Education

According to a new report, North Carolina fell two spots in annual teacher salary rankings, dropping to 38th in the nation. 

Gubernatorial candidates Josh Stein and Mark Robinson addressed educators and community leaders from across North Carolina at the Public School Forum of North Carolina’s annual Eggs & Issues Breakfast earlier this month.

A new report released earlier this month by the National Education Association (NEA) had some good news – and bad – regarding teacher pay in North Carolina, The News & Observer reported.

North Carolina’s two-year budget was passed last year after months of Republican delays – and without Gov. Roy Cooper’s signature – but the legislature is now back for this year’s “short session,” which will give lawmakers the chance to tinker with the budget.

In the midst of the UNC System Board of Governors actively considering removing Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI) programs from North Carolina public universities, Guilford County Schools’ (GCS) Office for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is making strides to make sure that every student is included.

In North Carolina, investment in public schools has declined dramatically over the last decade.  Some of the deepest cuts made by the Republican-led General Assembly have resulted in worsening school facility conditions, lackluster teacher pay, and an ever-increasing staff turnover rate. 

State health officials briefed a legislative oversight committee on Tuesday, highlighting the urgent need for increased funding to address critical staffing and financial deficits confronting childcare and mental health facilities in North Carolina.

The public service workers who will receive the debt forgiveness are teachers, nurses, firefighters, and other public servants, who are eligible for relief.