing education spending
State-level K-12 education spending has fallen dramatically in many states since 2008. In that time, 29 states cut per pupil spending, shifting the burden of financing education to local school districts and, in many instances, forcing schools to cut costs and even teachers.
Jackson school district experiencing crunch of the state’s budget cuts
With the new state budget, Jackson County will have to turn to the fund balance for about $500,000 to continue the current level of funding for teaching positions, teacher raises and teacher assistants.
Rowan-Salisbury lays off teacher assistants, others
Forty-six Rowan-Salisbury employees found out Friday they will be without a job this school year. “Schools operate like families, so when you lose someone on your staff — for a school, it’s like losing a family member,” said Superintendent Dr. Lynn Moody.
CHCCS to cut teacher assistant positions and part-time staffers
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools will make nearly $1 million in cuts to offset state budget reductions and raise local supplements to match higher-than-expected teacher raises. The cuts approved Thursday night affect teacher assistants, part-time gifted specialists and part-time custodial staff.
New state budget leaves Wake County schools with $12.6 million shortfall
Teachers will get raises in the new state budget, but the pay boost and budget cuts approved by legislators will leave the Wake County school system with a $12.6 million shortfall that could eliminate several new programs.
CMS faces cut to teacher assistant positions
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will have to cut about 90 teaching assistant positions based on the state budget passed by the N.C. legislature.
State lawmakers’ education plan comes up short for veteran teachers, cuts critical areas of support for the classroom
Lawmakers trashed the old 37-step teacher salary schedule for one that contains just six steps and maxes out base salaries at $50,000.
Schools lose $4M for teacher assistants
Officials mull plan to shift money to cover 125 positions
Cutting teacher assistants means eliminating school bus drivers and other critical services too
Senate leaders continue to propose cutting teacher assistants as a way to pay for a significant teacher salary bump, the first teachers have seen in years.