With all of the news out of North Carolina, it would be understandable if you hadn’t heard of this:
Raleigh, N.C. – New rankings of average teacher pay across all 50 states and the District of Columbia show that North Carolina teacher pay is increasing faster than any other state in the country.
Data from the National Education Association shows that North Carolina has moved up six spots in the rankings of average teacher salaries since the 2013-2014 school year, the single-biggest improvement of any state in the country. North Carolina has also seen the largest average gains in teacher pay in the country over that same time period, according to the data.
During the 2015-2016 school year, North Carolina’s average teacher salary of $47,985 ranked 41st in the nation. When the data is adjusted for cost-of-living, North Carolina ranks 33rd in the nation for teacher pay, according to preliminary analysis by the John Locke Foundation.
Maybe if the white teachers “self-identify” as black teachers they can get more money? Perhaps if they try and use the OTHER bathroom? (Sorry, couldn’t resist!)
33rd is pretty lousy, so I’m glad to see it increasing based on one condition: how do these teachers’ education/results scores rank against other States? The base should be higher, but let’s see some serious merit pay.
let’s see some serious merit pay.
Ironically the one profession that hands out grades based on merit does not think handing out grades on merit applies to them.