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NC Teacher Pay Breaks $50k, Cue The Complaining?

Posted on March 8, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

Teacher pay in the state of North Carolina has continually risen for the last four years and the average has now surpassed $50,000 a year, not including benefits. 
Cue the complaining from “non-partisan non-profit” outrage industry. Continue reading →

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Why Is NC Public School Forum Tweeting A 4 Year Old, Incorrect Statistic?

Posted on September 9, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Why Is NC Public School Forum Tweeting A 4 Year Old, Incorrect Statistic?

The NC Public Schools Forum’s recent email newsletter had a set of education stats in it.

The claim is 52% of NC Public School teachers have a second job. There was no source for this statistic, so I asked them and found out not only was this four year old data they were pulling, but the table says 24%, not 52%.

KEEP READING…. Continue reading →

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WRAL Report On Edgecombe Teacher Turnover Doesn’t Include Supplemental Pay Figures

Posted on August 26, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

A lengthy, well-written and detailed article at WRAL which covers the high teacher turnover rate in Edgecombe county mentions supplemental pay, but doesn’t give the figures.

These figures are important to understand why some counties might have higher turnover rates than others.

Here’s Edgecombe’s number of teachers (which also is the same number claiming the supplemental pay) and the average supplemental rates for the last five years: Continue reading →

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Lt. Governor Dan Forest Lays Out NC Education Budget Increases, Teacher Pay [Video]

Posted on July 20, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Lt. Governor Dan Forest lays out the education increases in the North Carolina 2016 budget, including raising teacher pay for the third year in a row.

WATCH: Continue reading →

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A Couple of Education Notes In the Proposed #NCGA Budget

Posted on May 20, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

There are a few interesting education related nuggets from the proposed NCGA House Committee budget report.
Everything from Teacher pay to supporting the College Board’s monopoly on testing and curriculum through ‘bonuses’ to teachers. Continue reading →

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News Observer’s Fact Check on Teacher Pay Misses A Big Point

Posted on April 30, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

The headline at News and Observer reads, Teacher pay above $50,000 still wouldn’t be NC’s best ever.

Oh, really? Let’s rate this claim. Continue reading →

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