by Thomas Mills | Jun 9, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Education, NCGOP |
For years, when Democrats controlled the legislature, Republicans criticized education spending as nothing more than building an education bureaucracy. They said they wanted to put more money directly into the classrooms. Now that Republicans are controlling the...
by John Wynne | Jun 2, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Campaigns, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Education, Features, NC Senate Races |
The powers-that-be in the North Carolina General Assembly want to keep their short session short and sweet. A lot of people are saying that’s because Thom Tillis doesn’t want to engender a lot of controversy while he’s running for Senate, but...
by Thomas Mills | May 30, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Education, Health Care |
Well, the senate decided to give teachers a real raise. Unfortunately, they decided to make children, the sick and the elderly pay for it. It’s clear now that the raise is intended to take a political issue off the table instead of helping to make our public schools...
by John Wynne | May 28, 2014 | 2014 Elections, Carolina Strategic Analysis, Education, Features, Issues, Politics |
The just-announced Senate plan that would give substantial raises for teachers is a home-run for the NC GOP. You can tell by how the plan is being criticized not because of the salary increases but because of the cuts that will have to be made elsewhere (tax increases...
by Thomas Mills | May 28, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Education, NC Politics |
In the credit-where-credit-is-due department, the state senate should get accolades for the teacher pay plan it’s introducing today. Whether you agree with all of it or not, it’s a serious proposal that significantly increases pay while offering flexibility aimed at...
by Thomas Mills | May 16, 2014 | Editor's Blog, Education, NCGov |
Last year, the North Carolina Republicans beat up on everyone–except rich people. Teachers, schools, universities, community colleges, the unemployed, Medicaid and food stamp recipients all saw a loss of income either through budget cuts or incompetence by the...
